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
Małecki, Maciej (1940- )Suite for Wind Quintet/Suita na kwintet dęty (16:00) 1983 Publisher: unpublished I. Chorał/ChoraleII.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
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
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
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
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
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