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Mozart |
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Franciszek
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Aleksander
Tansman |
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Malecki |
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Franciszek
Brzezinski (1867-1944) |
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Hans
Huber |
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Jan
Baptysta Kleczynski (1756-1828) |
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Jan
Baptysta Kleczynski (1756-1828) |
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Ludomir
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Julian
FONTANA (1810-1869) Complete Piano Works Volume 3 Souvenir de Weber; Pot-pourri sur les motifs d’Oberon de Weber Op.5 (1843) [8:11] L’Inquiétude Op.1 No.2 from Deux Caprices [3:22] Rhapsodie à la Polka Op.19 [3:05] Douze Morceaux caractéristiques en forme d’Études Op.9 Book 1 [15:11] Lolita; Grande Valse Brillante Op.11 (1846) [6:24] Deuxième Fantaisie Brillante sur les Motifs de Somnambule de Bellini Op.16 [7:05] rec. July 2010, April 2011, Polish Radio Studio S1 Includes Appendix CD [5:00] with a performance of Nocturne Op.20 performed by Joanna Lawrynowicz (piano) and the Acte Préalable 2012 catalogue and MP3 samples readable on all computers |
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Review [SA] Review [JW] |
Maria
SZYMANOWSKA (1789-1831) Ballads and Romances rec. The Dutch Reformed Church of Rhoon, Netherlands, 20-22 June 2011 List of songs at end of review
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Adolf MIŠEK (1875-1955) Double Bass Sonatas and Miniatures 2 Double Bass Sonata No.3 in F major Op.7 (pub. 1955) [32:04] Fantasy on opera themes by Bedrich Smetana [14:45] Legende Op.3 [6:49] Joanna Lawrynowicz (piano) rec. August and December 2011, Polskie Radio, Warsaw, Studio S1 |
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Adolf MIŠEK (1875-1955) Double Bass Sonatas and Miniatures 1 Double Bass Sonata No.1 in A major Op.5 (1905) [23:50] Double Bass Sonata No.2 in E minor Op.6 (1911) [27:03] Concert-Polonaise (1903) [6:25] Joanna Lawrynowicz (piano) rec. August and December 2011, Polskie Radio, Warsaw, Studio S1 |
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Fryderyk
CHOPIN (1810-1849) Nostalgy: Chopin for Flute and Marimba Prelude in A major op.28 no.7 [0:55] Waltz in A minor op. posth. [2:54] Nocturne in B flat minor op.9 no.1 [5:34] Waltz in B minor op.69 no.2 [4:08] Nocturne in C sharp minor op. posth. [4:24] Mazurka in B flat major op.7 no.1 [2:11] Prelude in E minor op.28 no.4 [2:26] Waltz in D flat major op.64 no.1 [2:05] Waltz in A minor op.34 no.2 [4:33] Prelude in D flat major op.28 no.15 [5:06] Prelude in C minor op.28 no.20 [1:56] Nocturne in E flat major op.9 no.2 [2:39] Variations on Non più mesta from Rossini's La Cenerentola [5:28] Prelude in A major op.28 no.7 [0:52] Nicholas Reed (marimba, vibraphone) rec. Hochschule für Musik, Freiburg, 28 July 2011. DDD |
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Aleksander TANSMAN (1897-1986) Pour les enfants pour piano de difficulté progressive [54:11]* 1er Recueil, très facile [11:16]; 2e Recueil, facile [12:13]; 3e Recueil, assez facile [12:47]; 4e Recueil, moyenne difficulté [17:55] Piano miniatures (1945)[6:56]* rec. Kameralna Hall named after Henryk Czyza, Lódz Philarmonia, Lódz, Poland, July and October 2011. *World première recordings. |
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Ludomir
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Ireneusz
LUKASZEWSKI
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1938) Choral Works Polski Chor Kameralny/Jan Lukaszewski, conductor rec. May 2011, Augsburg Evangelical Church, Sopot Texts included, no translations from Polish ACTE PRÉALABLE AP0252 [57:04] |
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Wilhelm
Friedmann BACH (1710-1784)
Six Duos for two flutes Gudrún Birgisdóttir and Martial Nardeau (flutes) rec. August 2011, The Evangelic Church, Mikolów ACTE PRÉALABLE AP0251 [68:48] |
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Jaroslaw
ADAMUS (b.1960) Logos et Sentiment Au commencement était la parole op. 6 (2005) [5:30] Clair - obscur op. 3 (2004) [12:37] Musique provisoire op. 14 no 1 (2011) [9:01] Sixieme vanité pour violon in scordatura op. 1 no 6 (2002-03) [12:25] Omne trinum perfectum op. 2 (2004) [8:32] Eau. Pain. Amitié. Philosophie op. 13 (2007) [12:21] Esquisses d'une musique définitive op. 14 no 2 (2007) [2:15] Joyful Song op. 5 no 2 (2011) [6:31] Ensemble Cello Fan; Ensemble Chromatica; Zespólim G.P. Telemanna Delphine Georges (voice); Jaroslaw Adamus (violin); Hanna Holeska (piano) rec. April 2011, Katowice, July 2011, Callian and Marseille ACTE PRÉALABLE AP0247 [69:16] |
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Aleksander
TANSMAN (1897-1986) Happy Time, on s’amuse au piano [44:13]* Book I (Primary) [11:36]; Book II (Elementary) [16:29]; Book III (Intermediate) [16:08] Ten Diversions for the Young Pianist [14:04]* rec. Kameralna Hall named after Henryk Czyza, Lódz Philarmonia, Lódz, Poland, March and July 2011. *World première recordings. |
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Andrzej
KOSZEWSKI (b.1922)
Trio for violin, cello and piano (1950)* [28:49] Tadeusz SZELOGOWSKI (1899-1963) Trio for piano, violin and cello* [22:57] Andrzej PANUFNIK (1914-1991) Piano Trio [16:46] rec. Studio S1 Polish Radio, Warsaw, Poland, 25-28 October 2009 *World Première recordings |
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the Circle of Nadia Boulanger Antoni SZALOWSKI (1907-1973) Sonatine for oboe and piano (1946) [5:45] Grazyna BACEWICZ (1909-1969) Sonata for oboe and piano (1937) [12:13] Sonatina for oboe and piano (1955) [10:33] Sonata da camera, for violin and piano (1945) [11:54] Jerzy BAUER (b.1936) Dualistyl, for oboe and piano (2004) [5:52] Barbara Trojanowska (violin) Elzbieta Tyszecka (piano) rec. January 2004 (Sonata da camera), Radio Lódz, April-June 2007, Filharmonia Lódz, Sala Kameralna im. Henryka Czyza |
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Julian
FONTANA (1810-1869) Deux Romances, op.18 (1855) [8:05] Feuilles d'Album - Deux Mazureks, op.15 [5:54] 12 Morceaux Caractéristiques en Forme d'Etudes, op.9, nos.7-12 (Livre II) (1905) [14:51] Deuxième Grande Valse Brillante, op.13 [5:10] Fantaisie Brillante sur les Motifs du 'Freyschütz', op.6 (1843) [8:32] rec. Polish Radio Studio S1, Warsaw, July 2010, April 2011. DDD
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Wladyslaw
ZELENSKI (1837-1921) Piano Quartet in C minor, Op.61 [38:53] Variations on an original theme in G minor, Op.21 [15:17] rec. September 2010 (Variations) and May 2011 (Piano Quartet), Szymanowski School of Music, Katowice (Piano Quartet), The Palace and Park Complex in Mloszowa (Variations)
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Juliusz
Luciuk (1927) Gesang am Brunnen - oratorio Harasimowicz-Haas Bozena, soprano Laszczkowski Jacek, tenor Borowski Janusz, baritone Florencio José Maria, conductor booklet:
Grzegorz Majka (Polish, English) |
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Ivan
KRIZHANOVSKY
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Musique de la Chasse Royale: Muzyka Królewskich Lowów |
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Ludomir
ROZYCKI (1883-1953)
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Yoshinao
NAKADA
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Mieczyslaw
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François
DEVIENNE (1759-1803)
Six Duos Concertants for Flute and Viola Op. 5: No. 1 [11:51]; No. 2 [14:25]; No. 3 [10:43]; No. 4 [11:02]; No. 5 [10:35]; No. 6 [13:47] Ewa Murawska (flute), Marcin Murawski (viola) rec. 21-22 November 2008, Chamber Hall, POSM II st. im. M Karlowicza in Poznán, Poland, DDD ACTE PREALABLE APO222 [69:04] |
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Zygmunt
NOSKOWSKI
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ZELENSKI
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Grzegorz
FITELBERG
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GARRETT
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Noskowski (1846-1909)
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Romuald
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1930)
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STOJOWSKI (1870-1946)
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Henryk
PACHULSKI
(1859-1921)
Piano Works Vol 1 Variations sur un thème original Op.1 [9:51] Deux pièces pour le piano Op.2 [6:43] Polonaise Op.5 [5:06] Valse-Caprice Op.6 [4:45] Deux Etudes de Concert Op.7 [10:32] Six Preludes Op.8 [8:27] Sonata in F major Op.27 (1910) [20:56] rec. May 2008, Polish Radio Studio S1 |
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AP0188 Zygmunt NOSKOWSKI (1846-1909) Piano Works 1 Impressions Op.29 3 Pièces Op.35 Moments mélodiques Op.36 Contes Op.37 Feuille de trèfle rec. May 2008, Review |
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Roman
STATKOWSKI (1859-1925)
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Chopin ACTE PRÉALABLE AP0208 |
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AP0174 |
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APO178 |
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AP0163 Henryk Melcer Piano Concertos Joanna Lawrynowicz |
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AP0001
Christmas Carols |
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AP0002
Baroque Flute Sonatas |
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AP0003
Vitrail de Jeanne d'Arc |
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AP0004
Wojciech Lukaszewski (1936-1978) |
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AP0005
The New Polish Music Panorama I Choral and Organ Music |
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AP0006
Franciszek Lessel (1780-1838) String & Flute Quartets Review |
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AP0007
Wladyslaw Zelenski (1837-1921) Organ preludes |
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AP0008
The New Polish Music Panorama II Chamber Music |
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AP0009
Pawel Lukaszewski (1968) Missa pro Patria review |
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AP0010
The New Polish Music Panorama III Symphonic Music |
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AP0011-12
The New Polish Music Panorama IV Master and his pupils - 1 |
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AP0013
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) Complete Songs |
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AP0014
The New Polish Music Panorama V Electro-Acoustic Music |
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AP0015
Claude Bolling (1930) Suite for Flute and Piano Jazz Trio |
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AP0016
XXth Century Polish Piano Music |
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AP0017-18
Alexander Tansman 2nd International Competition |
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AP0020
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AP0021
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AP0022-23
Franciszek Lessel (1780-1838) Complete Piano Works |
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AP0024
Silvius Leopold Weiss (1686-1750) Lute works from Grüssau manuscript |
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AP0025
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) San Casimiro, Re di Polonia Review |
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AP0026
Polish Flute Sonatas |
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AP0027
Claude Bolling (1930) Suite for Cello and Piano Jazz Trio |
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AP0028
Claude Bolling (1930) Suite for Violin and Piano Jazz Trio |
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AP0029
Pawel‚ Lukaszewski (1968) Aniphonae Review |
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AP0030
Marian Sawa (1937-2005) Organ Works - I |
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AP0031
Wladyslaw Slowinski (1930) Works for String Quartet |
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AP0032
Brahms - Ravel String Quartets |
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AP0033
Beethoven - Grieg Piano Concertos |
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AP0034
Haydn - Arensky Piano Trios |
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AP0035
Wojciech Lukaszewski (1936-1978) Symphonic Works |
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AP0036
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) Songs |
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AP0037
Johann Schobert (1735-1767) Sonatas for Harpsichord |
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AP0038
Marian Borkowski (1934) Symphonic and Sacred Works |
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AP0039
Antonio Cesti Secular cantatas |
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AP0040
Wladyslw Zelenski (1837-1921) Songs - I |
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AP0041
Musica para una paisaje Cuentos de la Atlantida |
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AP0042
Galina Gorelova (1952) Chamber Works & Concertos |
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AP0043
Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969) Complete Oboe Works Review |
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AP0045
Marcin Blazewicz (1953) The Darkest Dark |
AP0046
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) Piano Works |
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Jan Tarasiewicz (1889-1961) Piano and Vocal Works Review |
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AP0049
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AP0 050
Jozef Surzynski (1851-1919) Organ and Choral Works |
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AP0051
Wladyslaw Slowinski (1930) Chamber Works |
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AP0052
Milosz Magin (1929-1999) Piano Works - I Review |
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AP0053
August Freyer Organ works 1 |
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AP0054
August Freyer Organ works 2 |
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AP0055
Kurpinski - Lessel |
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AP0056
August Freyer Organ works 3 |
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AP0057
Rachel Knobler (1924) Vocal and Chamber Works |
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AP0058
Twardowski - Rogowski Choral Orthodox Works |
