Maliszewski: Symphonic Works Opole Philharmonic Orchestra & Przemysław Neumann

• Witold Maliszewski (1873 - 1939): Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 8:
• 1 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 8: I. Allegro sostenuto 11:30
• 2 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 8: II. Andante 08:35
• 3 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 8: III. Scherzo. Allegro giocoso 08:35
• 4 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 8: IV. Thème populaire. Allegro grazioso 07:07
• Witold Maliszewski:
• 5 Maliszewski: Joyful Overture, Op. 11 11:06
• Symphony No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12:
• 6 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12: I. Moderato - Allegro grazioso 09:36
• 7 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12: II. Andante espressivo 09:17
• 8 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivo 07:47
• 9 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco 09:02
• Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 14:
• 10 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 14: I. Allegro non troppo 11:31
• 11 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 14: II. Adagio misterioso - Andante molto espressivo 08:36
• 12 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 14: IIIa. Thème. Allegretto 00:50
• 13 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 14: IIIb. Var. 1, Allegro passionato 00:34
• 14 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 14: IIIc. Var. 2, Andante con moto 01:09
• 15 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 14: IIId. Var. 3, Allegro impetuoso 00:42
• 16 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 14: IIIe. Var. 4, Adagio lugubre 01:18
• 17 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 14: IIIf. Var. 5, Romance. Andante non troppo 02:02
• 18 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 14: IIIg. Var. 6, Allegro feroce 01:48
• 19 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 14: IV. Finale. Allegro giocoso 09:13
• Symphony No. 4 in D Major, Op. 21 "To the Newborn and Recovered Homeland":
• 20 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 4 in D Major, Op. 21 "To the Newborn and Recovered Homeland": I. Lento - Allegro risoluto 13:29
• 21 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 4 in D Major, Op. 21 "To the Newborn and Recovered Homeland": II. Allegro scherzando 06:54
• 22 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 4 in D Major, Op. 21 "To the Newborn and Recovered Homeland": III. Intermezzo. Andantino scherzando 04:52
• 23 Maliszewski: Symphony No. 4 in D Major, Op. 21 "To the Newborn and Recovered Homeland": IV. Final. Allegro 13:29
• Scherzo & Overture Honouring Schubert:
• 24 Maliszewski: Scherzo & Overture Honouring Schubert: I. Scherzo 06:08
• 25 Maliszewski: Scherzo & Overture Honouring Schubert: II. Overture 10:05
• Witold Maliszewski:
• 26 Maliszewski: Fairy Tale, Op. 30 08:11
• 27 Maliszewski: Legend, Op. 31 12:45
• Total Runtime 03:16:11

Info for Maliszewski: Symphonic Works

Witold Maliszewski was a prolific Polish composer who is remembered not only for his compositional oeuvre, but also his contribution to education- he was a founder of Odessa Conservatory and a professor at Warsaw Conservatory. Students of Maliszewski include Witold Lutoslawski, Mykola Vililnsky, Shimon Shteynberg, and Boleslaw Woytowicz. His style was largely shaped by Russian musical traditions. His symphonies are non-programmatic, and only the Fourth Symphony in D major contains any trace of traditional Polish music. The present release is a showcase of his symphonic works, performed by the Opole Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Przemyslaw Neumann.

Józef Elsner Opole Philharmonic Orchestra
Przemysław Neumann, conductor

Opole Philharmonic Orchestra
The history of the Opole, Philharmonic of Poland can be traced back to the years immediately following World War II. One of Poland’s leading orchestras, the Opole, Philharmonic of Poland was founded in 1947 and became the resident Orchestra of Opole. In 1952, a major Performing Arts Center was built in the city of Opole as permanent home to the Opole, Philharmonic of Poland. In June of 1969, the Orchestra was awarded the State Award for Arts Excellence by the Ministry of Culture of Poland in honor of the great Polish Composer Jósef Elsner.

The Opole, Philharmonic of Poland has performed with most outstanding piano, violin, and vocal soloists in the world. Since 1960, the Orchestra has participated regularly in prestigious Polish cultural events such as the Festival of Contemporary Music in Wroclaw, the Chopin Festival in Duszniki, the Moniuszko Festival in Kudowa-Zdrój, Poznan Musical Spring, and the International Festival of Oratorio and Cantata Music in Wroclaw. Since 1973, the Opole, Philharmonic of Poland has annually appeared as resident Orchestra of the Opole Days of Oratorio Music Festival. The Opole, Philharmonic of Poland has toured extensively abroad to countries as far reaching as Spain, France, Holland, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, South America, Hungary, Japan and most recently to Italy and Germany where the Philharmonic performed music of contemporary Polish composers to great critical and popular acclaim.

In September of 1999 Boguslaw Dawidow was appointed Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Opole, Philharmonic Orchestra. Under Maestro Dawidow’s leadership, the Opole, Philharmonic of Poland has hosted a continually growing number of world-famous musicians, winners of international piano, violin and conducting competitions. The Opole, Philharmonic of Poland was the only Polish Orchestra invited to participate in the Gala Concert in Rome to mark the 80th birthday of Pope John Paul II in May 2000. In the Winter of 2011 under the Direction of Maestro Dawidow the Opole, Philharmonic of Poland will undertake for the first time an transcontinental tour of the United States of America.

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