Composer: Krzysztof Penderecki
Performer: Artur Pachlewski, Jean-Louis Capezzali
Orchestra: Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Antoni Wit
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8572212
Release: 2012
Size: 225 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Three Pieces in Old Style
01. No. 1. Aria
02. No. 2. Menuetto I
03. No. 3. Menuetto II
Serenade for string orchestra
04. I. Passacaglia
05. II. Larghetto
Sinfonietta
06. I. Allegro molto
07. II. Vivace
08. Intermezzo
09. Capriccio for oboe & 11 strings
Sinfonietta No. 2
10. I. Notturno: Adagio
11. II. Scherzo: Vivacissimo
12. III. Serenade: Tempo di valse
13. IV. Abschied: Larghetto
This disc brings together some of Penderecki’s least-known works.
Covering the whole of his stylistic range – from saucy pastiche to more hard edged radical writing – this recording vividly captures Penderecki’s growth and change as a composer.