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AP0059
Romuald Twardowski (1930) Solo, Chamber and Vocal Works |
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AP0060
Song of Ancient Spain Review |
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AP0061
Pawel Kochanski in memoriam Review |
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AP0063
Love and Passion Songs by de Falla, Ponce, Siqueira, Pallasz |
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AP0064
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AP0065
Aleksander Tansman (1897-1986) Pieces et Morceaux Faciles pour Guitare |
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AP0066
Romuald Twardowski (1930) Complete piano works |
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AP0067
Dobrzynski - Elsner Sextet - Septet |
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AP0068
Marian Sawa (1937-2005) Organ Works - II |
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AP0069
Karol Rathaus (1895-1954) Complete String Quartets |
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AP0070
The Warsaw Tablature (17th c.) |
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Virtuosi of the Accordion |
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AP0072
Piotr Perkowski (1901-1990) Piano Works |
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AP0073
Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969) Piano works |
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AP0074
Ksiazek - Piazzolla Danzabile |
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AP0075
Henryk Opienski (1870-1942) Complete Songs - Chamber Works |
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AP0076
Krzysztof Meyer (1943) Chamber Works |
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AP0077
Kazimierz Rozbicki (1932) Missa festiva |
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AP0078
St. Klemens Hofbauer Praised with Song |
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AP0079
Bohdanowicz - Elsner - Oginski Harpsichord works |
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AP0080
Rediscovered Polish Songs |
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AP0081
Marian Sawa (1937-2005) Organ Works - III |
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AP0082
Boleslaw Woytowicz (1899-1980) Piano works |
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AP0083
Adolfo - Vesperae |
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AP0084
Joachim Olkusnik (1927) Chamber and Solo Works |
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AP0085
Feliks Nowowiejski (1877-1946) Piano Works - I Review |
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Feliks Nowowiejski (1877-1946) Piano Works - II Review |
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AP0087
Virtuosi of the Accordion The Voices of Spring |
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AP0088
Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz (1916-1998) Chamber works for violin and viola |
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AP0089
Romuald Twardowski (1930) Complete Works for Violin and Piano |
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AP0090
Romuald Twardowski (1930) Missa Regina caeli & choral works |
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AP0091-92
Roman Berger (1930) Exodus |
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AP0093
Marian Sawa (1937-2005) Organ Works - IV |
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Franz List (1811-1887) Organ Works |
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AP0095
Felix Borowski (1872-1956) Organ works |
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Gaude Mater Festival - 2 Jasinski - Lukaszewski |
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Gaude Mater Festival - 3 Polish Mass |
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Gaude Mater Festival - 4 Music of Various Religions |
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Musica Polonica Nova - Warsaw Composers 1 21st Century Polish Choral Music |
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Das Wohltemperierte Klavier - Teil I |
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Das Wohltemperierte Klavier - Teil II |
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AP0105-06
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Sonatas for violin and harpsichord BWV 1014-1019 |
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AP0107
Musica Polonica Nova - Warsaw Composers 2 Solo, Chamber & Electronic Works |
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Musica Polonica Nova - Warsaw Composers 2 Solo, Chamber & Electronic Works |
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AP0110
Romuald Twardowski (1930) Concertos Review |
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AP0111
Henryk Melcer (1869-1928) Chamber Music Review |
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AP0112
