The album is a project by Bydgoszcz-based violist Jadwiga Stanek, aimed at promoting the music of British composer Gordon Jacob, who is not widely known in Poland.
Performer Biography
Jadwiga Stanek, the violist on this album, has won awards in chamber music categories at international competitions, including a First Prize in Sarzana, Italy, with clarinettist Borys Biniecki.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at the Roman Suchecki Concert Hall of the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, Poland, across several dates in 2019 and 2020.
Performer Biography
Bolesław Siarkiewicz, the violinist, is a professor at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz and has performed in many European countries and the USA.
Performer Biography
Borys Biniecki, the clarinettist, is a prizewinner of numerous music competitions and a semi-finalist of the International Clarinet Competition in Lisbon.
Performer Biography
Magdalena Swatowska, the pianist, has partnered with notable musicians like Victor A. Pikayzen and Florent Héau and has recordings of 20th-century chamber music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Jadwiga Stanek, the violist and project author, values Gordon Jacob's compositions for the universal character of the viola part, highlighting its virtuosity and warm timbre.
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