Amidst all of the experimentation in the 20th century, few were more innovative than Witold Lutoslowski. A renowned conductor, musician and composer, his works include symphonies, concertos, orchestral song cycles and more. Born in Warsaw in 1913 he was a true gem of both modernism and Polish music. Now 100 years after his birth, this extensive collection showcases his outstanding legacy. His four symphonies, the last of which was completed just before his death, are especially impressive.
1 Allegro Giusto - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
2 Poco Adagio - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
3 Allegretto Misterioso - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
4 Allegro Vivace - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
5 Oj, Mi Sie Owiesek - Olga Pasichnyk/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
6 Ich, w Tej Studni - Olga Pasichnyk/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
7 Kukuleczka Kuka - Olga Pasichnyk/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
8 Part I - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
9 Part II - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
10 Part III - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
11 Part IV - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
12 La Belle-De-Nuit - Olga Pasichnyk/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
13 La Sauterelle - Olga Pasichnyk/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
14 La Veronique - Olga Pasichnyk/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
15 L'eglantine L'aubepine Et la Glycine - Olga Pasichnyk/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
16 La Tortue - Olga Pasichnyk/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
17 La Rose - Olga Pasichnyk/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
18 L'alligator - Olga Pasichnyk/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
19 L'angelique - Olga Pasichnyk/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
20 Le Papillon - Olga Pasichnyk/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
21 Postludium I - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Disc 2 -
1 Symphonic Variations - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
2 Fujarka - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
3 Hurra Polka - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
4 Piosenka - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
5 Taniec - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
6 Hesitant - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
7 Direct - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
8 I. - Piotr Paleczny/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
9 II. - Piotr Paleczny/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
10 III. - Piotr Paleczny/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
11 IV. - Piotr Paleczny/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Disc 3 -
1 Paganini Variations - Bernd Glemser/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
2 Un Chat Qui S'émerveille - Piotr Kusiewicz/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
3 Quand Le Jour a Rouvert Les Branches Du Jardin - Piotr Kusiewicz/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
4 Mille Chevaux Hors D'haleine - Piotr Kusiewicz/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
5 Dormez Cette Pâleur Nous Est Venue de Loin - Piotr Kusiewicz/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
6 Les Espaces Du Sommeil - Piotr Kruszewski/Polish National Radio Symphony Orch
7 Symphony No. 3 - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Disc 4 -
1 Prologue - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
2 Metamorphoses - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
3 Apogeum - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
4 Epilogue - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
5 Ad Libitum - Krzysztof Bakowski/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
6 A Battuta - Krzysztof Bakowski/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
7 Ad Libitum - Krzysztof Bakowski/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
8 A Battuta - Ad Libitum - a Battuta - Krzysztof Bakowski/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
9 Interlude - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
10 Allegro Giusto - Krzysztof Bakowski/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
11 Ad Libitum - Krzysztof Bakowski/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
12 Largo - Krzysztof Bakowski/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
13 Ad Libitum - Krzysztof Bakowski/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
14 Presto - Krzysztof Bakowski/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
15 Symphony No. 4 - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Disc 5 -
1 Livre Pour Orchestre - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
2 Concerto for Cello and Orchestra - Andrzej Bauer/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
3 Announcement - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
4 First Event - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
5 Second Event - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
6 Third Event - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
7 Conclusion - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
8 Chain III - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Disc 6 -
1 Intrada - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
2 Capriccio Notturno Ed Arioso - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
3 Passacaglia Toccata E Corale - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
4 Pensees - Camerata Silesia/Polish National Radio Symphony
5 Repos Dans Le Malheur - Camerata Silesia/Polish National Radio Symphony
