Małecki, Maciej (1940- )Four Stories / Cztery Opowieści (12:00) 2020 Publisher: unpublished I. Adventures/PrzygodyII. Pranks/FigleIII. Meditations/MedytacjeIV. Dance/Taniec Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon Four Stories was commissioned and written for Sonora Winds, a Minnesota based trio. The work is written in neoclassical style and it presents traditional writing with major-minor oscillations, diminution, imitation … 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
Lutosławski, Witold (1913-1994)Trio (12:00) 1945 Publisher: PWM (c2003) Allegro moderatoPoco adagioAllegro giocoso Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon This beautiful twelve- minute piece was written sometime between 1944 and 1945. Since the start of the German occupation in 1939, writing and making music in Warsaw was greatly suppressed. Between 1939 and 1944, Lutosławski and his … 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
Jaźwinski, Barbara (1950- )Blue Tango (7:54) 1999, revised 2020 Publisher: American Composers Edition Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, tenor saxophone, bassoon The work was commissioned by the Quatour Francis Poulenc and premiered in New Orleans in 2000. Although the tango qualities implied in the title are not always clearly evident in the music, a tango mood … Read more
Jaźwinski, Barbara (1950- )Music of the Blue Winds (6:15) 1995, revised 2020 Publisher: American Composers Edition Instrumentation: flute, oboe or trumpet in b flat, clarinet, bassoon, piano The work was premiered by the New York University New Music Ensemble in 1997, and was dedicated to Esther Lamneck and that ensemble. The composition is … Read more
Górecki, Mikołaj Henryk (1971- )Burlesca (12:00) 2017 Publisher: PWM (c2018) Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano This work is dedicated to Beata Bilińska and the Cracow Woodwind Quintet, commissioned by the Musica Mundana Foundation. The piece was premiered in March, 2018, at the chamber hall of the Polish National Radio Symphony … Read more
Dobrowolski, Andrzej (1921-1990)Duration: 15:00 Warsaw, 1956 Publisher: PWM (c1960) I. Allegro vivoII. AdagioIII. Vivo Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon Written in neo-classical style and influenced by works of Paul Hindemith, this piece is very graceful. It is a shame that only a score with no individual parts is published, thus preventing wider performance of this piece. … 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
Baird, Tadeusz (1928-1981)Divertimento (6:00) 1956 Publisher: PWM (c1958)Year: 1956 CapriccioDuettoQuasi ValseAriettaMarcia Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon Tadeusz Baird, as all Polish composers of his era, came out of the neoclassical tradition. His Divertimento is one of the first pieces he wrote in dodecaphonic style of writing. He wrote this piece in 1956, and the first … Read more