Composer: Zygmunt Stojowski
Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Conductor: Antoni Wit
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Capriccio
Catalogue: C5464
Release: 2022
Size: 655 MB
Recovery: +3%
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Symphony in D minor, Op. 21
01. I. Andante mesto
02. II. Andante
03. III. Scherzo. Molto vivace
04. IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco, ma non vivace
Suite for Orchestra in E Flat Major Op. 9
05. I. Thème varié
06. II. Intermède polonais
07. III. Rêverie et Cracovienne
Zygmunt Stojowski might be viewed as one of the several missing links between Frédéric Chopin and Karol Szymanowski. He contributed to the development of Polish music between the second half of the 19th century and the dawn of modernism, but his works somehow never entered the repertoire. Stojowski was happy to remain steeped in the late-romantic tradition; his scores exhibit a strong gift for melody and a deft hand in colourful orchestration, reflecting both Russian and French influences. Following his move to the US in 1905, Stojowski enjoyed a fine reputation as a composer, pianist and, increasingly, as a teacher, but his absence from the European stage led to his works fading into obscurity.