Różycki: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 etc. (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 67)
2/16/2024, 6 Tracks, 1:03:09
Featuring
Jonathan Plowright
Łukasz Borowicz
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ludomir Różycki
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Performer Biography
Łukasz Borowicz, the conductor, has done a great deal to revive neglected Polish music through performances and recordings.
Composition History
Różycki, along with Karol Szymanowski, Grzegorz Fitelberg, and Apolinary Szeluto, formed a collective called 'Young Poland in Music' in 1906.
Performer Biography
Jonathan Plowright, the pianist on this recording, is a respected advocate of neglected Polish Romantic music, with award-winning recordings in this repertoire.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Różycki is best known for his symphonic poems, operas, and ballets, many of which draw on Polish history and culture.
Composer Biography
Różycki's father, Aleksander, was a pianist and composer who taught at the Warsaw Music Institute, where Ludomir also studied.
Composer Biography
Ludomir Różycki, a Polish composer, is considered an obscure figure whose music is rarely acknowledged outside of Poland.
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