Marta Ptaszuńska: Double Concerto, Concerto grosso & SE-TA (Sequenza e tarantella)

Featuring

Mariusz Smolij
Roksana Kwaśnikowska-Stankiewicz
Wojciech Koprowski
Daniel Mieczkowski
Zuzanna Elster
Anastasia Razvalyaeva

Klaudiusz Baran
Rafał Grząka
Chopin University Chamber Orchestra
Marta Ptaszyńska

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Composer Biography

Marta Ptaszyńska is also widely acclaimed as a virtuoso percussionist, having performed extensively as a soloist and chamber player for several decades.

Composer Biography

Marta Ptaszyńska studied with Nadia Boulanger, a renowned French composer and composition teacher, and attended Olivier Messiaen's analysis classes at the Paris Conservatory.

Composer Biography

Marta Ptaszyńska, born in Warsaw in 1943, is recognized as one of the most prominent female Polish composers.

Compositional Technique

SE-TA (Sequenza e Tarantella) draws inspiration from two contrasting sources: the 12th-century chant 'O Ecclesia' by abbess Hildegard of Bingen and the traditional Italian dance, the Tarantella.

Performer Biography

Mariusz Smolij, the conductor on this album, has led over 150 orchestras across four continents and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland for promoting Polish culture.

Performer Biography

Klaudiusz Baran, one of the accordionists, was the first accordionist to receive the Fryderyk Award (Chamber Music Album of the Year) in 2003 for his album 'Piazzolla - Tango'.

Composition History

The 'Concerto Grosso' for two violins and chamber orchestra was written for and dedicated to Yehudi Menuhin, a famous violinist and conductor, on the occasion of his 80th birthday.