Walentynowicz, Władysław (1902-1999)Quartet (12:00) 1952 Publisher: PWM (c1981) Allegro moderatoAllegro scherzandoAndante sostenutoAllegretto Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon Written in the same year as the Reed Trio, this work presents the same quality of writing and musical material. It is also written in classical forms with traditional major-minor tonal approach. It is characterized … Read more
Walentynowicz, Władysław (1902-1999)Trio for Reeds/Trio Stroikowe (7:42) Sopot, 1952 Publisher: PWM (c1981) All in Harmony/Wspólnie zgodnieIn Waltz Time/W rytmie walcaConversation/RozmowaMerry March/Zabawny Marsz Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon In his writing about music Walentynowicz often credits pleasure as a primary feeling for creating, performing and listening. He states that when there is pleasure in … Read more
Twardowski, Romuald (1930- )Little Triptych (12:00) 1986 Publisher: PWM (c1993) I. IntroitusII. GloriaIII. Amen Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon Dedicated to the memory of the composer’s professor, the work is neo-classical style. It is a charming, easy piece, written as a pedagogical tool. The first movement is in a … Read more
Świder, Józef (1930-2014)Polonez (2:30) 1988 Publisher: PWM (c2018) Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon This one movement miniature is an arrangement of Świder’s “Polonez” that he wrote in 1988 for mixed a-capella choir. The Polonez is a national Polish dance with centuries of tradition. It has been used as an official functional composition, and … Read more
Serocki, Kazimierz (1922-1981)Krasnoludki/Gnomes (12:00) 1953/1975 Publisher: PWM (c1993) KrakowiakKujawiakMazurek/MazurkaPiosenka/SongWalczyk/WaltzKołysanka/Cradle-songOberek Instrumentation: three-part miniatures for variable instrumental ensemble consisting of 10 different parts This work is a transcription of piano miniatures for children written by Serocki in 1953 and transcribed by him for a mixed ensemble in 1975. The cycle of the miniatures can be … Read more
Przybylski, Bronisław Kazimierz (1941-2011)The Royal Tournament/Królewski turniej (10:00) 1977 Publisher: AA (c1981) The White Knight/Biały RycerzBlack Knight/Biały rycerzFanfare I/Fanfara IContest on foot/Walka pieszaFanfare II/Fanfara IILadies in Waiting/Damy dworuFanfare III/Fanfara IIIThe Joust/Walka konnaFanfare IV/Fanfara IVVictory March/Marsz zwycięzcy Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon This composition is written for five instruments although the full instrumentation is … Read more
Łukaszewski, Wojciech (1936-1978)Suite in the Early Style/Suita w dawnym stylu (14:00) 1977 Publisher: AA (c1979) PreludiumFughettaGavotte/GawotRondo Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon The work is true to its title – “in the early style”. It begins with the chant-like, atonal Preludium played by a pair of voices, (oboe and clarinet), joined gradually by other … Read more
Gołąbek, Jakub (1739-1789)Partita (5:50) Publisher: PWM (c1961) Adagio-AllegroAndante moderatoAllegro molto Instrumentation: 2 clarinets, 2 horns, bassoon This is a very pleasant classical-style composition. The Partita seems to be more of a solo piece for the first clarinet (partly doubled by the second clarinet) with an accompaniment from the horns and the bassoon. This treatment of … Read more
Garścia, Janina (1920-2004)Tema con Variazioni (5:26) Kraków, 1967 Publisher: PWM (c1967) GiocosoVar. I VivaceVar. II Meno mossoVar. IIIVar. IV ComodoVar. V CantabileVar. VI Vivo Instrumentation: flute, clarinet, bassoon Janina Garścia stands out in her own right, being a woman composer and foremost an educator. She created practical music – music that is and was … Read more
Gdańsk, 2014 Serenada Łąkowa 1-2/Measow Serenade 1-2 (23:00) Gdańsk, 2014 Publisher: AMUZ, Gdańsk (c2017) Uwertura/OvertureWalc/WaltzPastoraleNokturn/NocturneRomans/Romance (dedicated to the loved one)Rondo Instrumentation: 2 oboes, oboe d’amore, 2clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons This composition was written for the 30th anniversary of the woodwind and percussion department of the Music Academy in Gdańsk. It was written for … Read more