Various Artists - Good Companye / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Various Artists - Music / Various [COMPACT DISCS] date 04/23/2002

Traditional music from Ireland, England and Scotland touches our hearts in a way that is very special and somehow magical. On this album, InchSpirit and PleasureInch shows excerpts from the musical world of the 17th & 18th century in Ireland, Scotland and England old pieces that were only passed down orally, new music in the traditional style, composers who are assigned to the Inchcourtly-bourgeoisInch music, discovered the charm of these melodies, provided them with basso continuo and variations and published them among others in London, the musical center of England. The album title InchGood tasteInch is derived from the InchTreatise of Good Taste in the Art of MusicInch by Francesco Geminiani.

Classics and discoveries. The present album, released on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Cracow Duo Kalinowski & Szlezer, is composed of the most famous pieces for cello and piano. This unique album includes, among others, Swan from InchCarnival of AnimalsInch by Camille Saint-Saëns and Le Grand Tango by Astor Piazzolla, as well as romantic and melodic compositions less known to listeners, including Romance sans paroles by Zygmunt Stojowski and Milontan by José Bragato. Jan Kalinowski and Marek Szlezer have been friends since childhood, they studied in Krakow and Paris. The musicians featured here have performed on the most prestigious stages in the world, including Carnegie Hall in New York, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, St Martin-in-the-Fields in London, Salle Cortot in Paris, Seoul Arts Center in Seoul, Alfred Newman Hall in Los Angeles, Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico. The album that Jan Kalinowski and Marek Szlezer are handing over to you is a story of twenty years of working and traveling together told with music.