Grażyna Bacewicz, a woman composer, climbed the ladder of the male-dominated musical world at an impressive rate, earning admiration and interest from the beginning of her career.
Composition History
Grażyna Bacewicz's Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4 were composed during a difficult period in Poland when socialist realism was promoted and 'formalistic' music was suppressed.
Historical Context
Grażyna Bacewicz grew up in Łódź, a Polish city where Polish, Jewish, Russian, and German cultures co-existed and influenced each other.
Interpretation
For this recording, the performers used new performance materials from the PWM Edition and followed the metronome tempi marked by the composer in the score.
Composer Biography
Grażyna Bacewicz studied composition with the famous Nadia Boulanger in Paris and honed her violin skills with Carl Flesch.
Album & Artwork
This album is the first volume in a pioneering series to record the complete symphonic works of Grażyna Bacewicz, a Polish composer.
Composer's Artistic Vision
In her early career, Grażyna Bacewicz was interested in folklore and rhythm, and was captivated by French neoclassicism, Prokofiev's energy, and Bartók's constructivism.
