Władysław Żeleński's Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 22, is programmatically linked to the Latin maxim 'Vivos voco, mortuos plango, fulgura frango' (I call the living, I mourn the dead, I repel lightnings).
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in December 2020 at the Concert Hall of the Stanisław Moniuszko Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic in Białystok.
Album & Artwork
This album was released to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Władysław Żeleński, a Polish Romantic-era composer.
Performer Biography
The Lontano Piano Trio, established in 2009, focuses on performing little-known and rarely played pieces, particularly by Polish chamber music composers.
Composer Biography
Władysław Żeleński studied piano in Cracow and composition in Prague and Paris, earning a doctorate in philosophy from Charles University in Prague.
Composer Biography
Władysław Żeleński, a prominent Polish Romantic composer, was the founder and long-term director of the Conservatory of Music in Cracow.
Composer Biography
Notable students of Władysław Żeleński, the director of the Cracow Conservatory of Music, included Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Zygmunt Stojowski, Roman Statkowski, and Henryk Opieński.
