Schubert, Zenon (1934- )Suita Dziecięca/Children’s Suite (7:50) Publisher: PWM (c1981) I. Poranek/MorningII. Wesoła Zabawa/Enjoying OurselvesIII. Samotne dzieciństwo/A Lonely ChildhoodIV. Spełnione marzenia/Dreams Come TrueV. Taniec Czarownic/Witches’ Dance Instrumentation: 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 bassoons This programmatic Suite, written for eight instruments, is a very unique and at the same time fun work … 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
Paciorkiewicz, Tadeusz (1916-1998)Quintet (12:00) 1951 Publisher: AA (c1979) I. Allegro II. Lento, animatoIII. Allegro scherzando Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon Paciorkiewicz in this work accomplishes gracefulness, clarity of material, and good amount of contrast from movement to movement by varying the tempo and texture. Interestingly enough he often uses counter melodies doubled … Read more
Maciejewski, Roman (1910-1998)Quintet (18:00) Los Angeles, 1971 Publisher: Euterpe (c2012) IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIXX AllegroXI TranquilloXIIXIII RubatoXIVXV Allegro Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon This neo-classical, tonal sounding composition was written for Maciejewski’s students in Los Angeles. The work was supposed to demonstrate that even though discarding classical harmony and involving twelve–tone harmony, it still … Read more
Krauze, Zygmunt (1938- )Trio (7:57) 1959 Publisher: PWM (c2015) I. II.III.IV. Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon Written by Krauze while a student, probably inspired by music of Ligeti, this piece is a great example of breaking away from the classical form. However it still uses the traditional form of notation while experimenting with new … Read more
Konowalski, Benedykt (1928- )Mini-Rondo (5:30) 1973 Publisher: PWM (c1975) Allegro molto-Vivace-Allegro molto Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon Very light in character, this short work explores rhythmic vitality, coloristic change, with clearly tonal harmonic idiom. The three instruments are evenly balanced in their musical interest and difficulty. The piece is dexterous in tempo … Read more
Kilar, Wojciech (1932-2013)Quintet (15:00) 1952 Publisher: PWM (c1997) SinfoniaScherzoChoral varièRondo-Finale Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon Written in 1952 this quintet is the work of a student, not yet a recognized composer. However, it is a great piece of chamber music and worth playing often. This highly energetic neoclassical work combines lively rhythms, balance among … 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
Czyż, Henryk (1923-2003)Quartet (11:00) 1949 Publisher: AA (c1979)Year: 1949 I. AllegroII. AndanteIII. Allegro Vivace Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon The most striking aspects of this work are it’s light character, highly rhythmic fast parts, and highly melodic and improvisatory sounding slower parts. Each movement is built out of contrasting parts. In the fast movements there … Read more
Chmielarz, Bernard (1958- )Castle Epigram/Zamkowa Fraszka (3:53) 2002 Publisher: not publishedYear: 2002 Instrumentation: flute, oboe, bassoon, harpsichord The work has been written for and dedicated to Polish Chamber Players “Pro Musica Antiqua.” It is mentioned on Pro Musica’s CD cover that “the piece is a deliberate evocation of the atmosphere … Read more