Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Any pre-existing notions that Mieczysław Vainberg's music is merely a pale imitation of his mentor Shostakovich should surely be banished after listening to this stunning disc. Gabriel Chmura... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2004, 5 out of 5 stars More…

…Bacewicz… reveals a strong personality… the value and originality of what she did achieve is very well conveyed by Joanna Kurkowicz's polished yet passionate playing, backed to the hilt in... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009 More…

For those who admire such athematic music this inexpensive anthology, in authoritative performances under the composer's own direction, makes a splendid introduction to Penderecki's music...the... — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…

Zygmunt Noskowski, teacher of Szymanowski and others, charts the changing seasons in his Third Symphony with expansive, folksy lyricism. Distinctive and likeable. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

the clarity of the new recording allows all the detail of all Panufnik's remarkable scoring, relished at every moment by Borowicz...Something that should also be taken into consideration is... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2014 More…

Katyn Epitaph makes a profound impression...the Tragic Overture shows what Panufnik absorbed from his pre-war visit to Vienna and his analysis of the music of Webern...Nothing of its rigour... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The Symphonic concertante… is in three movements that make use of Polish dance forms… The piano-writing is virtuoso, the music suffused with that idiosyncratic mix of Scriabin, Debussy and... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2008 More…