Adam Klocek, the conductor, is a Grammy Award winner and was described by Krzysztof Penderecki as "one of the most promising conductors of young generation."
Recording & Production
This album is a world phonographic premiere for Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz's Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra.
Historical Context
The Huberman Philharmonic Częstochowa, the orchestra on this recording, is named after Bronisław Huberman, a virtuoso violinist of Jewish origin born in Częstochowa.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Paciorkiewicz's style combines homophony with polyphony and uses all twelve notes of the scale, often leaning towards atonality while retaining individual tonality.
Composer Biography
Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz, the composer, studied organ at the Warsaw Conservatory and composition under Kazimierz Sikorski.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz believed that "even the best craftsmanship and compositional skills are only a means to achieve the goal of expressing a work."
Composer Biography
Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz was a prominent educator, holding positions as professor, dean, and rector at the Chopin University of Music in Warsaw.
