The Witold Lutosławski Chamber Philharmonic in Łomża, the orchestra on this album, was founded in 1977 and renamed in 2008 after Witold Lutosławski, a prominent Polish composer.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The compositions on this album share a postmodern aesthetic, corresponding to 20th-century neoclassicism, making the entire material easier to perceive.
Performer Biography
Tomasz Strahl, the cellist, plays a Leopold Widhalm instrument from Nuremberg, 1778.
Performer Biography
Paweł Gusnar, the soprano saxophonist, is a professor at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music and has won three Fryderyk awards in classical music.
Performer Biography
Marcin Dylla, the guitarist on this album, won first prize nineteen times at prestigious international guitar competitions between 1996 and 2007.
Performer Biography
Jakub Jakowicz, the violinist, was the last student of Professor Tadeusz Wroński, one of the founders of the Polish violin school.
Recording & Production
This album, titled "Polish Contemporary Concertos," was recorded in Łomża, Poland, in late 2017.
