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Both Grażyna Bacewicz and Joachim Mendelson traveled from Warsaw to Paris between the world wars for study; Bacewicz studied with the famed pedagogue Nadia Boulanger. Their styles are entirely different despite this common root, however, testifying to the vitality of the Polish scene at this time. The big news here is the pair of works by the Jewish Mendelson; he was killed by the Nazis in 1943 in Warsaw, and most of his music was destroyed in the invasion. Only five works, held in the office of a Paris publisher, were saved; two of those are recorded here, and they suggest that the disappearance of the rest of his work was a great loss and even that it might be worth hunting for them in likely places. These two recordings actually date from 2009 and 2015; kudos to Chandos for pulling them off the scrap heap. Sample the Quintet for violin, viola, cello, piano, and oboe, where the diverse instruments are held in an exquisite balance. The work essentially represents a development in Ravel's chamber style, but it effortlessly incorporates other influences, from folk inflections to dense Viennese counterpoint, and it is delightful. Needless to say, this work is all but unknown, and the music by the better-known Bacewicz is also quite rare; the composer, for reasons unknown, refused to publish either of these string quartets. The earlier one pushes the counterpoint of her teacher, Szymanowski, into near-atonal realms, while the later one includes novel string techniques. The Silesian String Quartet and its collaborators here, notably oboist Karolina Stalmachowska, give fine, edgy performances in this important Polish chamber music release.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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String Quartet No. 1 (Joachim Mendelson)
Silesian String Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Joachim Mendelson, Composer
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Silesian String Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Joachim Mendelson, Composer
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Silesian String Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Joachim Mendelson, Composer
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Quintet (Joachim Mendelson)
Silesian String Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Piotr Salajczyk, Piano, MainArtist - Joachim Mendelson, Composer - Karolina Stalmachowska, Oboe, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Silesian String Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Piotr Salajczyk, Piano, MainArtist - Joachim Mendelson, Composer - Karolina Stalmachowska, Oboe, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Silesian String Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble - Piotr Salajczyk, Piano, MainArtist - Joachim Mendelson, Composer - Karolina Stalmachowska, Oboe, MainArtist
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
String Quartet (Youthful work) (Grazyna Bacewicz)
Grazyna Bacewicz, Composer - Silesian String Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Grazyna Bacewicz, Composer - Silesian String Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Grazyna Bacewicz, Composer - Silesian String Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Quatuor (à cordes) (Grazyna Bacewicz)
Grazyna Bacewicz, Composer - Silesian String Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Grazyna Bacewicz, Composer - Silesian String Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Grazyna Bacewicz, Composer - Silesian String Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Grazyna Bacewicz, Composer - Silesian String Quartet, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
Album review
Both Grażyna Bacewicz and Joachim Mendelson traveled from Warsaw to Paris between the world wars for study; Bacewicz studied with the famed pedagogue Nadia Boulanger. Their styles are entirely different despite this common root, however, testifying to the vitality of the Polish scene at this time. The big news here is the pair of works by the Jewish Mendelson; he was killed by the Nazis in 1943 in Warsaw, and most of his music was destroyed in the invasion. Only five works, held in the office of a Paris publisher, were saved; two of those are recorded here, and they suggest that the disappearance of the rest of his work was a great loss and even that it might be worth hunting for them in likely places. These two recordings actually date from 2009 and 2015; kudos to Chandos for pulling them off the scrap heap. Sample the Quintet for violin, viola, cello, piano, and oboe, where the diverse instruments are held in an exquisite balance. The work essentially represents a development in Ravel's chamber style, but it effortlessly incorporates other influences, from folk inflections to dense Viennese counterpoint, and it is delightful. Needless to say, this work is all but unknown, and the music by the better-known Bacewicz is also quite rare; the composer, for reasons unknown, refused to publish either of these string quartets. The earlier one pushes the counterpoint of her teacher, Szymanowski, into near-atonal realms, while the later one includes novel string techniques. The Silesian String Quartet and its collaborators here, notably oboist Karolina Stalmachowska, give fine, edgy performances in this important Polish chamber music release.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:53
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Silesian String Quartet Karolina Stalmachowska Piotr Salajczyk
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Classical Chamber Music
2023 Chandos Records Ltd. 2023 Chandos Records Ltd.
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