Jerzy Bauer studied composition, music theory, and conducting at the Academy of Music in Łódź, and later went to Paris to study with Nadia Boulanger and Olivier Messiaen.
Recording & Production
The Cello Concerto No. 2 was recorded in The Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio, Polish Radio, Warsaw, while the works for cello and piano were recorded in Studio S-3, Polish Radio.
Performer Biography
Andrzej Bauer, the cellist on this album, won first prize at the ARD International Competition in Munich and received a scholarship from Witold Lutosławski to study with William Pleeth.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The 'French thread' is present in Jerzy Bauer's music, with connections to composers like Ravel, Stravinsky, Edgard Varèse, Arthur Honegger, and Bohuslav Martinů.
Composer Biography
Jerzy Bauer's interest in the cello is deeply personal, as his son, Andrzej Bauer, is one of Poland's best-known cellists, and his father himself had mastered the instrument.
Composer Biography
Jerzy Bauer, born in Łódź in 1936, is part of the generation of composers, including Krzysztof Penderecki and Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, who shaped the 'Polish School' of composition.
Performer Biography
Andrzej Bauer has made significant contributions to contemporary music, including inspiring and performing premieres of pieces for cello solo and electronic media in his 'Cellotronicum' project.
