This album was recorded to mark the centenary of Grażyna Bacewicz's birth (1909-1969) and aims to increase knowledge of her music outside Poland.
Composer Biography
Bacewicz's training as a violinist, her experience as leader of the Polish Radio Orchestra, and her tours as a concerto soloist led to her strong commitment to enrich the string repertoire.
Historical Context
The decade between Bacewicz's Concerto for String Orchestra and Music for Strings, Trumpets and Percussion was a dark and troubled time for Polish composers due to Stalin-inspired socialist realism.
Composer Biography
Grażyna Bacewicz was one of the most significant composers of the mid-twentieth century, with strong roots in the culture of Paris where she studied composition and violin.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bacewicz's most striking music draws on her experience of inter-war French neoclassicism, emphasizing its vitality and clarity with a unique blend of delicacy and muscularity.
Recording & Production
This recording marks the first time that Bacewicz's Music for Strings, Trumpets and Percussion (1958), a key piece, has been recorded outside Poland.
Performer Biography
The New London Orchestra, founded by Ronald Corp in 1988, aims to perform music rarely heard in concert and focuses its work in East London.
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