Composer: Mieczysław Karłowicz
Orchestra: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Antoni Wit
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8570452
Release: 2008
Size: 328 MB
Recovery: +3%
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01. Stanislaw i Anna Oswiecimowie (Stanislaw and Anna Oswiecim), Op. 12
02. Rapsodia litewska (Lithuanian Rhapsody), Op. 11
03. Epizod na maskaradzie (Episode at a Masquerade), Op. 14
Although he left the merest handful of compositions at his seemingly accidental death in an avalanche while skiing, Mieczyslaw Karlowicz ranks among the most important Polish composers of his generation.
The final years of his brief career were taken up by a series of six symphonic poems, the third, fourth and sixth of which are included on this first disc of these works.
Alternating between fervent affirmation and brooding melancholy, these impressive late-romantic works are notable for their colourful and imaginative orchestration and fresh and original harmony.