IDAGIO | Karlowicz, M.: Symphonic Poems, Vol. 1 - Stanislaw I Anna Oswiecimowie / Rapsodia Litewska / Epizod Na Maskaradzie 747313045273

Featuring

Antoni Wit
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Mieczyslaw Karlowicz

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Composition History

The symphonic poem 'Episode at a Masquerade' was left unfinished by Karłowicz at his death and was later completed by Grzegorz Fitelberg, a Polish conductor and composer.

Performer Biography

Antoni Wit has made nearly a hundred records and received multiple awards and Grammy nominations for his recordings, including for works by Prokofiev and Penderecki.

Performer Biography

Antoni Wit, the conductor, studied conducting with Henryk Czyz and composition with Krzysztof Penderecki at the Academy of Music in Kraków, and also graduated in law.

Composer Biography

Mieczysław Karłowicz, a Polish composer, died at a young age in an avalanche while skiing in the Tatra Mountains.

Recording & Production

This recording was made at the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw, Poland, in November 2006.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Karłowicz's symphonic poems were strongly influenced by the pantheistic and existential philosophies of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, often exploring themes of solitude and the oscillation between affirmation and despair.