Grazyna Bacewicz
Born: 5th February 1909, Lodz, Poland
Died: 17th January 1969, Warsaw, Poland
Nationality: Polish
Grażyna Bacewicz Biernacka was a Polish composer and violinist of Lithuanian origin. She is the second Polish female composer to have achieved national and international recognition, the first being Maria Szymanowska in the early 19th century.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grażyna_Bacewicz
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Presto Presents... Joanna Kacperek
29th Jun 2026
The Polish pianist visited Presto recently to introduce her new album In Plain Sight, featuring music by female composers including Mel Bonis, Cécile Chaminade and Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf.
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Orchestral Works by Grażyna Bacewicz
11th Jul 2025
Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra continue their survey of the orchestral works by the Polish composer, including Symphony No. 2, the Concerto for Large Symphony Orchestra, and the Piano Concerto with soloist Peter Donohoe.
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Popular Works: Bacewicz
- 10 Concert Etudes For Piano (3)
- Capriccio for violin and piano (4)
- Concertino in G major for violin & piano (4)
- Concerto for String Orchestra (15)
- Divertimento for String Orchestra (3)
- Humoreske, for violin & piano (3)
- Kaprys polski No. 1 (6)
- Kolysanka (Lullaby), for violin & piano (4)
- Little Triptych (4)
- Melodia, for violin & piano (3)
- Moravian Dance (Taniec mazowiecki) for Violin & Piano (5)
- Music for strings, trumpets and percussion (3)
- Oberek No. 1 (9)
- Oberek No. 2 (3)
- Overture (4)
- Partita for Violin & Piano (6)
- Piano Quintet No. 1 (10)
- Piano Quintet No. 2 (4)
- Piano Sonata No. 2 (9)
- Polish Capriccio (10)
- Quartet for Four Cellos (3)
- Quartet for Four Violins (3)
- Sinfonietta for string orchestra (3)
- Sonata da camera (5)
- Sonata No. 1 for Violin Solo (3)
- Sonata No. 2 for Violin Solo (8)
- Sonatina (3)
- String Quartet No. 1 (3)
- String Quartet No. 2 (3)
- String Quartet No. 3 (5)
- String Quartet No. 4 (13)
- String Quartet No. 5 (3)
- String Quartet No. 6 (5)
- String Quartet No. 7 (4)
- Symphony for string orchestra (6)
- Violin Concerto No. 1 (4)
- Violin Sonata No. 2 (4)
- Violin Sonata No. 3 (7)
- Violin Sonata No. 4 (14)
- Violin Sonata No. 5 (6)
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Special offer. Bacewicz: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 | Symphony No. 2 - Piano Concerto - Concerto For Large Symphony Orchestra
Peter Donohoe (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th July 2025
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2025, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Gramophone Awards, 2026 Finalist, Orchestral
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Special offer. In Plain Sight
Joanna Kacperek (piano)
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Special offer. Grazyna Bacewicz: Orchestral Works Vol. 1
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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