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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
