Sonatina

Spisak, Michał (1914-1965)Sonatina   (10:00)   Paris, 1946   Publisher: PWM (c1959) I. AllegroII. AndanteIII. Allegro  Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon This composition was dedicated to the French Trio Daraux and it is noted that one of the first performances was at the Prague Spring Festival in 1948. This neoclassical composition is very angular and chromatic, … Read more

Suita Dziecięca/Children’s Suite

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

The Royal Tournament/Królewski turniej

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

Trio

Pietrzak, Bernard (1924-1978)Trio   (6:30)   1964   Publisher: PWM (c1972) Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon This minimalistic, highly dissonant work is structurally built of sound blocks of repeated notes played with defined block dynamics. Each block for each instrument can be built out of 3-6 notes. The blocks are timed in seconds, and in many … Read more

Quintetto academic

Panufnik, Andrzej (1914-1991)Quintetto academic   (10:51)   1952  Publisher: Boosey&Hawkes (c 1954, 1999) excluding Poland Quasi PreludioTryptyk Staropolski Postludium Instrumentation: flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon This work is the last composition Andrzej Panufnik wrote in Poland before he escaped the communist regime and started to live in England. After the composer arrived in England he never … Read more

Trio

Palester, Roman (1907-1989)Trio   (14:30)   1967   Publisher: PWM (c2004) Allegro giusto, decisoAndante affettuoso e flessibileAllegro moderato Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon The main characteristics of this composition are the rhythm and material lightness in the faster movements, plus canonic texture treatment and the constant use of intervals of a second, seventh and fifth in … Read more

Quintet

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

Trio

Paciorkiewicz, Tadeusz (1916-1998)Trio   (10:00)   1963   Publisher: PWM (c1967) AllegrettoLentoScherzandoComodoAllegro non troppo Instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bassoon This work is dedicated to Benedykt Górecki, bassoonist of the Polish National Radio Orchestra. It maintains classical forms with atonalism. The work starts out with an entrance of two instruments playing a dissonant accompaniment, which sets the … Read more

Suite for Wind Quintet/Suita na kwintet dęty  

Małecki, Maciej (1940-     )Suite for Wind Quintet/Suita na kwintet dęty  (16:00)  1983  Publisher: unpublished I. Chorał/ChoraleII. Taniec/DanceIII. AriaIV. Toccata Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon The work was written for the Warsaw Wind Quintet Da Camera, and premiered at the XIV Polish Contemporary Music Festival in Wrocław in 1984. The composition was revised … Read more

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