Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
The Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra is versatile, performing and recording opera and ballet as well as orchestral masterworks, mostly from Poland. The group has a substantial recording catalog, including releases on French and German labels as well as Polish ones.
The Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Polish: Polska Orkiestra Radiowa), headquartered in Warsaw since its founding and also known as the Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw, should not be confused with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, from the city of Katowice. The history of the Polish Radio Symphony dates back to 1934, when managers of Polish Radio, like those of other European broadcasters, decided to assemble an orchestra (and chorus) for the many broadcasts that required live music. At first, it was simply called the Polish Radio Orchestra; the first conductor was Grzegorz Fitelberg. The orchestra disbanded during World War II but was re-formed in 1945 by violinist and conductor Stefan Rachon. At first, the group fulfilled its original utilitarian function on Polish radio and soon television, performing popular music and accompanying radio dramas and the like. Rachon served as conductor until 1976. It was his successor, Wlodzimierz Kamirsky, who began to remake the orchestra along symphonic and operatic lines; in 1977, under conductor Jerzy Semkow, the group backed an EMI recording of Mussorgsky's opera Boris Godunov; that album was reissued on CD in 1993.
Conductors Jan Pruszak (1980-1988), Mieczysław Nowakowski (1988-1990), and Tadeusz Strugała (1990-1993) continued to develop the orchestra's symphonic repertory; under the latter, the group was renamed the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra and moved into Polish Radio's new Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio. Under Wojciech Rajski, artistic director from 1993 to 2006, the group toured 11 eastern and western European countries, exposing audiences there to little-known Polish works. Conductor Łukasz Borowicz (2007-2015) inaugurated a tradition of opening seasons with concert performances of unknown or forgotten Polish operas. Michał Klauza became artistic director and continued to hold that position in the early 2020s. The Polish Radio Symphony has recorded for major labels such as Accentus, Chandos, and Hänssler Classic, as well as for Dux and other Polish labels. By 2022, when Klauza and the orchestra backed accordionist Klaudiusz Baran on an album of Polish accordion concertos on Naxos, the group's catalog comprised more than 30 albums.
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14 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Lipinski: Violin Concertos Nos. 2-4
Laurent Albrecht Breuninger, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wojciech Rajski
Classique - Paru chez CPO le 1 févr. 2003
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Panufnik: Symphonic Works, Vol. 2
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Łukasz Długosz, Łukasz Borowicz, Anna Sikorzak-Olek
Classique - Paru chez CPO le 31 août 2010
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Lipinski: Violin Concerto No. 1, Rondo alla polacca & Brawurowe wariacje
Laurent Albrecht Breuninger, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wojciech Rajski
Classique - Paru chez CPO le 20 juin 2006
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Andrzej Panufnik : Sinfonia di Sfere (Symphonic Works, Vol. 7)
Łukasz Borowicz, Konzerthausorchester Berlin , Michael von Schönermark, Sarah van der Kemp, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Musique symphonique - Paru chez CPO le 10 janv. 2014
Gramophone Editor's Choice16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Polish Accordion Concertos
Baran Klaudiusz, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michał Klauza
Classique - Paru chez Naxos le 11 nov. 2022
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Poland Abroad, Vol. 4 - Opera and Ballet
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Polish Radio Choir
Opéra - Paru chez eda records le 24 juin 2022
Choc de Classica16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Weber: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Konzertstück Op. 79
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marek Drewnowski, Antoni Wit
Classique - Paru chez Arts Productions Ltd le 7 nov. 2006
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Shostakovich, Scriabin & Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 - Piano Concerto - Symphonic Variations
Paul Badura-Skoda, Charles Mackerras, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Infinity le 20 déc. 2021
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Thierry Gervais ConcertosGrands concertos pour trompette et orchestre (Grands concertos pour trompette et orchestre)
Thierry Gervais, Allen Vizzutti, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Indesens le 18 mai 2012
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Baird: Works for Orchestra
Camerata Quartet, Elzbieta Panko, Adam Kruszewski, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wojciech Michniewski
Classique - Paru chez Pan Classics le 8 janv. 2021
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Shostakovich, Scriabin & Dvorák (Live)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paul Badura-Skoda
Classique - Paru chez Altair le 26 mai 2023
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Composer's Concert Live: Krzysztof Herdzin
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Piotr Baron, Krzysztof Herdzin
Classique - Paru chez DUX le 18 nov. 2013
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Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 1 Op. 14
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vadim Brodsky, Antoni Wit
Musique concertante - Paru chez Arts Productions Ltd le 7 nov. 2006
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Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: III. Adagio molto e cantabile
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Musique symphonique - Paru chez Altara le 17 oct. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo