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DUX Recording Producers was founded in 1992 by Małgorzata Polańska and Lech Tołwiński, graduates of the Sound Engineering Department of the Music Academy in .

The company specializes in the recording of classical music, which gives it a unique position on the Polish music market. It has produced almost 600 CDs and 40 to 50 new discs are added to the DUX catalogue every year. Polish music performed by prominent Polish musicians is the company's main line of activity. This reflects the central goal of documenting and promoting Polish musical achievements, including works by less known , as well as young talents.

In the years 1995, 2000 and 2005 DUX won tenders for the archive recording and producion of the CD Chronicle of the Chopin International Competitions in Warsaw. In the year 2006 DUX won tenders for the archive recording and producion of the CD Chronicle of the Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in Poznań. POLISH EARLY MUSIC

Music on the Wawel Castle Music of the Warsaw Castle A Renaissance Ball Polish Renaissance Music Anonymous: Cracovia civitas, Maria en Adam Jarzębski: Concerto secondo a 2 John of Lublin Tablature: Dances mitissima, Chwała tobie gospodzinie Concerto terzo a 2 Valentin Haussmann: Polish dances other Polish court songs and dances Adam z Wągrowca: Canzona Wojciech Długoraj: Polish dances Mikołaj Gomółka: Psalms Andrzej Rohaczewski: Canzona a 4 Vietoris Codex: Folk dances and tunes Diomedes Cato: Favorito Marcin Mielczewski: Canzona a 2, Aria a 3, Cornelius Schuyt: Pavana & Galliarda Canzona a 3 Stanisław Sylwester Szarzyński: Sonata a due violini con basso pro organo Kaspar Förster junior: Sonata La Sidon Tarquinio Merula: Canzona nona La Calzolara Jan Podbielski: Prelude

N N O A O A MINACJ Il Tempo: MINACJ Ars Nova Agata Sapiecha – violin, Maria Dudzik – violin Golden Age Orchestra Jacek Urbaniak – artistic leadership Liliana Stawarz – harpsichord Jacek Urbaniak – artistic leadership DUX 0216, 1995 DUX 0414, 2004 DUX 0193, 2000, 2003

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Mikołaj Gomółka: Polish Early Music: Wacław Mikołaj z Radomia: Melodies for the Polish Psalter z Szamotuł, Marcin Leopolita Complete Works Psalms: 47, 46, 118, 134, 11, 22, 26, 28, Wacław z Szamotuł: Songs, Motets Mikołaj z Radomia: 30, 76, 137, 64, 117, 45b, 16, 142b, 20, 41, Marcin Leopolita: Missa Paschalis Alleluia, Magnificat, Ballada, Gloria I, 103, 97, 81, 138, 29 Credo I, Ballada II, Gloria II, Credo II, Ballada III, Gloria III, Credo III, Historigraphi aciem

N O A MINACJ Ars Nova, Il Canto Ars Nova Jacek Urbaniak – artistic leadership Collegium Vocale Bydgoszcz Jacek Urbaniak – artistic leadership DUX 0244, 1996, 2003 DUX 0248, 1995, 2001 DUX 0229, 1995, 2003

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Jezusa Judasz przedał Bogurodzica. Polish Medieval Media vita – Polish Passion Songs Music 13th−15th c. Salve alma crux beata Polish Anonymous Songs: Bogurodzica, Fulget Polish Lent Time Songs from Medieval & Mądrość Ojca Wszechmocnego in templo legifer, Exultet hodie, Gaude Mater Renaissance: Vinea mea, Jezusa Judasz Jezus Chrystus, Bóg Człowiek Polonia, Psallat chorus in hac die, O felix haec przedał, Jezus Chrystus Bóg Człowiek, Bóg Wszechmogący novitas, Fulget dies, Verba buccinate Mariam Pamiętajmyż wszyscy wierni, Stała Matka Jezusa Judasz przedał laudate, O nadroższy kwiatku, O Maria dulcor żałościwa, Krzyżu Święty i chwalebny, Chryste Panie Wszechmogący florum, Bądź wiesioła Panno czysta, Krzyżu Święty nade wszystko, Lament świętokrzyski Ave in aevum Sanctissima Caro, Wszyscy mieszkańcy dworu niebieskiego, Krzyżu święty i chwalebny Omnia beneficia Bądź pozdrowion, Krzyżu Święty, Media vita Wszechmogący Nasz Panie Mikołaj z Radomia: Ballada Ach, nam nędznym grzesznym nasze grzeszenie

Anna Mikołajczyk, Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska, Mariusz Gebel Robert Lawaty, Cezary Szyfman Collegium Vocale Bydgoszcz, Ars Nova Ars Nova Bornus Consort Jacek Urbaniak – artistic leadership Jacek Urbaniak – artistic leadership Marcin Bornus-Szczyciński – artistic leadership DUX 0469, 2004 DUX 0316, 2003 DUX 0279, 1997

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Rex – Music of the Polish If Lute Could Speak... Marcin Mielczewski Golden Age Dances from John of Lublin Tablature Franciszek Maffon: Fantasia – Fuga, Ogn’un Marcin Mielczewski: Triumphalis dies, Anonymous songs s’inganna, Come viver mi posso Benedictio et claritas, Deus in nomine tuo, Diomedes Cato: Three Fantasias Jakub Reys Polak: Prelude, Fantasia nova, Veni Domine, Canzona terza a 3, Vesperae Valentin Haussmann: 3 Polish dances Gaillarde, Volta polonica, Branle de St. Nicolas, dominicales Krzysztof Klabon: Songs of Polish Kalliope Sarabande, Volte, Courante, Diomedes Cato: Wacław z Szamotuł: Song on Nativity Preludium, Wojciech Długoraj: Fantasia, Villanella, Finale, Fantasia, Villanella, Villanella, Chorea polonica (I, II), Volte, Polish Dance, Valentin Bakfark: Fantasia, Black cow, Non dite mai, Mikołaj z Krakowa: Bona calata, Anonymus: Polish Dances, So the people say

Renaissance Trombone Ensemble Piotr Wawreniuk, Robert Krajewski Dariusz Paradowski – soprano Marcin Zalewski – lute LinnaMuusikud, Bornus Consort Grzegorz Zychowicz – bass Michał Gondko – lute Marcin Bornus-Szczyciński – artistic leadership DUX 0528, 2005 DUX 0408, 2003 DUX 0264, 1996, 2007

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Musica Claromontana – vol. 13 Musica Claromontana – vol. 14 Musica Claromontana – vol. 27

Amando IvancˇićOSPPE: Joseph Riepel: Amando Ivancˇić OSPPE: Missa Solemnis, Regina coeli, Salve Regina, Ach! lud wybrany; Patrz grzeszniku – aria I; Missa in C Litania de Beata Maria Virgine Vinea mea; Sicut ovis Missa ex D Michał Zygmuntowski: In monte Oliveti; Tristis est anima mea; Ecce vidimus eum; Omnes amici mei; Velum templi Mateusz Zwierzchowski: Jerusalem, surge et exulte Franciszek Perneckher: Plange quasi virgo

Anna Mikołajczyk – soprano Magdalena Szewczyk – alto Anna Mikołajczyk – soprano Piotr Olech – alto, Krzysztof Szmyt – tenor Piotr Olech – alto, Krzysztof Szmyt – tenor Mirosław Borczyński – bass Mirosław Borczyński – bass Concerto Polacco La Tempesta Sine Nomine, Concerto Polacco Marek Toporowski – organ, conductor Jakub Burzyński – conductor DUX 0352, 2006 DUX 0353, 2007 DUX 0357, 2007

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Musica Figurata Silvius Leopold Weiss: Hymns from The Silesian Master of Lute the Holy Mount Athos Musica Figurata in Wrocław and Silesia Silvius Leopold Weiss: Sonata in , Anonym: Psalm verses 1-8; Stichera in the 14th and 15th centuries: Tombeau sur la mort, Sonata in D major, idiomelon for the Feast of Blessed Virgin Mary Anonim, Martini, Piotr Wilhelm of Grudziądz, Capriccio in D major, Ciacona in and Lord’s Transfiguration Philippe de Vitry, Walter Frye, Paulus de Broda Piotr Bereketis: Troparion verse Theotoke parthene Teodor Phoc: Verse Polyeleos Logon Agathon Jakub Protopsaltis: Psalm verses 140 [141], 141 [142] i 129 [130]

Goldberg Pater Spiridon Mikrayannanitis, Ars Cantus Lycourgos Angelopoulos, Vassilios Georgaras, Tomasz Dobrzański – artistic leadership Jakob Lindberg – lute Alexis Giannakopoulos, Damianos Serefoglou DUX 0478, 2005 DUX 0581, 2007 DUX 0400, 2002

9 FRYDERYK CHOPIN

The best of Fryderyk Chopin The best of Fryderyk Chopin: The best of Fryderyk Chopin Piano Concerto, Rondo – vol. II Polonaise in A flat major Op. 53 Piano Concerto No. 2 in Op. 21 Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35 Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor Op. 66 Rondo à la Krakowiak Op. 14 Waltz in Op. 34 No. 2 Nocturne in F sharp major Op. 15 No. 2 Waltz in F major Op. 34 No. 3 Scherzo in B flat minor Op. 31 Mazurka in E minor Op. 41 No. 1 Piano Concerto in E minor No. 1 Op. 11 Mazurka in C sharp minor Op. 41 No. 4 Mazurka in G major Op. 50 No. 1 Mazurka in C sharp minor Op. 50 No. 3 Ballade in G minor Op. 23 Scherzo in C sharp minor Op. 39

Piotr Paleczny – piano Piotr Paleczny – piano Kwartet Prima Vista: Kwartet Prima Vista: Krzysztof Bzówka, Józef Kolinek, Krzysztof Bzówka, Józef Kolinek, N O A Dariusz Kisieliński, Jerzy Muranty Dariusz Kisieliński, Jerzy Muranty MINACJ Janusz Marynowski – double bass Janusz Marynowski – double bass Zbigniew Raubo – piano DUX 0150b, 1999 DUX 0175, 2000 DUX 0259, 1996, 2004

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Unknown Chopin Fryderyk Chopin: Fryderyk Chopin: Complete Complete Allegro de concert A-dur Op. 46 Mazurkas Op. 6, 7, 17, 24, 30, 33, 41, 50, Nocturnes: Concerto Symphony in G minor for Piano and 56, 59, 63, 67, 68 Op. 9, 15, 27, 32, 37, 48, 55, 62, 72, Orchestra (Sonata in G minor for Piano and Op. posth. Cello Op. 65, arr. Kazimierz Rozbicki) Grand duo concertant in E major (arr. for piano and orchestra: Bohdan Jarmołowicz)

Edward Wolanin – piano State Chamber Orchestra in Słupsk Bohdan Jarmołowicz – conductor Tatiana Shebanova – piano Ewa Bukojemska – piano DUX 0310, 2001 DUX 0350/0351, 2005 DUX 0619/0620, 2008

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The best of Fryderyk Chopin The Very Best of Chopin Fryderyk Chopin: – vol. III Chamber Music 24 Op. 28 Polonaise Op. 53, Scherzo Op. 20, Trio in G minor Op. 8 Mazurkas Op. 30 Ballade Op. 23, Op. 57, Sonata in G minor Op. 65 Fantasia-Impromptu Op. 66, Etudes (Op. 10 Grand Duo Concertant in E major No. 3, Op. 10 No. 12, Op. 25 No. 1), Introduction and Polonaise in Op. 3 Mazurkas (Op. 67 No. 3, Op. 67 No. 4, Op. 63 No. 3), Waltz (Op. 64 No. 1, Op. 64 No. 2, Op. 34 No. 3), Preludes (Op. 28 No. 7, Op. 28 No. 10, Op. 28 No. 19, Op. 28 No. 20, Op. 28 No. 24), Nocturnes (Op. 9 No. 2, Op. 27 No. 2), Songs, Piano Concerto Op. 11 (Romance), Rondo à la Cracovienne, Allegro de Concert Op. 46, Andante Spianato & Great Polonaise Op. 22

Konstanty Andrzej Kulka – violin Andrzej Wróbel – cello Edward Wolanin – piano Maki Hirasawa – piano DUX 0176, 2000 DUX 0510/0511, 2 CD, 2005 DUX 0597, 2007

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Fryderyk Chopin: Rafał Blechacz: The Winner Bilińska plays Chopin Piano Recital of 15th Chopin Competition Sonata in B flat minor Op. 35 CD 1: 1st & 2nd Round Recordings: Scherzo in B minor Op. 20, Andante Spianato Mazurkas Op. 50 Preludies from Op.28, Nocturne in B major and Polonaise in E flat major Op. 22, Ballade Sonata in B minor Op. 58 Op.62 No.1, Etude in A flat major Op.10 in G minor Op. 23, Waltz in F major Op. 34 No.10, Op.64, in F sharp No. 3, Scherzo in C sharp minor Op. 39, Waltz major Op.60, Polonaise in A flat major Op.53, in A flat major Op. 42, Tarantella in A flat Mazurkas Op.56, Sonata in B minor Op.58 major Op. 43, Mazurkas Op. 50, Polonaise in CD 2: Finals: Concerto in E minor Op.11 A flat major Op. 53, Nocturnes Op. 62 CD 3: Laureates' Concerto: Mazurkas Op.56, Polonaise in A flat major Op.53, Waltzes Op.64, Mazurka in B flat major Op.17 No 1 Debussy: Prelude "Clair de Lune"

Rafał Blechacz – piano Warsaw Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Stefan Wojtas – piano Antoni Wit – conductor Beata Bilińska – piano DUX 0509, 2005 DUX KCh 15−16, 2005 DUX 0532, 2005

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Ignacy Jan Paderewski: Recordings by Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski: Symphony “Polonia” on Welte−Mignon Rolls Piano Works Symphony in B minor Op. 24 “Polonia” Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 10 in E major Menuet G-dur A l’Antique Schubert / Liszt: Ständchen, Der Erlkönig Sarabande A l’Antique Schubert: Impromptu in B flat major No. 3 Cracovienne fantastique à la Moderne Op. 14 Paderewski: Minuet in G major Op. 14 No. 1 Mélodie. Andantino gracioso Op. 8 Nocturne in B flat major Op. 16 No. 4 Legènde Beethoven: Sonata in C sharp minor Op. 27 No.2 Mélodie Chopin: Ballade in A flat major Op. 47 Nocturne Etude in E major Op. 10 No. 3 Theme Varié Etude in G flat major Op. 25 No. 9 Menuet A-dur Op. 16 Nocturne in G major Op. 37 No. 2 Tatra Album for 4 hands Op. 12 Waltz in C sharp minor Op. 64 No. 2 Polonaise in A flat major Op. 53

N O A MINACJ Duo Granat: Music Academy Orchestra in Cracow Waldemar Malicki – piano Wojciech Czepiel – conductor Ignacy Jan Paderewski – piano Tamara Granat – piano DUX 0304, 2001 DUX 0324/0325 2CD, 2001 DUX 0328, 2001

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Ignacy Jan Paderewski: Ignacy Jan Paderewski: Ignacy Jan Paderewski: Violin & Piano Works Manru Complete Songs Sonata in A minor Op. 13 Four Songs Op. 7, Konwalijka, Allegro de Concert Six Songs Op. 18, Dans la forêt, Melody Op. 16 No. 2 Douze mélodies sur de poésies de Catulle Mendès Op. 22

Taras Ivaniv, Ewa Czernak, Maciej Krzysztyniak, Zbigniew Kryczka, Barbara Krahel, Agnieszka Rehlis, Radosław Żukowski, Dorota Dutkowska, Andrzej Kalinin Konstanty Andrzej Kulka – violin Lower Silesian Choir & Opera Anna Radziejewska – mezzo-soprano Waldemar Malicki – piano Ewa Michnik – conductor Mariusz Rutkowski – piano DUX 0363, 2002 DUX 0368/0369, 2004 DUX 0585, 2007

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Ignacy Jan Paderewski: Henryk Wieniawski, Henryk Wieniawski: Piano Works Józef Wieniawski: Violin Concertos Humoresques de Concert Op. 14 No. 1 (Minuet), Violin & Piano Works Violin Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor Op. 14 Danses : Op. 9 No. 3 (Mazurka), Henryk Wieniawski: Fantasia “Faust” Op. 20 Op. 5 No. 2 (Mazurka), Polonaise brillante in Op. 21 Violin Concerto No. 2 in Op. 22 Cracovienne fantastique in B major Op. 14 No. 6, Legend Op. 17 Kujawiak in A minor Miscellanea: Op. 16 No. 1 (Legend), No. 2 Józef Wieniawski: Obertas No. 1 Op. 19 (Melody), No. 3 (Theme varié) Sonata in D minor Op. 24 Chants du voyageur Op. 8 No. 3 (Melody), Sonate in E flat minor Op. 21

Vadim Brodski – violin The National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice Patrycja Piekutowska – violin Antoni Wit – conductor Elżbieta Guzek – piano Edward Wolanin – piano Tomasz Michalak – conductor DUX 0270, 1996 DUX 0543, 2006 DUX 0410, 2003

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Henryk Wieniawski: Karol Szymanowski, Małgorzata Walewska: Violin & Piano Works Aleksander Tansman Szymanowski, Wagner – Songs Scherzo-Tarantella in G minor Op. 16 Karol Szymanowski: Karol Szymanowski: Concerto Polonaise in D major Op. 4 Symphonie Concertante pour piano Święty Boże , Jestem i płaczę, Legend Op. 17 et orchestre Op. 60 Daleko został cały świat, Łabędź, Capriccio-Waltz in E major Op. 7 Aleksander Tansman: Samotny księżyc, Sleep now, Variations on the original theme Op. 15 Suite pour deux avec accompagnement Rain has fallen, Winds of May, Polonaise brilliant in A major Op. 21 d’orchestre Mein Herz, Der junge Prinz (1 & 2), Fantasia Op. 20 Das letzte Lied : Wesendonk-Lieder, Der Engel, Stehe still, Im Treibhaus, Schmerzen, Träume

Andrzej Pikul – piano Ewa Wolak-Moszyńska – piano Bartłomiej Nizioł – violin The Lublin Philharmonic Orchestra Małgorzata Walewska – mezzo-soprano Waldemar Malicki – piano Piotr Wijatkowski – conductor Oskar Jezior – piano DUX 0253, 1996, 2003 DUX 0320, 2001 DUX 0573, 2007

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Karol Szymanowski: Karol Szymanowski: Karol Szymanowski: Stabat Mater, Litany, Demeter Violin & Piano Works String Quartets Stabat Mater Op. 53 Sonata Op. 9 String Quartet No. 1 in C major Op. 37 Litany to Virgin Mary Op. 59 Romance Op. 23 String Quartet No. 2 Op. 56 Demeter Op. 37 bis Nocturne & Tarantella Op. 28 Myths Op. 30 Lullaby. La Berceuse d’Aitacho Enia Op. 52

Jadwiga Gadulanka – soprano Jadwiga Rappé – alto N N O A O A Andrzej Hiolski – MINACJ MINACJ The National Polish Symphony Orchestra in Camerata Quartet: Katowice, Polish Radio and Choir in Cracow Piotr Pławner – violin Włodzimierz Promiński, Andrzej Kordykiewicz, Antoni Wit – conductor Waldemar Malicki – piano Piotr Reichert, Roman Hoffmann DUX 0349, 2002 DUX 0287, 1997, 2003 DUX 0366, 2002

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Karol Szymanowski: Karol Szymanowski: Karol Szymanowski: Songs Op. 41 & 49 Mazurkas Op. 50 & 62 Violin Concertos No. 1 & 2 Songs of the Fairy-Tale Princess Op. 31, Violin Concertos: No. 1 Op. 35, No. 2 Op. 61 six songs to the texts by Z. Szymanowska, Children’s Rhymes Op. 49, 20 songs to poems of K. Iłłakowiczowna

Alena Baeva – violin Anna Mikołajczyk – soprano Opole Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Edward Wolanin – piano Anna Kijanowska – piano Bogusław Dawidow – conductor DUX 0547, 2006 DUX 0417, 2005 DUX 0575, 2008

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Karol Szymanowski: Karol Szymanowski: Karol Szymanowski: Phantasy, Masques, Harnasie Piano Works Violin & Piano Works II Phantasy in C major Op. 14 Métopes Op. 29, 12 Studies Op. 33, Roxana’s song from the opera „”, Masques Op. 34 Piano Sonata No. 3 Op. 36, Kurpie song, Songs of the fairy-tale princess, Harnasie Op. 55 (arr. for two pianos) Four Polish dances Prelude Op. 1 No. 1 in B minor, Dance from „Harnasie”, The Dawn, Wild Dance, Three Paganini caprices: No. 20 in D major, No. 21 in A major, No. 24 in A minor

Joanna Domańska – piano Piotr Pławner – violin Andrzej Tatarski – piano Joanna Domańska – piano Wojciech Świtała – piano DUX 0576, 2007 DUX 0615, 2007 DUX 0614, 2007

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Karol Szymanowski: Karłowicz, Szymanowski: Songs Op. 5, 7, 32, 41, 54 Violin Concertos Święty Boże, Jestem i płaczę, Mieczysław Karłowicz: Moja pieśń wieczorna, Łabędź, Wschód, Violin Concerto in A major Op. 8 Niebo bez gwiazd, Jesienne słońce, Mein Herz, Karol Szymanowski: Der junge Prinz 1 & 2, Das letzte Lied, Violin Concerto No. 1 Op. 35 Gentle lady, Sleep now, Lean out of the window, My dove, my beautiful one, Strings in the earth,

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Krzysztof Penderecki: Krzysztof Penderecki: Krzysztof Penderecki: Te Deum, Lacrimosa Orchestral Works – vol. I Violin & Piano Works Passacaglia and Rondo Violin & Piano Sonata Symphony No. 2 “Christmas Eve” Miniatures for Violin & Piano Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima Cadenza per viola sola Anaklasis Violin & Piano Sonata No. 2

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Jadwiga Gadulanka – soprano Ewa Podleś – mezzosoprano Wiesław Ochman – tenor Andrzej Hiolski – baritone The Polish Radio Orchestra and Choir in Cracow Orchestra of the Cracow Philharmonic Patrycja Piekutowska – violin Krzysztof Penderecki – conductor Wojciech Czepiel – conductor Beata Bilińska – piano DUX 0402, 2003 DUX 0475, 2005 DUX 0479, 2004

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Krzysztof Penderecki: Krzysztof Penderecki: Clarinet Penderecki: Capriccio, De natura 7 Gates of Jerusalem & Flute Concertos, Agnus Dei sonoris II, Piano Concerto Clarinet Concerto Capriccio for Violin & Orchestra Flute Concerto Agnus Dei De natura sonoris II Piano Concerto “Resurrection”

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Soloists Dmitri Ashkenazy – clarinet Patrycja Piekutowska – violin Symphonic Orchestra & Choir David Aguilar – flute Beata Bilińska – piano of the Academy of Music in Cracow Sinfonia Varsovia The National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Krzysztof Penderecki – conductor Krzysztof Penderecki – conductor Krzysztof Penderecki – conductor DUX 0546, 2008 DUX 0559, 2006 DUX 0582, 2007

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Wojciech Kilar: Wojciech Kilar: Wojciech Kilar: Missa Pro Pace The Triptych Magnificat, Victoria

Zofia Kilanowicz – soprano Izabella Kłosińska – soprano Jadwiga Rappé – alto Izabela Kłosińska – soprano Tomasz Krzysica – tenor Charles Daniels – tenor, Piotr Nowacki – bass Warsaw Philharmonic Choir Piotr Nowacki – bass The Witold Lutosławski Philharmonic Orchestra National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra The Silesian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in Wrocław, Lower Silesian Opera Choir in Katowice and Choir Marek Pijarowski – conductor Antoni Wit – conductor Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk – conductor DUX 0434, 2003 DUX/PWM 0484, 2004 DUX 0592, 2007

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Witold Lutosławski: Witold Lutosławski: 20th-Century Polish Music Concertos Symphonies No. 3 & 4, Partita for Violin & Piano Concerto for orchestra Symphony No. 3 Karol Szymanowski: Cello Concerto Symphony No. 4 Sonata in D minor Op. 9 for Violin & Piano Partita for violin & piano Grażyna Bacewicz: Sonata No. 4 for Violin & Piano Witold Lutosławski: Partita for Violin & Piano

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An Anthology of Polish Music Polish Music Through Ages Józef Elsner: Symphony, Opera Overtures CD 1: Polish Early Music (Mikołaj of Radom, Anonym: Symphonia de Nativitate Symphony in C major Op. 11; Piotr of Grudziądz, Cyprian Bazylik, Wacław Feliks Janiewicz: Divertimento concertante Overtures to the opera: Andromeda, of Szamotuły, Mikołaj Gomółka, Marcin Maciej Radziwiłł: Divertimento, Serenade The Echo in the Wood; Leszek the White; Leopolita, Walentyn Bakfark, Adam Jarzębski, Romuald Twardowski: Old-Polish Concert, Sultan Vampum Tablature of Jan of Lublin, Tablature of Gdańsk), Mary’s Triptych Mielczewski, Rohaczewski, Szarzyński, Rafał Augustyn: Stela Żebrowski, Elsner, Janiewicz CD 2: Chopin CD 3: Dobrzyński, Moniuszko, Lipiński, Wieniawski, Zarębski, Karłowicz, Melcer, Paderewski CD 4: Surzyński, Szymanowski, Bacewicz, Tansman, Panufnik, Lutosławski, Palester, Bauer, Krauze, Penderecki, Szymański, Kilar

Jan Stanienda – violin, conductor Opole Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Wrocław Chamber Orchestra Wratislavia Bogusław Dawidow – conductor DUX 0606/0609, 4 CD, 2008 DUX 0198, 2002 DUX 0568, 2006

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Karol Lipiński: Mieczysław Karłowicz: Zarębski, Bacewicz: Works for Violin & Orchestra Symphonic Poems Piano Quintets Overture in D Major Recurring Waves Juliusz Zarębski: Concerto No. 2 in D Major for Violin Eternal Songs Piano Quintet in G minor Op. 34 Symphony in B flat Major Op. 2 No. 3 Sad Tale Grażyna Bacewicz: Lithuanian Rhapsody Piano Quintet No. 1 Stanisław and Anna Oświecim An Episode on a Masquerade

The Warsaw Quintet: Konstanty Andrzej Kulka – 1st violin Krzysztof Bąkowski – 2nd violin N O A Dominika Falger – violin MINACJ Stefan Kamasa – viola Henryk Wieniawski Philharmonic Orchestra Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra Rafał Kwiatkowski – cello Piotr Wijatkowski – conductor Jerzy Salwarowski – conductor Krzysztof Jabłoński – piano DUX 0432, 2003 DUX 0132/0133, 1999, 2006 DUX 0530, 2005

