Songs & Fantasmagories

Featuring

Izabela Kopeć
Ewa Pelwecka
Łukasz Borowicz
Orchestra of Teatr Wielki (Opera Narodowa), Warsaw
Ludomir Michał Rogowski

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Composer Biography

Ludomir Michał Rogowski was a versatile musician, working not only as a composer but also as a conductor, singer, theorist, publicist, and organizer of musical life.

Critical Reception

At the beginning of his career, Ludomir Michał Rogowski was considered on par with composers like Debussy, Ravel, and Stravinsky in Paris, Nice, and Monte Carlo, but he did not capitalize on this popularity.

Composition History

The majority of Ludomir Michał Rogowski's over one hundred compositions, including operas, ballets, symphonies, and songs, remained in manuscript form and were largely unpublished.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Ludomir Michał Rogowski believed the highest praise for a song composer was when listeners focused on the beauty of the poem, proving the composer deeply understood and extracted music from the poetry.

Composer Biography

Ludomir Michał Rogowski, a Polish composer, spent more time living abroad than in his homeland, residing in Dubrovnik from 1926 to 1954, which contributed to his music being forgotten.

Compositional Technique

In his work Fantasmagories, Ludomir Michał Rogowski used the 'Zirefkend scale' (an alternating whole tone and semitone sequence borrowed from Persian scale theory) and the whole-tone scale, giving the music a unique color.

Recording & Production

This album is the first compilation of Ludomir Michał Rogowski's vocal and instrumental compositions, gathering works from nearly fifty years of his creative period.