Antoni Wit, the conductor on this album, studied conducting with Henryk Czyz and composition with Krzysztof Penderecki at the Academy of Music in Kraków.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Karłowicz's later music, including six symphonic poems, shows a strong attraction to the pantheistic and existential philosophies of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche.
Performer Biography
The Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, the ensemble on this recording, lost 39 of its 71 players and its hall during World War II.
Compositional Technique
The 'Rebirth' Symphony's conceptual program, which evokes the soul's spiritual journey from tragedy to triumph, is influenced by Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony.
Composer Biography
Mieczysław Karłowicz, a Polish composer, died in an avalanche while skiing in the Tatra Mountains at a young age.
Performer Biography
Antoni Wit has made over 180 records and received numerous awards, including six Grammy nominations for his recordings of works by Penderecki and Szymanowski.
Composition History
The 'Rebirth' Symphony, Karłowicz's most ambitious work in length, was completed in 1903 after his return to Warsaw from Berlin.
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