Warsaw Philharmonic Choir
Founded in 1901 by a group of Polish business leaders and musicians, the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra has survived through the tumultuous changes that have beset its city and its homeland, emerging changed but with its essential values intact. The soloist in the first concert was Paderewski, Poland's future prime minister, and the orchestra was installed in a splendid hall influenced by the design of the Paris Opéra. Until 1939 that hall was one of Poland's cultural centers, and the orchestra, under first conductor Emil Mlynarski and his successors, played host to soloists like Pablo Casals and Jascha Heifetz. The orchestra performed at the first Chopin International Piano Competition, in 1927, and has continued to be closely associated with that event.
During World War II, the orchestra's building was destroyed, and half of its members were killed. Continuity was maintained by a series of music directors, and the Philharmonic returned to regular concertizing in the 1947-1948 season, an impressive feat considering the devastation of Poland at the time. It was longtime director Witold Rowicki, who served from 1950 to 1955 and again from 1958 to 1977, who gave the orchestra its modern-day configuration of 112 musicians, with an associated choir of 100. Another longtime music director was Kazimierz Kord (1977-2001). The original Viennese Secession-style hall was rebuilt and reopened in 1955, at which time the Warsaw Philharmonic was designated Poland's national orchestra.
Under the music directorship of Antoni Wit (2001-2013) and then Jacek Kaspszyk, the Philharmonic has maintained its world-class status while branching out into new activities. The orchestra has toured on five continents and has often participated in the Warsaw Autumn International Festival of Contemporary Music as well as the Chopin International Competition. Under Wit's leadership the Philharmonic has recorded a variety of neglected Polish music for the Naxos label. More unusually, the orchestra has recorded music for anime series, including Cowboy Bebop and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, as well as video and role-playing games such as Final Fantasy XIII.
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Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major "Symphony of a Thousand"
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Classical - Lançado por Naxos em 03/04/2006
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Mieczyslaw Weinberg : Symphonie n°8, op.83 "Polish Flowers" / Chour & Orchestre Philharmonique de Varsovie - Antoni Wit
Magdalena Dobrowolska, Ewa Marciniec, Rafal Bartminski, Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Classical - Lançado por Naxos em 25/01/2013
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George Crumb: Orchestral Music
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Susan Narucki, Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Thomas Conlin, Joseph Alessi, Warsaw Boys Choir
Classical - Lançado por Bridge Records em 01/01/2003
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Tchaikowsky: Violin Concerto "Classico" - Kancheli: Libera me (Quasi-Requiem) [Live]
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrey Boreyko, Ilya Gringolts, Magdalena Schabowska, Warsaw Philharmonic Choir
Classical - Lançado por CD Accord em 20/05/2022
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Concerto pour piano
Henryk Wojnarowski, Waldemar Malicki, Wieslaw Ochman, Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Classical - Lançado por Naxos em 25/07/2006
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Rossini - Petite messe solennelle
Classical - Lançado por CD Accord em 05/05/2023
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Musique pour chœur et orchestre
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Ewa Wolak, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Choral Music (Choirs) - Lançado por Naxos em 27/12/2011
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Canticum Canticorum Salomonis - Kosmogonia
Classical - Lançado por Naxos em 27/08/2012
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Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Thomas E. Bauer, Christiane Libor, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Classical - Lançado por Naxos em 31/03/2014
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Stabat Mater
Iwona Hossa, Ewa Marciniec, Jarosław Bręk, Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Choral Music (Choirs) - Lançado por Naxos em 19/09/2008
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Symphonies
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Ryszard Minkiewicz, Antoni Wit, Warsaw Philharmonic Choir
Classical - Lançado por Naxos em 25/03/2008
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Warsaw Philharmonic: Koledy
Choral Music (Choirs) - Lançado por WM Poland - WMI em 16/10/2015
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Harnasie - Mandragora
Wieslaw Ochman, Alexander Pinderak, Ewa Marciniec, Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Classical - Lançado por Naxos em 12/02/2009
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Dedication: Symphonic Music
Wroclaw Score Orchestra, Sinfonia Varsovia, Jakub Haufa, Lee Holdridge, Warsaw Philharmonic Choir
Classical - Lançado por Solo Musica em 17/03/2017
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Krzysztof Herdzin: Requiem
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw, Krzysztof Herdzin
Classical - Lançado por CD Accord em 15/03/2024
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Dedication: Yury Kunets – Symphonic Music
Wroclaw Score Orchestra, Sinfonia Varsovia, Lee Holdridge, Warsaw Philharmonic Choir
Classical - Lançado por Solo Musica em 07/04/2017
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The Adoration
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Bartosz Michałowski
Classical - Lançamento no dia 17/05/2024 por CD Accord
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo