Schnittke : String Quartet No. 1 WeWsIw 2017-11-04 | String Quartet No. 1, Alfred Schnittke, 1967.Quatuor Molinari.Recorded at Salle du Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal, Québec, Canada, 2010.I. Sonata - 00:00-08:16II. Canon - 08:17-12:16III. Candeza - 12:17-18:51"He wrote the first string quartet for the Borodin Quartet, which premiered it in 1967 in leningrad (Saint petersburg). though he gave each of the three movements of this dodecaphonic work somewhat Baroque titles, it squarely belongs to the new ways of the West. it follows the procedures of Witold lutoslawski, of Krzysztof penderecki, and of the viennese school and its heirs, such as pierre Boulez and luigi nono, including a vast panoply of nuances, such as pizzicato and glissando, and of effects, such as the mute and the bow on the fingerboard or bridge.Right from its very expressive introduction, the first movement, Sonata, strikes the listener with an impression of the sheer inventiveness of its young (he was 32) composer. A play of subtle nuances and the endlessly refreshed sonic effects recall both the legacy of Schoenberg and the expressive chromaticism of Bartók’s last quartets. this is notable in the second section of this movement, which is dominated by a drone ornamented with trills and glissandi. the movement ends fortissimo on a tutti that employs all the 12 chromatic tones of the scale.With its Webernian pointillism, the second movement, Canon, continues this sonic exploration in quite a rhapsodic way. this leads into the Cadenza. this third movement, reminiscent of the great figurative flights of the Baroque toccatas, is based on a Klangfarbenmelodie (a tone color melody) dear to the viennese school: a phrase rapidly circulates from one instrument to another to form a long, monodic ribbon. the astounding coda is interspersed with six long dramatic silences and ends up quietly resolved on a unison C, a pole apart from the mood of the opening movement."Picture : Francis Bacon, Study for Self-Portrait, 1981.
Lenya and Weill : Bilbao-song WeWsIw 2018-04-21 | Bilbao-song, from Happy End, Kurt Weill, Elisabeth Hauptmann and Bertold Brecht, 1929.Sung by the great Lotte Lenya. Orchestra conducted by Roger Bean (Germany), 1955.Picture : Detail of the poster of Happy End, Thomas B. Allen.
Lenya and Weill : Ballad of Mack The Knife (Moritat) WeWsIw 2018-04-21 | Ballad of Mack The Knife (Die Moritat von Mackie Messer) form Die Dreigroschenoper, Kurt Weill and Bertold Brecht, 1928.Sung by the great Lotte Lenya. Orchestra conducted by Roger Bean (Germany), 1955.Picture : Detail of the poster of Die Dreigroschenoper, Seymour Chwast.
Penderecki : Fonogrammi WeWsIw 2018-02-16 | Fonogammi, Krzysztof Penderecki, 1961.Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (Warsaw), conducted by Antoni Wit, Urszula Janik (Flute).Recorded at Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, 2008.Picture : The Never Ending Blue of A Perpetual Summer, Giuseppe Beddru, 2017.
Penderecki : Cello Concerto No 2 WeWsIw 2018-01-06 | Cello Concerto No. 2, Krzysztof Penderecki, 1982.Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (Warsaw), conducted by Antoni Wit, Tatjana Vassiljeva (Cello).Recorded at Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, 2008.Andante con moto - 00:00-05:44Vivo - 05:45-11:51Tempo I - 11:52-15:43 Allegretto - 15:44-19:05Lento - 19:06-27:12Allegretto - 27:13-28:49Poco meno mosso - 28:50-33:41Tempo I - 33:42-36:58Picture : Scene from Teorema, Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1968." The Second Cello Concerto was written for Rostropovich and its exploration of Romantic intensity reflected a change in Penderecki’s musical language. Its rich harmonies and dramatic power ensure unflagging interest. " - Naxos
Mozart : Piano Concerto No 24 in C Minor, K 491 WeWsIw 2017-10-10 | Piano Concerto No 24 in C Minor, K 491, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1786.Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (New York), Richard Goode (Piano).Recorded at Manhattan Center, 1997.I. Alegro - 00:00-13:52II. Larghetto - 13:53-21:18III. Allegretto - 21:19-30:38Picture : Lepanto, Cy Towmbly, 2001.
Weill : Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny WeWsIw 2017-09-10 | Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny), Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, 1930. A political-satirical opera.Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Lukas Foss (1975).Picture : Ave Maria, Maurizio Cattelan, 2007.
Weill : Die Dreigroschenoper (Orchestral suite) WeWsIw 2017-09-10 | Die Dreigroschenoper (The Three Penny Opera), Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht 1928.Westchester Symphony Orchestra (Recklinghausen), conducted by Siegfried Landau (1974).Ouverture - 00:00-01:49Die Moritat van Mackie Messer - 01:50-03:51Anstatt-Dass Song - 03:52-05:53Die Ballade vom angenehmen Leben - 05:54-09:02Polly's Lied - 09:03-11:25Tang-Ballade - 11:26-14:08Kanonensong - 14:09-16:42Dreigronschen-Finale - 16:43-21:43Picture : Picture : Scene from Die Dreigroschenoper, Georg Wilhelm Pabst, 1931.
Penderecki : Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 WeWsIw 2017-08-15 | Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1, Krzysztof Penderecki, 1976.National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), conducted by Antoni Wit, Chee-Yun (Violin).Recorded at Grzegorz Fitelberg Concert Hall, 2000.Picture : Scene from Vertigo, Alfred Hitchcock, 1958."" Completed in 1976, Violin Concerto No. 1 marks a breakthrough in Krzysztof Penderecki’s development. It was written in a highly significant period in the history of Polish music. At least two other works of the “Generation 1933” premiered in the mid-1970s – Górecki’s Symphony of Sorrowful Songs and Kilar’s Kościelec 1909– heralded a radical change of thinking, a departure from the avant-garde and a return to neo-Romantic types of expression, to melody and the euphony of sound. Penderecki stressed in an interview with Jakub Haufa that in his Concerto the stylistic change resulted from the purpose of the composition. It was written for violinist Isaac Stern, a representative of the so-called Russian romantic school. The piece was therefore meant as a “regular concerto”, in agreement with the personality and stylistic preferences of the virtuoso instrumentalist. This idiomatic piece demonstrates the composer’s thorough acquaintance with the capabilities of the instrument. The concerto contains virtuoso elements, though the composer saw it more as a “sinfonia concertante” because of the importance of the orchestra.The concerto is, as Penderecki explained in the same interview, “a key to the understanding not only of my violin works, but of my later music written after the mid-1970s in general.” Despite its one-part form, frequent changes of tempo and expression make it possible to differentiate various “characters” and motifs in the piece. One of these emerges from the theme introduced in the beginning by the cello – a sequence of notes descending in semitones – and is of special significance, as it recurs in different variants in other Penderecki works from the late 1970s and early 1980s, such as Paradise Lost, Concerto for Viola, Cello Concerto No. 2 and The Black Mask. In Violin Concerto No. 1, the theme influenced numerous critics who heard the entire piece as a profoundly tragic expression of suffering and a highly personal statement (it was written as the composer’s father was on his deathbed). "" http://ninateka.pl/kolekcje/en/three-composers/penderecki/audio/i-koncert-na-skrzypce-i-orkiestre
Penderecki : Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 “Metamorphosen” WeWsIw 2017-08-14 | Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 “Metamorphosen”, Krzysztof Penderecki, 1995.National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), conducted by Antoni Wit, Konstanty Kulka (Violin).Recorded at Grzegorz Fitelberg Concert Hall, 2000.Picture : Scene from Vertigo, Alfred Hitchcock, 1958."" In his music, Penderecki has frequently demonstrated his special attitude to the violin – the instrument he diligently studied in his youth. As a composer and conductor, he has worked with great violin virtuosi. The mastery of Anne-Sophie Mutter, with whom he performed Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in 1988 in Lucerne, inspired him to write his Violin Concerto No. 2 (1992–95). In the meantime, the composer became fascinated by the aesthetic idea of claritas, which to some extent influenced the final shape of the new concerto. In comparison with the one written for Isaac Stern, his new work was much lighter in both texture and expression. Just as the Concerto Winterreise for horn does not contain references to Schubert, “Metamorphosen” is not a tribute to Richard Strauss. The concerto’s subheading refers to the two attempts at giving the concerto its final shape, as well as to the transformations of sound material, with lyrical and cantilena themes presented in different instrumental variants, full of virtuoso dash – especially in the solo parts. This hybridicity also manifests itself in the harmony and form of the piece, which unifies opposed elements and resembles a sonata form with several culminations. The piece opens with an Allegro ma non troppo. The song-like ascending violin melody features characteristic sixth and minor third intervals. The triplet theme of the violas in Allegro vivace leads to a short cadenza. There follows a Meno mosso with a wistful theme demonstrating an octave contour (similar intervallic structures were also used in Penderecki’s other works from this period). Here the tranquillo section attracts attention with sublime colours produced by celesta, triangle, orchestral bells, horn and clarinet. Tempo primo is a return to the initial type of musical narrative, and the Allegretto and Andante that follow lead to a serene Vivace. A return of the triplet motif and a completely new melody in B minor precede a violent culmination and a retrospective solo cadenza. After a dozen clusters comes the epilogue-like Andante con moto, which restores – for the last time – the sombre mood of the opening. In the end, the violin ascends in a song-like manner into its highest register and tunes in with the orchestra in a minor key chord. "" http://ninateka.pl/kolekcje/en/three-composers/penderecki/audio/ii-koncert-na-skrzypce-i-orkiestre-metamorfozy
Schnittke : Canon In Memory of I. Stravinsky WeWsIw 2017-06-26 | Canon in Memory of I. Stravinsky, Alfred Schnittke, 1971.Kronos Quartet.Recorded at Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, California, USA, 1994-1996.Picture : Francis Bacon, Three Studies for a Portrait of George Dyer, 1963.