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Dobrzyński, Moniuszko: Fryderyk Chopin, Tansman: Orchestral Works String Quartets Claude Debussy: Piano Trios Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński: Fryderyk Chopin: Trio in G minor Op. 8 Aleksander Tansman: String Quartet No. 1 in E minor Op. 7 Claude Debussy: Trio No. 1 in G major Symphonie No. 4 Stanisław Moniuszko: Variations sur un thème de Frescobaldi String Quartets No. 1 in D minor, No. 2 in F major Quatre danses polonaises Deux chorals de Johann-Sebastian Bach

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28 POLISH CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

Krzysztof Meyer: Quintets Krzysztof Meyer: Concertos Szabolcs Esztényi: The Garden’s Gates Clarinet Quintet Op. 66 Concertos: Studies, Concertino, Piano Quintet Op. 76 No. 2 Op. 85 for cello and orchestra, The Garden’s Gates, No. 2 Op. 87 for violin and orchestra, Toccata for clarinet and orchestra Op. 96

Boris Pergamenschikow – cello Magdalena Rezler – violin Paweł Drobnik – clarinet Eduard Brunner – clarinet Andrzej Tatarski – piano The National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Wieniawski Quartet: in Katowice Jarosław Żołnierczyk, Mirosław Bocek, Antoni Wit – conductor Iwona Mironiuk – piano Lech Bałaban, Maciej Mazurek Gabriel Chmura – conductor Szabolcs Esztényi – piano DUX 0507/0508, 2004 DUX 0594, 2008 DUX 0593, 2007

29 POLISH CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

Grażyna Bacewicz: Lutosławski, Spisak, Palester, Baird, Knapik, Meyer, Violin & Piano Works Krauze, Szałowski, Tansman Penderecki, Zieliński Capriccio Witold Lutosławski: Tadeusz Baird: Play for String Quartet Melody Trio for oboe, clarinet & bassoon Eugeniusz Knapik: String Quartet No. 1 Mazowia Dance Michał Spisak: Krzysztof Meyer: String Quartet No. 8 Oberek Sonatina per oboe, clarinetto in Si e fagotto Krzysztof Penderecki: String Quartet No. 2 Lullaby Roman Palester: Maciej Zieliński: String Quartet No. 1 Concertino Trio d'Anches Sonata da camera Zygmunt Krauze: Sonata No. 4 Trio for oboe, clarinet & bassoon Partita Antoni Szałowski: Trio for oboe, clarinet & bassoon Aleksander Tansman: Trio d'Anches

N O A Cracow Reed Trio: MINACJ Marek Mleczko – oboe Kwartet DAFÔ: Bartłomiej Nizioł – violin Roman Widaszek – clarinet Justyna Duda, Danuta Augustyn, Paweł Mazurkiewicz – piano Paweł Solecki – bassoon Kinga Roesler, Anna Armatys DUX/PWM 0486, 2004 DUX/PWM 0493, 2004 DUX/PWM 0374, 2002

30 POLISH CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

Polish Violin Duos Tansman, Spisak, Polish Cello & Piano Sonatas Górecki, Moss Henryk Mikołaj Górecki: Sonata for Two Violins Aleksander Tansman: Sonata for Two Violins Aleksander Tansman: Cello & Piano Sonata Paweł Szymański: A due Michał Spisak: Suita for Two Violins Zygmunt Stojowski: Cello & Piano Sonata Op.18 Marta Ptaszyńska: Mancala for Two Violins Henryk Mikołaj Górecki: Jerzy Bauer: Sonata in One Movement Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil: Madrigale (I) Sonata for Two Violins Op. 10 for Cello & Piano Rafał Augustyn: Cyclic piece No. 1 Piotr Moss: Five Intermezzi for Two Violins Witold Szalonek: Cello & Piano Sonata Piotr Drożdżewski: Sonata a due violini

N N O A O A MINACJ MINACJ Bartłomiej Nizioł – violin Krzysztof Węgrzyn – violin Michał Dmochowski – cello Jarosław Pietrzak – violin Tomasz Tomaszewski – violin Graham Jackson – piano DUX 0398, 2002 DUX 0144, 1999 DUX 0514, 2006

31 POLISH CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

Stanisław Moryto: Marek Stachowski: Anna Jastrzębska: Carmina crucis String Quartets Chamber Music Carmina crucis – Songs of the Cross String Quartets: No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 Telex to Poland, De Profundis, Piu inflano, Quartetto da ingresso Mosaic, Planetary Trip, Musica festeggiante per quartetto d’archi Between Towns/Antananarivo

Izabela Kłosińska – soprano Jadwiga Kotnowska – flute Tomasz Strahl – cello

N Robert Morawski – piano O A MINACJ

N Mariusz Rutkowski – piano O A MINACJ Kwartet Jagielloński: Piotr Janowski – violin Stanisław Skoczyński – percussion Monika Mazur, Elżbieta Górka, Camerata Vistula Magda Teresa Wójcik – recitation Henryk Janusz Chrzanowski, Konrad Górka, Chamber Choir „Sine Nomine” Boukołowski – recitation Joanna Łuciuk-Kalinowska Piotr Zawistowski – conductor DUX 0385, 2002 DUX/PWM 0161, 1999 DUX 0458, 2005

32 POLISH CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

Weronika Ratusińska: Miłosz Bembinow: Zygmunt Krauze: Chamber Music Res Tua Piano Works Nymphs, Trio, Amarcord, Res Tua. Deliberations of Love and Hate Monodia & fugue String Quartet No. 2 “The Last Moments”, Two inventions Concerto for amplified violin, Three studies ensemble concerto and tape Intermezzo Fünf Klavierstücke Gnomes’ Dances La chanson du mal-aimé Six Folk Tunes Triptych Music Box Waltz Iwona Mironiuk, Grzegorz Gorczyca – piano Refrain Patrycja Piekutowska, Grzegorz Lalek – violin Aneta Kapla – soprano Nightmare Tango Tomasz Strahl – cello Paulina Boreczko – mezzo-soprano Paweł Gusnar – saxophone Maciej Bogumił Nerkowski – baritone Alina Ratkowska – harpsichord Schola Cantorum Bialostociensis Artur Pachlewski – clarinet Białystok Chamber Choir Camerata Quartet, Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej Chamber Orchestra “Sinfonia Academica” Szymon Bywalec – conductor Miłosz Bembinow – conductor Iwona Mironiuk – piano DUX 0580, 2007 DUX 0512, 2005 DUX 0477, 2004

33 JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Johann Sebastian Bach: Johann Sebastian Bach: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations Suites for Cello Solo Harpsichord Concertos BWV 988 Six Suites for cello solo: Harpsichord Concertos: in G major BWV 1007 in D minor BWV 1052 in D minor BWV 1008 in BWV 1060 in C major BWV 1009 in C major BWV 1064 in E flat major BWV 1010 in A minor BWV 1065 in C minor BWV 1011 in D major BWV 1012

