Beethoven, Debussy & Korngold: Works for Orchestra

Featuring

Agnieszka Duczmal
Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio
Ludwig van Beethoven
Claude Debussy
Erich Wolfgang Korngold

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Performer Biography

In 1977, Agnieszka Duczmal's orchestra became a full-time ensemble of Polish Radio and Television, and since 1988, it has performed as the Amadeus Orchestra of Polish Radio.

Performer Biography

Agnieszka Duczmal was the first woman conductor to perform on the stage of the Milan Teatro alla Scala.

Performer Biography

Agnieszka Duczmal, the conductor, decided to become a conductor at age eight after hearing Richard Strauss's symphonic poem "Till Eulenspiegel" performed by the Philharmonic in Poznań.

Performer Biography

The Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio, founded by Agnieszka Duczmal, is celebrating its 50th anniversary of artistic activity in 2018.

Performer Biography

Agnieszka Duczmal founded the chamber orchestra in 1968, which she has continuously led since then, initially under the name Pro Musica.

Interpretation

Jakub Kowalewski's transcription of Beethoven's Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2, takes an almost polyphonic approach to the texture and transcribes the work into D minor, significantly changing its expression.

Interpretation

The album features three orchestral transcriptions, two by conductor Agnieszka Duczmal and one by Jakub Kowalewski, aiming to expand the sound space and highlight harmonic phenomena.