Franz Xaver Scharwenka: Piano Concerto No. 1 · Symphony C minor
8/6/2024, 7 Tracks, 1:09:37
Featuring
Jonathan Powell
Łukasz Borowicz
Orkiestra Filharmonii Poznańskiej
Xaver Scharwenka
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Critical Reception
Scharwenka's compositions, due to their Polish elements, became targets of nationalist criticism in German circles.
Composer Biography
Franz Xaver Scharwenka, a pianist, composer, and teacher, was born in Szamotuły, Wielkopolska, in 1850, to a German father and a Polish mother.
Performer Biography
Łukasz Borowicz, the conductor, is the Musical Director and Chief Conductor of the Poznań Philharmonic and has received numerous awards for his over 120 recordings.
Recording & Production
This album is a co-production between cpo and Deutschlandfunk Kultur, recorded in July and September 2022 at the Adam Mickiewicz University Auditorium in Poznań.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Scharwenka was a Romantic composer who consciously resisted the new avant-garde tendencies of the 20th century.
Performer Biography
Jonathan Powell, the pianist on this recording, is an aficionado of music from Russia and Eastern Europe from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and also champions contemporary music.
Composer Biography
Scharwenka founded his own Conservatory of Music, first in Berlin and later a branch in New York, where he also worked from 1891 to 1898.
