Composer: Marcin Błażewicz, Mikołaj Majkusiak, Bronisław Kazimierz Przybylski
Performer: Klaudiusz Baran
Orchestra: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Michał Klauza
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574431
Release: 2022
Size: 308 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Błażewicz: Accordion
01. I. Andante ma agitato
02. II. Allegretto
03. III. Allegro con fuoco
Przybylski: Concerto polacco
04. I. Allegro scherzando
05. II. Tempo rubato, molto espressivo
06. III. Presto
Majkusiak: Concerto Classico
07. I. Allegro ben ritmico
08. II. Lento drammatico
09. III. Presto con fuoco
Since the 1960s the Polish accordion concerto has enjoyed increasing popularity and in recent years no one has inspired more composers to write for the instrument than Klaudiusz Baran.
The three most important Polish concertos are showcased in this album. Marcin Błażewicz’s Concerto possesses a fascinating wealth of colours with spectacular passages and melodic arabesques cast in a richly communicative language. Mikołaj Majkusiak’s youthful Concerto classico is a virtuosic synthesis of old and contemporary forms, while in 1973 Bronisław Przybylski wrote a swashbuckling Concerto full of the folkloric influence of Polish dances.