Special offer. Moszkowski: Orchestral Music Vol. 2
Sinfonia Varsovia, Ian Hobson
Words cannot convey how much I enjoyed these suites by Moszkowski. This is music I will listen to again and again, and I know you will too. Hobson and the Sinfonia Varsovia’s players are terrific...
Special offer. Moszkowski: Orchestral Music Vol. 2
Sinfonia Varsovia, Ian Hobson
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Words cannot convey how much I enjoyed these suites by Moszkowski. This is music I will listen to again and again, and I know you will too. Hobson and the Sinfonia Varsovia’s players are terrific...
About
The Polish composer Moritz Moszkowski (1854–1925) is best remembered for a handful of virtuoso piano pieces, but he also produced a substantial body of orchestral music, most of it unperformed for a century or more. The first volume in this first-ever survey of his orchestral output presented the monumental ‘Symphonic Poem in Four Movements’ Johanna d’Arc – a vast symphonic fresco depicting the life, death and transfiguration of the heroine of Schiller’s 1801 play Die Jungfrau von Orleans – and drew a warm welcome from the musical press. These two big-hearted Suites continue that process of discovery, opening a treasure chest of gorgeous melody and sumptuous orchestral writing that make these forgotten gems irresistibly attractive.
Contents and tracklist
- Jakub Haufa (violin), Zuzanna Elster (harp), Damian Skowroński (organ)
- Sinfonia Varsovia
- Ian Hobson
Awards and reviews
Words cannot convey how much I enjoyed these suites by Moszkowski. This is music I will listen to again and again, and I know you will too. Hobson and the Sinfonia Varsovia’s players are terrific and so is Toccata’s recording.
December 2020
Performances of winning verve and character…[The Troisième Suite] dances along so merrily that, while some might affect a sniffy resistance, it defies you not to be its friend.
October 2020
He’s not a composer for whom depths are there to be plumbed. Rather, he’s a spinner of tunes and character, served up in ingratiating orchestrations that exist to please and titillate. It’s nearly a century since his death in 1925 – he died in destitution - and this series, affectionately played and directed, is doing much to bring his charming, uncomplicated orchestral music to wider notice.
Pizzicato September 2020
Both suites contain many beautiful melodies and are brimming with charming ideas. The Sinfonia Varsovia’s perfomance is brilliant and transparent, as well as subtly refined. This elegant music-making has verve and an enormous presence, which is further enhanced by the well-balanced sound.