Lutoslawski : Concerto for Orchestra WeWsIw 2017-06-26 | Concerto for Orchestra, Witold Lutosławski, 1950-1954.National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), conducted by Antoni Wit. Recorded at Concert Hall of Polish Radio, 1996.Intrada - 00:00-07:18Capriccio Notturno Ed Arioso - 07:19-13:09Passacaglia Toccata E Corale - 13:10-29:26Picture : Jean-Paul Riopelle, "Dans la cache", lithographie 54/65, 1984.
Lutoslawski : Concerto for Cello and Orchestra WeWsIw 2017-06-06 | Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Witold Lutosławski, 1970.National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), conducted by Antoni Wit. Andrzej Bauer, Cello. Recorded at Concert Hall of Polish Radio, 1995.Picture : Gerhard Richter, I.G., 1993.
Lutoslawski : String Quartet WeWsIw 2017-05-11 | String Quartet, Witold Lutosławski, 1964.Tippett Quartet Recorded at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University, 2013.Introductory Movement - 00:00-09:41Main Movement - 09:41-26:54Picture : Gerhard Richter, S. mit Kind, 1995.
Penderecki : Symphony No. 2 Christmas WeWsIw 2017-03-26 | Symphony No. 2 "Christmas", Krzysztof Penderecki, 1979-1980.National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), conducted by Antoni WitRecorded at Grzegorz Fitelberg Concert Hall, 1999.Moderato - 00:00-07:46Allegretto - 07:46-11:35Lento - 11:35-21:53Tempo I - 21:53-26:00Allegretto - 26:00-34:26Picture : James Rosenquist, Time Dust, 1992.
Dvořák | Piano Quintet #1 In A, Op 5, B 28 WeWsIw 2017-02-20 | Piano Quintet #1 In A, Op 5, B 28, Antonín Dvořák, 1872Borodin Quartet, Sviatoslav Richter (piano)Recorded live at the Prague Festival (Czech Republic), 1982. Allegro Ma Non Troppo : 00:00-08:19 Andante Sostenuto : 08:19-18:56Finale: Allegro Con Brio : 18:56-27:55Picture : František Kupka, Mme Kupka among Verticals (detail), 1910-11.
Penderecki : Clarinet Quartet WeWsIw 2017-02-01 | Clarinet Quartet, Krzysztof Penderecki, 1993Michel Lethiec, Clarinet - Régis Pasquier, Violin - Bruno Pasquier, Viola - Arto Noras, CelloRecorded at Naantali Parish Hall (Finland), 2001. Notturno : 00:00-03:28 Scherzo - Vivacissimo : 03:28-05:57Serenade : 05:57-07:22Abschied : 07:22-16:04Picture : Edward Hopper, Room in New York, 1932.
