Petr Popelka - Symphonies Nos. 39 & 40 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The undeniable traits of Felicjan Szopski's output are the following folk music and works by Fryderyk Chopin as his sources of inspiration; nurturing national elements while striving to discover new musical means, different musical narratives, and innovative harmonic solutions; attention to every detail of the composition; well-thought-out, consistently implemented ambitious musical thought remaining in a permanent and unbreakable contact with words. Szopski would select his texts with extraordinary reverence, very consistently, only by Polish writers he knew personally. Szopski's musical thought conveys the message and the mood of the words, fully reflecting the character of the text. This selection of his songs are performed by soprano Agnieszka Niewiadomska and pianist Szymon Blaszynski.

Antonello Manacorda and Kammerakademie Potsdam were euphorically praised for their recording-cycle of Mendelssohn and Schubert symphonies InchManacorda and the Kammerakademie Potsdam know exactly how to offer listening alternatives without stretching the bow too much or even relying on pure effect. [...] Here one notices the pleasure the team has taken in playing this music.Inch (Rondo), InchManacorda masterfully builds up phrases and balances the overall sound, and he also possesses an unerring sense of tempo. Everything breathes here, the music is constantly in flow, [...] [a] largely perfect picture.Inch (Concerti) The new album features the famous last three symphonies by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Nos. 39, 40 and 41. This tremendous trinity of symphonies was written in Alsergrund in the summer of 1788 and was completed in only two months - and completed, moreover, in tandem with a number of other works. Mozart put the finishing touches to the E flat major Symphony on 26 June, following this up with the G minor Symphony on 25 July and with the C major Symphony on 10 August. Mozart conceived very probably this group of three works as a single entity of great inherent variety and he worked on the individual symphonies in parallel. The opening to the E-flat Symphony K543 (No. 39) is conceived like an overture of the trinity and the last movement of the C major Jupiter Symphony K551 (No. 41) seems intended to sum up everything that has come before. Album Tracks 1. Symphony No. 39 in E-Flat Major, K 543 2. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K 550 3. Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K 551 InchJupiterInch

Album Tracks 1. Los Bandidos 2. Promenade. Allegro Giusto, Nel Modo Russico, Senza Allegrezza, Poco Sostenuto 3. No. 1. Gnomus. Sempre Vivo 4. (Promenade) Moderato Commodo Assai E Con Delicatezza 5. No. 2. Il Vecchio Castello. Andantino Molto Cantabile E Con Dolore 6. (Promenade) Moderato Non Tanto, Pesamente 7. No. 3. Tuileries (Disputes D'enfants Après Jeux). Allegretto Non Troppo, Capriccioso 8. No. 4. Bydlo. Sempre Moderato, Pesante 9. (Promenade) Tranquillo 10. No. 5. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks. Scherzino Vivo, Leggiero 11. No. 6. 'Samuel' Goldenberg Und 'Schmuyle'. Andante. Grave - Energico 12. Promenade. Allegro Giusto, Nel Modo Russico, Poco Sostenuto 13. No. 7. Limoges. Le Marché (La Grande Nouvelle). Allegro Vivo, Sempre Scherzando 14. No. 8. Catacombae (Sepulcrum Romanum). Largo 15. Con Mortuis in Lingua Mortua. Andante Non Troppo, Con Lamento 16. No. 9. the Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga). Allegro Con Brio, Feroce 17. No. 10. the Giant Gate (In the Capital, in Kiev). Allegro Alla Breve. (Maestoso. Con Grandezza) 18. I. Vivace 19. II. Adagio 20. III. Allegro 21. I. Zart Und Mit Ausdruck 22. II. Lebhaft, Leicht 23. III. Rasch Und Mit Feuer 24. I. Danse Infernale Du Roi Kastschei. Allegro Feroce - Piu Mosso 25. II. Berceuse. Andante 26. III. Finale. Lento Maestoso - Piu Mosso - Allegro Non Troppo - Doppia Valore, Maestoso - Molto Pesante