Browse: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra)

Marcin Zdunik brings clean, elegant playing and reserves of warmth to all the solo parts, also making the case for the Gdańsk-born Henryk Hubertus Jabłonski’s C-67, a compact score sitting between... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2023, 5 out of 5 stars More…

A typical pairing of the Concertos played by Yundi, known for his Chopin interpretations. Reliable, technically precise, these are careful, considered accounts with virtuosic flair. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Szymanowski's Symphony No. 2 shows him beginning to approach his first maturity as a composer… In Symphony No. 3, composed five years later, the mature Szymanowski has arrived. Again, this... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Ilya Kaler is a near ideal interpreter of these works and the delightful Nocturne and Tarantella which serve as makeweight. His playing certainly has the requisite passion, but he also has a... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Performances under Antoni Wit are superb, strong and intense, with an excellent chorus and team of soloists. — Penguin Guide, 2011 edition More…

Douglas is ideally suited to this big-boned music, and relishes its darkly imposing and sometimes splashy textures...Wit draws a kaleidoscope performance, making this another valuable addition... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Inevitably the mood of much of the music is oppressive and troubled...Weinberg deploys his large forces sparingly and with great textural variety...It was a masterstroke on the part of Naxos... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

There are many attractive aspects to this performance, not least the heroic tenor of Timothy Bench and the full-throated singing of the sopranos and altos. Too often, however, the delivery of... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2012, 3 out of 5 stars More…