6 Le Grand Combat - Camerata Silesia/Polish National Radio Symphony
7 Mi-Parti for Symphony Orchestra - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
8 Overture for Strings - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Disc 7 -
1 Postlude No. 1 - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
2 Postlude No. 2 - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
3 Postlude No. 3 - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
4 Prelude 1 - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
5 Prelude 2 - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
6 Prelude 3 - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
7 Prelude 4 - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
8 Prelude 5 - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
9 Prelude 6 - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
10 Prelude 7 - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
11 Fugue - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
12 Mini Overture - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
13 Fanfare for Louisville - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
14 Fanfare for Cube - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
15 Prelude for G.S.M.D. - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
16 Fanfare for the University of Lancaster - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Disc 8 -
1 Allegro Molto - Zbigniew Kaleta/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
2 Andantino - Zbigniew Kaleta/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
3 Allegro Giocoso - Zbigniew Kaleta/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
4 Andante - Zbigniew Kaleta/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
5 Allegro Molto - Zbigniew Kaleta/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
6 Rapsodico - Various Performers
7 Dolente - Various Performers
8 Marciale E Grotesco - Various Performers
9 Grave - Metamorphoses for Cello and String Orchestra - Rafal Kwiatkowsk/Polish National Radio Symphony Orch
10 Chain I for 14 Performers - Rafal Kwiatkowsk/Polish National Radio Symphony Orch
11 The Belated Nightingale - Urszula Kryger/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
12 About Mr Tralinski - Urszula Kryger/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
13 Dance - Urszula Kryger/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
14 The Four Seasons - Urszula Kryger/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
15 Kitten - Urszula Kryger/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
16 Grzes Is Going Through the Village - Urszula Kryger/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
17 A Brook - Urszula Kryger/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
18 The Bird's Gossips - Urszula Kryger/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Disc 9 -
1 Angels to the Shepherds Came - Various Performers
2 Hey! We Rejoice Now - Various Performers
3 When the Christ to Us Is Born - Various Performers
4 Just After Midnight - Various Performers
5 God Is Born - Various Performers
6 Our Lovely Lady - Various Performers
7 Hurrying to Bethlehem - Various Performers
8 In a Manger - Various Performers
9 Jesus There Is Lying - Various Performers
10 We Are Shepherds - Various Performers
11 Lullaby, Jesus - Various Performers
12 Hey, on This Day - Various Performers
13 Jesus Lovely Flower - Various Performers
14 Hey la, Hey la, Shepherds There You Are - Various Performers
15 What to Do with This Child? - Various Performers
16 Hey, Hey Lovely Lady Mary - Various Performers
17 This Is Our Lord's Birthday - Various Performers
18 Shepherds, Can You Tell? - Various Performers
19 Infant So Tiny - Various Performers
20 Holy Lady Mary - Various Performers
21 Lacrimosa - Various Performers
22 The Sea - Jadwiga Rappé/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
23 The Wind - Jadwiga Rappé/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
24 Winter - Jadwiga Rappé/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
25 Knights - Jadwiga Rappé/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
26 Church Bells - Jadwiga Rappé/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Disc 10 -
1 Allegro Giusto - Fujiko Imajishi/New Music Concerts Ensemble
2 Ad Libitum - Fujiko Imajishi/New Music Concerts Ensemble
3 Largo - Fujiko Imajishi/New Music Concerts Ensemble
4 Ad Libitum - Fujiko Imajishi/New Music Concerts Ensemble
5 Presto - Fujiko Imajishi/New Music Concerts Ensemble
6 Interlude - New Music Concerts Ensemble
7 Ad Libitum - Fujiko Imajishi/New Music Concerts Ensemble
8 A Battuta - Fujiko Imajishi/New Music Concerts Ensemble
9 Ad Libitum - Fujiko Imajishi/New Music Concerts Ensemble
10 A Battuta - Fujiko Imajishi/New Music Concerts Ensemble
11 La Belle-De-Nuit - Valdine Anderson/New Music Concerts Ensemble
12 La Sauterelle - Valdine Anderson/New Music Concerts Ensemble
13 La Veronique - Valdine Anderson/New Music Concerts Ensemble
14 L'eglantine, L'aubépine Et la Glycine - Valdine Anderson/New Music Concerts Ensemble
15 La Tortue - Valdine Anderson/New Music Concerts Ensemble
16 La Rose - Valdine Anderson/New Music Concerts Ensemble
17 L'alligator - Valdine Anderson/New Music Concerts Ensemble
18 L'angelique - Valdine Anderson/New Music Concerts Ensemble
19 Le Papillon - Valdine Anderson/New Music Concerts Ensemble
20 Chain I - New Music Concerts Ensemble
Amidst all of the experimentation in the 20th century, few were more innovative than Witold Lutoslowski. A renowned conductor, musician and composer, his works include symphonies, concertos, orchestral song cycles and more. Born in Warsaw in 1913 he was a true gem of both modernism and Polish music. Now 100 years after his birth, this extensive collection showcases his outstanding legacy. His four symphonies, the last of which was completed just before his death, are especially impressive.