Lutosławski’s Last Concert
Fujiko Imajishi (violin) & Valdine Anderson (soprano)
New Music Concerts Ensemble, Witold Lutosławski
The disc is worth its price for the performance of the Robert Desnos song-cycle Chantefleurs et Chantefables alone, a sequence of bejewelled miniatures, gorgeously sung by Valdine Anderson,...
Lutosławski’s Last Concert
Fujiko Imajishi (violin) & Valdine Anderson (soprano)
New Music Concerts Ensemble, Witold Lutosławski
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The disc is worth its price for the performance of the Robert Desnos song-cycle Chantefleurs et Chantefables alone, a sequence of bejewelled miniatures, gorgeously sung by Valdine Anderson,...
About
The great Polish composer Witold Lutosławski was an important conductor of his own highly expressive music.
This is Lutoslawski’s final appearance as a conductor of his own works before his death on 7th February, 1994.
With Chain 1 he developed a new compositional method linking contrasting musical ideas into a satisfying whole. Partita, Interlude and Chain 2 form an impressive trilogy. Chantefleurs et Chantefables is a luminous, bittersweet song cycle.
Canadian soprano Valdine Anderson has been acclaimed for performances ranging from Baroque to contemporary music. Fujiko Imajishi, concertmaster of the National Ballet of Canada and Esprit Orchestra, has enjoyed a long association with Toronto’s New Music Concerts.
Contents and tracklist
- Fujiko Imajishi
- New Music Concerts
- Witold Lutosławski
- New Music Concerts
- Witold Lutosławski
- Fujiko Imajishi
- New Music Concerts
- Witold Lutosławski
- Valdine Anderson
- New Music Concerts
- Witold Lutosławski
- New Music Concerts
- Witold Lutosławski
Awards and reviews
28th October 2010
The disc is worth its price for the performance of the Robert Desnos song-cycle Chantefleurs et Chantefables alone, a sequence of bejewelled miniatures, gorgeously sung by Valdine Anderson, whose apparently childlike simplicity belies the craft and subtlety of their settings.
