Chopin, Paderewski, Szymanowski – Works for Piano and Orchestra – Elżbieta Wiedner-Zając

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849):
Rondo à la Krakowiak, op.14
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941):
Fantaisie polonaise sur des thémes originaux pour Piano et Orchestre, op.19
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937):
Symphonie concertante, op.60

Elżbieta Wiedner-Zając - piano
Silesian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk - conductor

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Szymanowski – String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 – Carmina Quartet

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937):
String Quartet No.1 in C major, op.37
String Quartet No.2, op.56
Anton Weber (1883-1945):
"Langsamer Satz" for String Quartet

Carmina Quartet

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Szymanovski – Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 – Karol Stryja

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937):
Symphony No.1 in F minor, op.15
Symphony No.2 in B flat major, op.19

Polish State Philharmonic (Katowice)
Karol Stryja - conductor

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Franck, Szymanowski – Works for Violin and Piano – Danczowska, Zimerman

César Franck (1822-1890):
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937):
Mythes, op.30
Pieśń Roksany (transcr. for violin and piano by Pawel Kochański)
Pieśń kurpiowska (transcr. for violin and piano by Pawel Kochański)

Kaja Danczowska - violin
Krystian Zimerman - piano

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Karłowicz, Szymanowski - Violin Concertos - Plawner

Mieczysław Karłowicz (1876-1909):
Violin Concerto in A major, op.8
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937):
Violin Concerto No.1 op.35

Piotr Pławner - violin
Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Zielonogórskiej
Czesław Grabowski - conductor

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Szymanowski - Symphonies 2 & 3 - Dorati

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937):
Symphony No.3 *
Symphony No.2
Béla Bártok (1881-1945):
Two Pictures

Ryszard Karczykowski - tenor *
The Kenneth Jewell Chorale *
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati - conductor

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Bartok, Hindemith, Szymanowski - Violin Concertos - Oistrakh

Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1, op.posth. *
Paul Hindemith (1896-1963):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra *
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1, op.35 +

David Oistrakh - violin
USSR Radio Symphony Orchestra *
Symphony Orchestra of Leningrad +
Guennadi Rojdestvenski - conductor *
Kurt Sanderling - conductor +

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