Special offer. Panufnik: Symphonic Works Volume 8
Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Raphael Wallfisch (cello), Ewa Kupiec (piano)
Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Łukasz Borowicz
[Sitkovetsky] does not underplay [the Violin Concerto] darkness but neither does he miss its soaring, aspirational quality...Wallfisch's performance is electric. The Piano Concerto was certainly...
Special offer. Panufnik: Symphonic Works Volume 8
Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Raphael Wallfisch (cello), Ewa Kupiec (piano)
Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Łukasz Borowicz
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[Sitkovetsky] does not underplay [the Violin Concerto] darkness but neither does he miss its soaring, aspirational quality...Wallfisch's performance is electric. The Piano Concerto was certainly...
About
Andrzej Panufnik stands out in the compositional landscape of the Western World. “For me music is always the expression of the deepest human feeling and genuine emotion. The spiritual and poetic content is therefore very essential and has a decided influence on the construction. In all my works I attempt to form a real balance between emotion and intellect – an equilibrium of heart and mind, of motivation and construction.” This month CPO are concluding their complete edition of Panufnik’s symphonic works with his three great concertos for violin, cello, and piano.
Contents and tracklist
- Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin)
- Konzerthausorchester Berlin
- Łukasz Borowicz
- Recorded: 29-30 January 2013
- Recording Venue: Konzerthaus Berlin, Grosser Saal, Germany
- Raphael Wallfisch (cello)
- Konzerthausorchester Berlin
- Łukasz Borowicz
- Recorded: 24-27 June 2013
- Recording Venue: Konzerthaus Berlin, Grosser Saal, Germany
- Ewa Kupiec (piano)
- Konzerthausorchester Berlin
- Łukasz Borowicz
- Recorded: 24-27 June 2013
- Recording Venue: Konzerthaus Berlin, Grosser Saal, Germany
Awards and reviews
November 2014
[Sitkovetsky] does not underplay [the Violin Concerto] darkness but neither does he miss its soaring, aspirational quality...Wallfisch's performance is electric. The Piano Concerto was certainly the right choice to end this disc, if one listens to it straight through: it's an exuberant, colourful work
19th October 2014
Like the Violin Concerto , [the Piano Concerto] exemplifies Panufnik’s ability to make constructivistic procedures intensely expressive: a simple pair of intervals can repeat endlessly, yet never become tedious.