Elżbieta Stefańska, Agnieszka Chabowska, Urszula Stawicka, Joanna Kwinta-Ślazyk, Andrzej Zawisza – harpsichords Consortium Jagellonicum Piotr Słopecki – piano Ivan Monighetti – cello Paweł Osuchowski – conductor DUX 0218, 2004 DUX 0301/0302 2CD, 2002 DUX 0266, 1996

34 JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Johann Sebastian Bach: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas Die Kunst der Fuge and Partitas for violin solo BWV 1080 Sonatas: No. 1 in G minor BWV 1001 No. 2 in A minor BWV 1003 No. 3 in C major BWV 1005 Partitas: No. 1 in B minor BWV 1002 No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004 No. 3 in E major BWV 1006

Piotr Słopecki – piano Michael Vaiman – violin Michael Vaiman

DUX 0490/0491, 2004 DUX 0610/0611, 2008 fot. Eugen Sommer

35 WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concertos No. 4 & 5 Violin Concertos No. 1 & 2, Violin Concerto No. 3, Adagio, Rondo Sinfonia Concertante Violin Concertos: Violin Concertos: Violin Concerto in G major K. 216 in D major K. 218 in B flat major K. 207 Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major K. 364 in A major K. 219 in D major K. 211 Adagio in E major K. 261 Rondo in B flat major K. 269 Rondo in C major K. 373

Wrocławska płyta roku 2004

Dominika Falger – violin Dominika Falger – violin Dominika Falger – violin Johannes Flieder – viola Wrocław Chamber Orchestra Wratislavia Wrocław Chamber Orchestra Wratislavia Wratislavia Chamber Orchestra Wratislavia Christian Schulz – conductor Christian Schulz – conductor Christian Schulz – conductor DUX 0452, 2004 DUX 0453, 2006 DUX 0454, 2007

36 JOHANNES BRAHMS

Johannes Brahms: Johannes Brahms: Johannes Brahms: Symphonies No. 1 & 2 Symphonies No. 3 & 4 String Concertos Symphonies: Symphonies: Violin Concerto in D major Op. 77 No. 1 in C minor Op. 68 No. 3 in F major Op. 90 Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchesta No. 2 in D major Op. 73 No. 4 in C minor Op. 98 in A minor Op. 102

Bartłomiej Nizioł – violin Alexander Neustroev – cello Opole Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Opole Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Opole Philharmonic Orchestra Bogusław Dawidow – conductor Bogusław Dawidow – conductor Bogusław Dawidow – conductor DUX 0456/0457, 2 CD, 2004 DUX 0482, 2004 DUX 0404, 2003

37 GREAT COMPOSERS

Tchaikovsky, Kreisler, Rachmaninov: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rachmaninoff – Piano Recital Compositions for Piano Piano Works Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes: The Seasons Op. 37a Elegy Op. 3 No. 1 Op. 3 No. 2 Fritz Kreisler: Polishynel Op. 3 No. 4 Op. 23 (No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7) Liebesfreud, Liebesleid Polka Op. 32 (No. 1, 5, 12) Sergey Rachmaninoff: Sonata No. 2 Op. 36 Etude-tableaux: Daisies Op. 38 No. 3 Preludes: Op. 33 (No. 3, 5) Lilacs Op. 21 No. 5 Op. 23 (No. 5, 6) Op. 39 (No. 1, 3, 6) Op. 32 No. 12 Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 Étude-Tableaux: Op. 33 (No. 7, 8) Op. 39 (No. 1, 6)

Tatiana Shebanova – piano Olga Rusina – piano Beata Bilińska – piano DUX 0554, 2006 DUX 0565, 2007 DUX 0438, 2003

38 GREAT COMPOSERS

Areński, Dvorak: Beethoven, Shostakovich: Alberto Ginastera: Piano Trios Piano Trios The Complete Music for Piano Anton Areński: in D minor Op. 32 : Danzas Argentinas Op. 2, Antonín Dvorak: Piano Trio in F minor Op. 65 Piano Trio in D major Op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost” Three Pieces Op. 6, Malambo Op. 7, Dmitri Shostakovich: Pequeña Danza from ballet „Estancia” Op. 8, Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Op. 67 Twelve American Preludes Op. 12, Creol Dance Suite Op. 15, Rondo on Argentine Childern’s Folk Tunes Op. 19, Toccata Piano Sonatas: No. 1 Op. 22, No. 2 Op. 53, No. 3 Op. 55

Trio Cracovia: Trio Cracovia: Krzysztof Śmietana – violin Krzysztof Śmietana – violin Julian Tryczynski – cello Julian Tryczyński – cello Jerzy Tosik-Warszawiak – piano Jerzy Tosik-Warszawiak – piano Andrzej Pikul – piano DUX 0513, 2005 DUX 0541, 2006 DUX 0552/0553, 2007

39 GREAT COMPOSERS

Siesta Fiesta Michel Lysight: Enigma

Eric Satie, Antonio Jobim, Darius Milhaud, Abreu Zequinha, Michel Lysight: Sergiusz Rachmaninov, Kurt Weill, Piotr Wróbel, Dizzy Gillespie, Septentrion, Enigma, Labyrinthes, Claude Debussy, Antonin Dvorak, Curtis Fuller, Chano Pozo, Chick Corea, An Awakening, Palimpsestes, Maurice Ravel, Ennio Morricone, Sergio Valle, Chick Corea Trois Croquis, Samarkand, Astor Piazzolla Homage to Fibonacci, Soleil bleu

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40 GREAT COMPOSERS

Karłowicz, Weiner, Bacewicz, Bondon, Tomasi: Clarinet & French Sonatas for Clarinet Orbán Orchestra Concertos and Piano Mieczysław Karłowicz: Jacques Bondon: Camille Saint-Saëns: Serenade for Strings Op. 2 Concerto d’Octobre pour clarinette et orchestre Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Op. 167 Leó Weiner: Divertimento No 2 Op. 24, à cordes, Concerto des Offrandes pour clarinette Charles Koechlin: Hungarian Folk Tunes for String Orchestra et orchestre Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Op. 85 Grażyna Bacewicz: Henri Tomasi: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Op. 86 Divertimento for String Orchestra Concerto pour clarinette et orchestre à cordes Jacques Castérède: György Orbán: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Feuilles d’Album à conte de Rasumoffsky : Sonata for Clarinet and Piano

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Jean-Marc Fessard – clarinet Erdõdy Chamber Orchestra Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra Jean-Marc Fessard – clarinette Łukasz Borowicz – conductor José Maria Florêncio junior – conductor Jadwiga Lewczuk – piano DUX 0433, 2003 DUX 0397, 2003 DUX 0195, 2000

