Grazyna Bacewicz: Piano Concerto; Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra; Overture; Music for Strings, Trumpets and Percussion
5/5/2023, 10 Tracks, 1:02:34
Featuring
Nicholas Collon
Peter Jablonski
Elisabeth Brauß
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Grażyna Bacewicz
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Performer Biography
Nicholas Collon, the conductor on this album, is the first non-Finnish Chief Conductor of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Composer Biography
Bacewicz was concertmaster of the Polish Radio Orchestra, a position that gave her invaluable insights into orchestral composition.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bacewicz believed that musical compositions, like buildings, must have structural rules to stand on their own, prioritizing form above all else.
Composer Biography
Grażyna Bacewicz, a Polish composer, was a child prodigy violinist and an excellent pianist, known for her inventive and multi-layered musical language.
Performer Biography
Peter Jablonski, one of the pianists on this album, was discovered by Claudio Abbado and Vladimir Ashkenazy and signed by Decca at age seventeen.
Composer Biography
Bacewicz was a prolific writer, authoring four novels, several short stories, essays, and a TV play, in addition to her musical career.
Recording & Production
The recordings for this album were made at the Helsinki Music Centre in Finland in April and December 2022.
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