Composer: Grazyna Bacewicz, Alexandre Tansman
Performer: Julia Kociuban, Małgorzata Wasiucionek-Potera, Oriana Masternak, Maria Shetty, Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska, Messages Quartet
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Dux
Catalogue: DUX1792
Release: 2022
Size: 1.09 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Bacewicz: Piano Quintet No. 1
01. I. Moderato molto espressivo
02. II. Presto
03. III. Grave
04. IV. Con passione
Bacewicz: Piano Quintet No. 2
05. I. Moderato
06. II. Larghetto
07. III. Allegro giocoso
Tansman: Musica a cinque
08. I. Praeludium
09. II. Toccata
10. III. Elegia
11. IV. Divertimento
12. V. Finale
Grażyna Bacewicz is one of the most famous composers of the last century. She was distinguished by a bold, experimental approach to music and, at the same time, an excellent compositional technique, characterized by precision and predilection for an orderly form. This made her belong to the Neoclassical trend, which is reflected by the Piano Quintet No. 1 (1952) featured on the album. The second piece of this genre, Piano Quintet No. 2, was written in 1965 and shows a new, sonoristic approach to the sound matter, but it is still kept in Bacewicz’s elegant and at the same time temperamental compositional idiom.
Alexandre Tansman created his Piano Quintet in 1955; critics also classified him as a Neoclassical composer. In his Musica a cinque, he drew inspiration from Baroque music both in terms of form and technique, combining polyphonic and homophonic textures. This piece has been almost forgotten and rarely performed so far, so we are all the happier to present it to the audience. The piano part is interpreted by Julia Kociuban, an extremely talented pianist, performing on many continents, also experienced as a teacher and organizer of musical life. She is accompanied by the Messages Quartet, an ensemble specializing in Polish chamber music performance, active since 2014.