41 GREAT COMPOSERS

Modern Solo Violin Music Mozart, Beethoven: Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Quintets Cello Concertos Eugene Ysaÿe: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Dmitri Shostakovich: Sonata for solo violin Op. 27 No. 4 Quintet in E flat major K. 452 for piano, oboe, Cello Concerto No1 in E flat major Op.107 Sergio Azevedo: clarinet, French horn & bassoon Cello Concerto No2 in G minor Op.126 Sonatina No. 1 for solo violin Ludwig van Beethoven: Sergey Prokofiev: Quintet in E flat major Op. 16 for piano, oboe, Sonata for solo violin Op. 115 clarinet, French horn & bassoon Fritz Kreisler: Recitativo und Scherzo-Caprice Op. 6 Fernando Lopes-Graça: Esponsais

Selectionné Andrzej Jasiński – piano par Tomasz Miczka – oboe Arkadiusz Adamski – clarinet Rafał Kwiatkowski – cello Marek Barański – bassoon Polish Radio Orchestra Carlos Damas – violin Mariusz Ziętek – French horn Wojciech Rajski – conductor DUX 0562, 2006 DUX 0526, 2005 DUX 0549, 2006

42 GREAT ARTISTS: WOJCIECH KOCYAN

Guastavino, Brahms, Raksin Skriabin, Prokofiev, Reflets dans Chopin Rachmaninov: Piano Works Carlos Guastavino: Sergey Prokofiev: / Fryderyk Chopin: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Piano Sonata No. 7 Op. 83 6 Polish Songs by Frederic Chopin Op. 74 Tonada y Cueca, Rosita Iglesias Alexandr Skriabin: Federico Mompou: Johannes Brahms: Piano Sonata in F minor No. 1 Op. 6 Variations sur un thème de Chopin Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E flat Major Sonata-fantasy in G sharp minor No. 2 Op. 19 Robert Schumann: Op. 120 No. 2 Sergey Rachmaninov: Variationen über ein Nocturne von Chopin David Raksin: The Bad and the Beautiful Preludium in D major Op. 23 No. 4 Mark Saya: Preludium in G sharp minor Op. 32 No. 12 7 Preludes Revisited. Transformations of Chopin Preludes for Piano

N O A Jan Jakub Bokun – clarinet MINACJ Wojciech Kocyan – piano Wojciech Kocyan – piano Wojciech Kocyan – piano DUX 0313, 2001, 2005 DUX 0389, 2002 DUX 0487, 2004

43 GREAT ARTISTS: KEVIN KENNER

Kenner plays Schumann Kenner plays Ravel Piazzoforte

Robert Schumann: Maurice Ravel: Astor Piazzolla: Davidsbündlertänze Op. 6 Prelude Michelangelo 70 Fantasie in C major Op. 17 Miroirs Tres piezas para orquesta de camara Arabesque in C major Op. 18 Valses nobles et sentimentales Concierto del angel La Valse (arr. for piano – M. Ravel, K. Kenner) Oblivion Pavane pour une infante défunte Revolucionario

Piazzoforte: Kevin Kenner – piano, Paweł Wajrak – violin, Maciej Lulek – violin, Ryszard Sneka – viola, Konrad Górka – cello, Grzegorz Frankowski – Kevin Kenner – piano Kevin Kenner – piano double bass, artistic leadership DUX 0557, 2007 DUX 0558, 2006 DUX 0548, 2006

44 GREAT ARTISTS: KEVIN KENNER

Kenner plays Chopin – vol. I Kenner plays Chopin – vol. II

Fryderyk Chopin: Fryderyk Chopin: Prelude in C sharp minor Op. 45 Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23 Scherzo in B minor Op. 20 Ballade No. 2 in F major Op. 38 Scherzo in B flat minor Op. 31 Ballade No. 3 in A flat major Op. 47 Scherzo in C sharp minor Op. 39 Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52 Scherzo in E major Op. 54 Barcarolle in F sharp major Op. 60 Mazurkas Op. 67 Nocturne in C sharp minor Op. posth. Polonaise in F sharp minor Op. 44 Polonaise in A flat major Op. 53 Nocturne in B major Op. 62 No. 1

Kevin Kenner – piano Kevin Kenner – piano Kevin Kenner DUX 0504, 2005 DUX 0521, 2005

45 GREAT ARTISTS: EWA PODLEŚ

Rossini Gala Ewa Podleś, Ottorino Respighi: Gli Uccelli, – Live Il Tramonto, Trittico Botticelliano Tancred’s aria “Di tanti palpiti” (“Tancredi di Chopin: Songs from Op. 74 Siracusa”); Arsace’s aria and Recitativo “Ah Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death: quel giorno”, (“Semiramide”); Calbo’s Aria Lullaby, Serenade, Trepak, The Field Marshal “Non temer d’un basso affetto” (“Maometto Rachmaninov: Christ is Risen Op. 26 No. 6, How II”); Malcolm’s Aria “Mura felici” Long Since Love Op. 14 No. 3, In the Silence of (“La donna del lago”); Ouverture from the the Night Op. 4 No. 3, Everything Passes opera “Il barbiere di Seviglia”; Rosina’s aria Op. 26 No. 15, She is Beautiful as Noon Op. 14 “Una voce poco fa” (“Il barbiere di Seviglia”); No. 9, Spring Streams Op. 14 No. 11 Isabella's aria "Pensa alla Patria" ("L’Italian Scriabin: Etudes from Op. 2, 8, 42 & 65 in Algieri"); Isabella’s aria "Cruda sorte" ("L’Italiana in Algieri")

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46 GREAT POLISH SINGERS

Karłowicz, Szymanowski: Stanisław Moniuszko: Paweł Skałuba – Polish Songs Songs Songs Mieczysław Karłowicz: Do Niemna, Dumka, Złota rybka, Czy powróci, Stanisław Moniuszko: Dwie Zorze, Grajek, Czasem, gdy długo na pół sennie marzę, Pieśń wieczorna, Wilja, Triolet, Kotek, Krakowiaczek, Prząśniczka, Znasz-li ten kraj Rdzawe liście strąca z drzew, Smutną jest dusza Przyczyna, Kwiatek, Grajek, O Zosi sierocie, Fryderyk Chopin: Smutna rzeka, Hulanka, moja, Z erotyków, Nie płacz nade mną, Idzie na Lirnik wioskowy, Pieśń Nioły, Łza, Gdzie lubi, Wojak, Pierścień pola, Na śniegu, Po szerokim morzu, Skąd Niepewność, Dalibógże, Sen, Pieśń Nai Mieczysław Karłowicz: Skąd pierwsze gwiazdy, pierwsze gwiazdy, Zaczarowana królewna Pamiętam ciche, jasne, złote dnie, Karol Szymanowski: Smutną jest dusza moja, Mów do mnie jeszcze, Three Songs after the lyrics by D. Dawydow, Z erotyków, Nie płacz nade mną, Łabędź, Three fragments, 4 Songs after the Po szerokim morzu words by T. Miciński Karol Szymanowski: Czasem, gdy długo na pół sennie marzę, Daleko został cały świat Ignacy Jan Paderewski: Tylem wytrwał, Polały się łzy, Piosnka dudziarza