Entrevista con Marcus André Vieira : Es mas fuerte que yo - Las pasiones WeWsIw 2017-01-29 | Lacan en español en Montreal présenta :ES MAS FUERTE QUE YO : LAS PASIONESEntrevista con Marcus André Vieira.Psiquiatra y psicoanalista en rio de Janeiro Analista miembro de la Escuela brasileña de psicoanalisis.Entrevistado por: Luis Villa©LacanespagnolMontrealfacebook.com/LacanespanolMontreal/?fref=ts
Zimmermann : Requiem für einen jungen Dichter WeWsIw 2016-11-04 | Requiem für einen jungen Dichter, Bernd Alois Zimmermann, 1967-1969.Holland synfonia orchestra (Haarlem), conducted by Bernhard Kontarsky.Recorded in 2005.Prolog / Requiem 1 - 00:00-39:43Rappresentazione - 39:44-44:52Elegia - 44:53-46:36 Tratto - 46:37-47:45Lamento - 47:46-54:33Dona Nobis Pacem - 54:34-1:03:08Picture : Gerhard Richter, Betty, 1977.
Penderecki : Threnody For The Victims Of Hiroshima WeWsIw 2016-10-28 | Threnody For the Victims of Hiroshima for 52 stringed instruments, Krzysztof Penderecki, 1994.National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), conducted by Antoni Wit.Recorded at Grzegorz Fitelberg Concert Hall, 1998.Picture : Gerhard Richter, September, 2005.
Penderecki : Fluorescences WeWsIw 2016-10-28 | Fluorescences for orchestra, Krzysztof Penderecki, 1962.National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), conducted by Antoni Wit.Recorded at Grzegorz Fitelberg Concert Hall, 1998.Picture : James Rosenquist, I love you with my Ford, 1961.
Penderecki : Symphony No. 5 Korean WeWsIw 2016-06-12 | Symphony No. 5 "Korean", Krzysztof Penderecki, 1992.National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), conducted by Antoni Wit.Recorded at Grzegorz Fitelberg Concert Hall, 1999."Despite the rough surface, 'Symphony No. 5' is a monumental romantic drama rich in deep emotions, great emotional contrasts, exuberant pathos as well as scherzo-like playfulness, various tangled motifs, rich and varied colours. Somewhere there lurk the spirits of Bruckner, Mahler, Strauss and Shostakovich behind the dramatic pulse of this (and of the earlier) symphonies. One may therefore say that this music is turned towards both history and modernity, what with its bold sound language that is radically remote from the tradition" (Tadeusz A. Zieliński, "Dramat instrumentalny Pendereckiego", PWM, Kraków 2003, p. 94).Picture : Lee Gil Woo, Irrelevant Answer-Ronald on Tour, 2007.
Penderecki : De natura sonoris II WeWsIw 2016-06-12 | De natura sonoris II for Orchestra, Krzysztof Penderecki, 1971.Warsaw Philarmonic Orchestra, conducted by Antoni Wit.Recorded at Grzegorz Fitelberg Concert Hall, 1998.Picture : Yves Klein, Anthropométrie de l’époque bleue, (ANT 82), 1960.
Liszt | Mephisto Waltz #1, S 514, Der Tanz In Der Dorfschenke WeWsIw 2016-04-16 | Mephisto Waltz #1, S 514, "Der Tanz In Der Dorfschenke", 1859-62.Berliner Philharmoniker (Jesus-Christus-Kirche), conducted by Herbert von Karajan (1971).Picture : France Culture.
Max von Schillings : Orchestral Suite Mona Lisa Op 31 WeWsIw 2015-12-14 | Orchestral Suite 'Mona Lisa' Op 31, Max von Schillings, 1915 Oper in 2 Akten. Libretto: Beatrice von DovskyWestphalian Symphony Orchestra (Recklinghausen), conducted by Siegfried Landau (1970-1975)Part of The Berlin ProjectPicture : The Black Brook, John Singer Sargent
Penderecki : Symphony No. 3 WeWsIw 2015-11-27 | Symphony No. 3, Krzysztof Penderecki, 1988-1995.National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), conducted by Antoni WitRecorded at Grzegorz Fitelberg Concert Hall, 1998.Andante con moto - 00:00-03:32Allegro con brio - 03:32-14:01Adagio - 14:01-26:44Passacaglia - Allegro moderato - 26:44-33:30Vivace - 33:30-44:29Picture by Zdzisław Beksiński.
Penderecki : De natura sonoris I WeWsIw 2015-11-27 | De natura sonoris I for Orchestra, Krzysztof Penderecki, 1966.Warsaw Philarmonic Orchestra, conducted by Antoni Wit.Recorded at Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, 2008.Picture : Mahoning, Franz Kline (1956).
Penderecki : Symphony No. 1 WeWsIw 2015-09-18 | Krzysztof Penderecki, Symphony 1, composed in 1973. Performed by the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), conducted by Antoni Wit.Photo : Warsaw Ghetto, AFP.
