Four Stories / Cztery Opowieści

Małecki, Maciej (1940-     )Four Stories / Cztery Opowieści   (12:00) 2020   Publisher: unpublished I. Adventures/PrzygodyII.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

Quintet

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

Suite in the Early Style/Suita w dawnym stylu   

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

Trio

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

Trio

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

Mini-Rondo

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

Blue Tango

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

Music of the Blue Winds

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

Burlesca

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

Partita

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