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ICA Classics wins 4th Pizzicato ‘Supersonic’ award

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Antoni Wit

Szymanowski: Symphony No.3, Op. 27 ‘Song of The Night’
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra / Rafał Bartmiński, tenor
(18 November 2009, Warsaw Philharmonic Hall)
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Szymanowski: Symphony No.4, Op. 60 ‘Symphonie Concertante’
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra / Jan Krzysztof Broja, piano
(18 November 2009, Warsaw Philharmonic Hall)

Superbly filmed for Polish Television, Antoni Wit’s performances of Szymanowski’s Third and Fourth Symphonies embody the distinguished and idiomatic conducting style for which he is widely recognised. An outstanding communicator, Wit exhibits exceptional attention to detail in his rendition of these two great works with his own orchestra and choir. The recording also benefits from DTS 5.1 surround sound.

The ICA Classics Live series features performances from ICA’s own artists recorded in prestigious venues around the world. The majority of the recordings are enjoying their first commercial release.

Catalogue Number: ICAD 5017

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“...Wit and the Warsaw Philharmonic...give a finely graded, sensitively shaped performance. Rafał Bartmiński is an outstanding tenor with a wide range, and the chorus blends with an almost otherworldly sound, as it needs to in this kind of music. As a conductor, Wit alternates between small-scale, measured hand motions (usually supplicating upward from the floor rather than downward) and passionate side-to-side motion with outstretched arms waving, as if to push the orchestra in the direction he wants. ”

Fanfare - Aug 2011

“Wit captures the hothouse atmosphere of Szymanowski's Rumi-inspired Third Symphony and the folkloric inflections of the Fourth. Excellent soloists too in another outstanding film from the Warsaw Philharmonic.”

BBC Music Magazine - Jun 2011

4 ICA Classics releases shortlisted for the 2012 ICMA Awards

23 Nov 2011

The Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) has nominated 2 ICA Classics CDs and 2 DVDs for the 2012 awards in the Historical and DVD Performance categories.

The releases in...

International Classical Artists to become first artist management company to launch its own audio and audio-visual label ‘ICA CLASSICS’

22 Nov 2010

- February release of 10 DVDs and 8 CDs

- Recordings dating from 1954 to 2009 present archive legends and major artists of today

With the release of 10 DVDs and 8 CDs on February...

KAROL SZYMANOWSKI 1882–1937

 

        Symphony No.3 ‘Pies´n´ o nocy’ for tenor, chorus and orchestra, op.27

        The Song of the Night · Le Chant de la nuit · Das Lied der Nacht

1      Moderato assai (‘O, nie ´spij, druhu, nocy tej!’)                                

2      Allegretto tranquillo                                                                            

3      Largo (‘Jak cicho. Inni ´spia˛…’)                                                            

 

        Rafal Bartmin´ski tenor

        Warsaw Philharmonic — The National Orchestra and Choir of Poland

        Leader: Ewa Marczyk

        Chorus master: Henryk Wojnarowski

        ANTONI WIT

 

        Symphony No.4 ‘Concertante’ for piano and orchestra, op.60

4      I      Moderato, tempo comodo                                                                

5      II     Andante molto sostenuto                                                                 

6      III   Allegro non troppo, ma agitato ed ansioso                                       

 

        Jan Krzysztof Broja piano

        Warsaw Philharmonic — The National Orchestra of Poland

        Leader: Ewa Marczyk

        ANTONI WIT

 

            TV Producer: Tomasz Kronenberg

            Recorded live in the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw (Poland), 19 November 2009

            Broadcast:

            © 2009 The Warsaw Philharmonic Foundation and The National Audiovisual Institute

 

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