The PRIMUZ String Orchestra of the Academy of Music in Łódź
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Recording & Production
This album was financed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and recorded at the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź in December 2018.
Composer Biography
Maciej Staszewski, the composer and guitarist on this album, experiments with the guitar's sound, using techniques like scordatura (retuning strings) to find new timbres.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Maciej Staszewski's compositions are consistently inspired by the Polish Tatra Mountains, a motif connecting works from different years.
Album & Artwork
The album title, "On the Trail," comes from Maciej Staszewski's latest miniature and alludes to the composer's creative journey and his passion for travel.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Maciej Staszewski is fascinated by the works of Béla Bartók, Dmitri Shostakovich, Witold Lutosławski, and guitar composer Leo Brouwer.
Compositional Technique
Maciej Staszewski's musical style features a rough lyricism, a preference for quartal and secundal harmonies, and complex rhythms with irregular accents, syncopations, and polymetrics.
Performer Biography
Łukasz Błaszczyk, the conductor, is an outstanding Polish violinist and chamber musician who has performed worldwide and emphasizes popularizing Polish music.
