Chamber, Bacewicz (composer)
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The Silesian lend vibrant warmth to [the First Quartet]…[and] handle [the later quartets] with precision and élan: a tremendous achievement —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2016, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Winner - Chamber
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Grażyna Bacewicz: Two Piano Quintets, Quartet for four Violins & Quartet for four Cellos
Szymon Krzeszowiec, Krzysztof Lasoń, Małgorzata Wasiucionek, Arkadiusz Kubica, Wojciech Świtała (piano)
Silesian Quartet, Polish Cello Quartet
For those invigorated by the Silesian Quartet’s complete quartet set, here’s an exciting new addition: two piano quintets. They are works of real substance and originality. The First (1952)... —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2018, Chamber Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2018
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Finalist - Chamber
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Diapason d’Or, June 2018, Nouveauté
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In short, this highly recommendable collection represents a model of imaginative and provocative programming. —
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Ventris brings absolute technical assurance and a vivid sense of line...Among the many excellent more contemporary works, Amanda Feery’s Boreal s especially powerful...In all, beautifully performed... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2023, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2023, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2024, Shortlisted - Premiere
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This is one of those rare programmes in which the whole is far greater than the sum of its parts. —
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Record Review, 4th February 2023, Record of the Week
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Altstaedt and pianist-conductor Emelyanychev have wonderful musical chemistry in this sophisticated album of 1960s compositions..Unreservedly recommended. —
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The Polish Violin Vol 2
Szymanowski, Wieniawska & Bacewicz
Jennifer Pike (violin), Petr Limonov (piano)
As in her first volume, Jennifer Pike (herself half-Polish) has chosen to anchor her survey to a substantial helping of Szymanowski, and she and pianist Petr Limonov open with a sweeping performance... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2021
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Joachim Mendelson & Grażyna Bacewicz: Chamber Works
Silesian String Quartet, Karolina Stalmachowska (oboe), Piotr Salajczyk (piano)
the Quintet of 1939 for violin, viola, cello, oboe and piano is more striking [than the String Quartet] – and the highlight of this recording. The oboe and piano add piquancy, and Mendelson... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Bacewicz: Music for Chamber Orchestra, Vol. 3
Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio, Agnieszka Duczmal
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Winner - Orchestral
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Bacewicz's seven string quartets stand tall in the repertoire of 20th-century chamber music, worthy of comparison with works by more famous composers…Bacewicz wrote for strings with complete... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2016, Chamber Finalist
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