A characteristic feature of Wojciech Kilar's music on this album is the use of 'modus ostinato' (rhythm, melody, colour), which is a significant structural element of 20th-century music.
Performer Biography
Antoni Wit, the conductor, studied both conducting and composition, including with Krzysztof Penderecki, and also graduated in law from Jagiellonian University.
Performer Biography
Waldemar Malicki, the pianist, is known for his versatility as a soloist, chamber musician, and improviser, and has won the Polish music industry award 'Fryderyk' twice.
Historical Context
The Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1901, was a major European musical institution before World War II, but its hall was destroyed and many musicians lost their lives during the war.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Wojciech Kilar stated that he always felt his music was connected to the past, never rejecting anything from tradition.
Performer Biography
Antoni Wit has recorded over 90 albums for various labels, and his recording of Szymanowski's Stabat Mater was named one of the best records of 1985 by English critics.
Composer Biography
Wojciech Kilar's compositional output is divided into three main periods and two sub-periods, evolving from post-war classical influences to avant-garde serialism and sonorism, and finally to a 'new romanticism'.
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