KRZANOWSCY

Featuring

Barbara Mglej
Maria Nowak
Magdalena Chmielowiec-Kozioł
Martyna Sołtys
Elżbieta Mudlaff
Antarja Quartet

Andrzej Krzanowski
Grażyna Krzanowska

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Composer Biography

Grażyna Krzanowska, a composer and Andrzej Krzanowski's wife, graduated with honors in composition from the State Higher School of Music in Wrocław.

Composer Biography

Andrzej Krzanowski, a composer and accordionist, studied composition with Henryk Mikołaj Górecki and accordion with Joachim Pichura at the State Higher School of Music in Katowice.

Recording & Production

This album was created thanks to the 'Młoda Polska' (Young Poland) scholarship from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, awarded to the Antarja Quartet.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Andrzej Krzanowski's compositional language is multi-layered, featuring specific melodic, harmonic, and sonoristic elements, and is characterized by drama, poeticism, and references to other arts and composers.

Performer Biography

The Antarja Quartet, a Polish string quartet founded in 2009, frequently performs world premieres by both Polish and foreign composers.

Recording & Production

The Concert Hall where this album was recorded was built with funds from the European Regional Development Fund.

Recording & Production

The recordings for this album took place in the Concert Hall of the Prof. Józef Świder State Primary and Secondary Music School in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland.