Bartłomiej Nizioł, the violinist on this album, plays a 1727 violin made by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at the Witold Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio in Warsaw across several days in December 2018.
Composition History
The Concerto for viola and orchestra was commissioned by the Venezuelan government in 1983 to celebrate the bicentenary of Simón Bolívar's birth, a hero of South American independence.
Composer Biography
Krzysztof Penderecki has received numerous international awards, including multiple Grammy Awards and the Grawemeyer Music Award.
Composition History
Krzysztof Penderecki's Concerto doppio for violin and viola was composed in 2012 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Wiener Musikverein.
Composer Biography
Krzysztof Penderecki, the composer featured on this album, was born in Dębica, Poland, in 1933 and studied composition in Kraków.
Compositional Technique
The Concerto for viola and orchestra bridges the gap between a sinfonia concertante and an instrumental concerto, with the solo part seamlessly integrating into the orchestral tutti.
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