N O A MINACJ Urszula Kryger – mezzo-soprano Urszula Kryger – mezzo-soprano Paweł Skałuba – tenor Katarzyna Jankowska-Borzykowska – piano Katarzyna Jankowska-Borzykowska – piano Waldemar Malicki – piano DUX 0361, 2002 DUX 0362, 2002 DUX 0527, 2005

47 GREAT POLISH SINGERS

Russian Duets Handel: Arias & Scenes from Wojtek Drabowicz Serse HWV 40 – Opera Arias Pyotr Tchaikovsky: George Frideric Handel: Mozart: Don Juan’s Aria (“Don Juan”), Six Duets for Two Voices and Piano Op. 46 Ouverture; Frondi tenere; Ombra mai fu; “Hai gia vinta” (“Marriage of Figaro”) Mikołaj Rimsky-Korsakov: Bellissima Romilda; Di tacere e di schernirmi; Verdi: “Di Provenza il Mar” (“Traviata”), Two Duets Op. 47, Two Duets Op. 52 Se cangio spoglia, non cangio core; “Cortigiani” (“Rigoletto”) Antoni Rubinstein: Queste vittorie, io credo; Borodin: Igor’s Aria (“Prince Igor”) 12 Two Duet Songs Op. 48 Più che penso alle fiamme; Wagner: Wolframs Aria “Wie Todesahnung” Tradir di reggia sposa; Saprà delle mie offese; Tchaikovsky: “Wy mnie pisali” , Se bramate d'amar, chi vi sdegna; “Kto możet srawnitsia z Matildoj mojej” Anima infida, tradita io sono; (“Jolanthe”), “Ja was libliu” (“Pique Dame”) Saria lieve ogni doglia; Il core spera e teme; Bizet: Toreadors Couplets (“”) Gran pena è gelosia – Lo sa il mio cor piagato; Sinfonia; Per rendermi beato; Cagion son io del mio dolore; Crude furie degl'orridi abissi

Urszula Kryger – mezzo-soprano Piotr Kusiewicz – tenor, Jadwiga Rappé – alto Wojtek Drabowicz – tenor Jadwiga Rappé – alto Baroque Orchestra „Concerto Avenna” Poznań Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Jerzy Knetig – tenor, Tomasz Herbut – piano Andrzej Mysiński – conductor Grzegorz Nowak – conductor DUX 0306, 2001 DUX 0377, 2007 DUX 0494, 2005

48 DVD

Stanisław Moniuszko: Wolgang Amadeusz Mozart: Karol Szymanowski: Halka Requiem d-moll KV 626 Hagith

Tatiana Borodina, Oleh Lykhach, Aleksandra Buczek, Mariusz Godlewski, Radosław Żukowski, Zbigniew Kryczka, Wioletta Chodowicz, Taras Ivaniv, Jacek Ryś, Rafał Majzner, Andrzej Kalinin, Iwona Hossa, Urszula Kryger, Adam Zdunikowski, Wiktor Gorelikow, Janusz Zawadzki Adam Zdunikowski, Romuald Tesarowicz Maciej Krzysztyniak Chorus, Orchestra & Ballet of the Wrocław Opera Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus in Lodz Orchestra and Chorus of the Wrocław Opera Ewa Michnik – conductor Tadeusz Wojciechowski – conductor Tomasz Szreder – conductor DUX 9538, 2005 – DVD DUX 9555, 2007 – DVD DUX 9589, 2007 – DVD

49 Special CDs: AUDIOFILE RECORDINGS

Antonio Vivaldi: Micro piezas Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons The Four Seasons Brouwer: Micro piezas de Falla: La vie brève Première danse espagnole Rameau: Dwa menuety, L’Egyptienne, L’Entretien des muses, Les trois mains Debussy: Clair de lune Telemann: Fantasie Giuliani: Variazioni Concertanti Pignoni: Chacarera, Gato, Huella Assad: Tres cenas brasileiras Albéniz: Tango

Robert Kabara – violin Konstanty Andrzej Kulka – violin Camerata Quartet: Prima Vista Quartet: Włodzimierz Promiński, Andrzej Kordykiewicz, Krzysztof Bzówka, Józef Kolinek, Piotr Reichert, Roman Hoffmann Dariusz Kisieliński, Jerzy Muranty N O A Adam Bogacki – double-bass MINACJ Jerzy Dybał – double bass Marek Toporowski – harpsichord Michał Nagy, Marcin Siatkowski – guitars Władysław Kłosiewicz – harpsichord DUX 0100, 1997 DUX 0174, 2000 DUX 0200, 1999

50 MUSIC FOR CHILDREN

Mussorgsky: Violin Concertos for Children Violin Concertos for Children Pictures at an Exhibition – vol. I – vol. II The Gnome, The Old Castle, Rieding: Concerto in B flat minor Op. 35, Vivaldi: Concerto in G major RV. 310 Op. 3 No. 3, Tuileries, Cattle, Concerto in G major Op. 34, Seitz: School Concerto in G minor Op. 12 No. 3 Ballet of Unhatched Chicks, Vivaldi: Concerto in G major Op. 7 No 2, part I, Holländer: School Concerto in A minor Samuel Goldenberg and Shmuyle, Huber: Concertino in F major Op. 7, Op. 62 part I, Ortmans: Concertino in A minor Market Place at Limoges, The Catacombs, Küchler: Concertino in D major Op. 15 in Style Op. 12, de Bériot: Concerto No. 9 in A minor The Hut on Hen’s Legs, The Great Gate of Kiev of Vivaldi, Seitz: School Concerto in G major Op. 104, Concerto No. 7 in G major Op. 76 Op. 13, Rieding: Concertino in A minor Op. 21 part I, Viotti: Concerto No. 22 in A minor part I, in Hungarian Style, Concertino in D major Op. 25, Haydn: Concerto No. 2 in G major part I, Bacewicz: Concertino in G major, Mozart: Concerto in D major "Adelaide" KV Accolay: Concerto in A minor – part I 294a, part I

Tadeusz Gadzina, Jan Stanienda, Krzysztof Podejko – violin Krzysztof Podejko, Bartłomiej Nizioł – violin Ella Susmanek, Elżbieta Jarszewska-Kordykiewicz, Piotr Paleczny – piano Elżbieta Jarszewska-Kordykiewicz – piano Ella Susmanek – piano DUX 0473, 2006 DUX 0168, 2000, 2004 DUX 0169, 2000, 2004

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