Review | TSO Delights with Dvořák and Mozart Crowd-Pleasers
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) heralded the new year with two audience favourites: Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 and Dvořák’s Symphony No.…
Browsing: Grażyna Bacewicz
Lebrecht Weekly | Exploring Grazyna Bacewicz’s Musical World
I am starting to think that Grazyna Bacewicz might be the next Mieczyslaw Weinberg. Bacewicz trod water under Polish Communism and saw her music eclipsed by the authorised forces of Lutoslawski and Penderecki.
Lebrecht Weekly | Grazyna Bacewicz: Piano concertos &c (Ondine)
Is there a more elusive composer in the whole of the 20th century than Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)? Bacewicz is usually designated a Polish composer but…
Musica Camerata: Supporting Young Musicians and Reviving Lost Music
In 1970, violinist Luis Grinhauz was an assistant concertmaster for the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (OSM) when he noticed some problems in the city’s classical music…
The Polish Violin, vol. 2 (Chandos)
I should have been on my way to Warsaw for the Chopin Competition but circumstances intervened and I find myself listening to unknown Poles of…
Silesian Quartet Brings to Life Grazyna Bacewicz’s Quintets & Quartets
Grazyna Bacewicz: Quintets, quartets (Chandos) How many times have I told you not to buy a record for its cover? Well, this one justifies the…