Zelenski - Stojowski Violin Sonatas Review |
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AP0113
Milosz Magin (1929-1999) Concertos Review |
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AP0114
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Piano Works |
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AP0115
Jean-Baptiste Senallié(1687-1730) Sonatas Op. 3 Review Review 2 |
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AP0116
Dedicated to St. Hubertus |
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AP0117
Ariel Ramirez (1921) Misa Criolla - Navidad Nuestra |
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AP0118
Ecce Lignum Crucis Liszt - Via Crucis |
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AP0120
Romuald Twardowski (1930) Works for string orchestra Review |
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AP0121
Two Worlds - Dwa Swiaty Claribel |
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AP0122
Jozef Koffler (1896-1944) Piano Works I Review |
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AP0123
Jozef Koffler (1896-1944) Piano Works II Review |
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AP0124
Wladyslaw Zelenski (1837-1921) Piano Works - vol. I Review |
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AP0125
Marian Sawa (1937-2005) Missa Claromontana - Organ Works |
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AP0126
Roman Statkowski Piano works - vol. I |
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AP0127
Clavischordae Aetas Aurea in Polonia The manuscript of the St. Clare cloister in Stary Sacz - vol. 1 |
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AP0128
Clavischordae Aetas Aurea in Polonia The manuscript of the St. Clare cloister in Stary Sacz - vol. 2 |
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AP0129
Clavischordae Aetas Aurea in Polonia The manuscript of the St. Clare cloister in Stary Sacz - vol. 3 |
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AP0130
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847) Piano Works Review |
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AP0131
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1949) Piano Works |
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AP0132
Aleksander Tansman (1897-1986) Works for violin and piano |
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AP0133
Laboratory of Contemporary Music - 2004 |
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AP0134
Derwid - Lutoslawski's Concealed Portrait Review |
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A Musical Journey |
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AP0136
Divertimento Bartok - Bauer - Finney - Bakki - Hatch - Caubergs |
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AP0138
Jozef Elsner Chamber works with piano |
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AP0139
Michal Kleofas Oginski Harpsichord works |
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AP0140
Romuald Twardowski Chamber Music |
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AP0196
Gaude Mater Festival - 5 Composers Competition "Musica Sacra" |
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AP0197
Gaude Mater Festival - 6 Polska sakralna muzyka wspolczesna |
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Gaude Mater Festival - 7 Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki |
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AP0199
Gaude Mater Festival - 8 Music of Various Religions - II |
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AP0999
Marian Sawa (1937-2005) Organ Works - Marian Sawa in Memoriam |
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AP0154 Malgorzata Jaworska |
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153 Aleksander
TANSMAN
(1897-1986) Recueil de mazurkas pour piano Hommage à Artur Rubinstein Elżbieta Tyszecka (piano) Review |
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APO143 Karol KURPIŃSKI (1785-1857) Fantaisie pour quatuor à cordes in C [11:03] Dumanie nad mogila Wandy in b minor for violin and piano [3:36] Franciszek LESSEL (1780-1838) Fantaisie en quatuor in C [11:18] Adagio et Polonaise in D Op. 9 [9:05] String Quartet No. 1 in A [4:49] Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano in E, Op. 5 [18:22] Pawel Perliński (piano) Kwartet Wilanów |
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AP0160 Julian FONTANA (1810-1869) Chopin’s Disciples: Vol. V Premiere Fantaisie Brilliante sur les motifs de Somnambula de Bellini, Op 14 [8:56] A la Mazurka in G [1:08] Caprice Op. 1 No. 1 [4:20] La Havanne 13:33 Douze Rêveries (Etudes-Preludes) en deux suites Op. 8 [20:58] Elegie Op. 7 [5:58] Trois Mazurkas Op. 21 [6:28] Souvenirs de l’Ile de Cuba Deux Fantaisies Op. 12 [11:39] Ballade Op. 17 Hubert Rutkowski (piano) rec. March 2007, Studio S1, Warsaw [80:51] |
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