Polish Violin Duo: Spisak/Bacewicz/Weinberg/Paciorkiewicz

This new release from DUX presents 20th century works for violin duo by Polish composers, performed here by Polish violinists Marta Gidaszewska and Robert Laguniak. Among the composers whose works we can hear on the album, Grazyna Bacewicz occupies a prominent place. Both her Suite for Two Violins (1943) and Easy Duets on Folk Themes for Two Violins (1945), meant for didactic purposes, charm with Bacewicz's typical precision and clarity of structure and interesting melodies. The Sonatina for Two Violins by Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz also refers to Neoclassicism, although the harmony of the piece is more complex, and its expressive values differ from the subdued emotions typical of that era. The next composition, Michal Spisak's Suite for Two Violins, also deviates from the Neoclassical model; despite its declarative title, it is a mysterious work with the narrative element in the dominant role. The last piece presented, Sonata for Two Violins, is a work by Mieczyslaw Weinberg, a Polish composer of Jewish origin whose music is currently being discovered after years of neglect.

"Marta Gidaszewska and Robert Laguniak [] are completely in tune with each other (pun intended). Their timing, their reverence for the music and their enjoyment are on full display. Highly recommended." MusicWeb International

1: I. Allegro
2: II. Andante
3: III. Vivo
4: IV. Tempo Di Menuetto
5: V. Allegro
6: VI. Andante. Fughetta
7: VII. Allegro
8: I. Allegro Con Spirito
9: II. Andante
10: III. Presto
11: Prelude. Allegretto
12: Krakowiak No. 1. Allegro Con Brio
13: Nocturne. Lento Non Troppo
14: Kujawiak. Largo
15: Krakowiak No. 2. Allegro Non Troppo
16: Grotesque March. Allegro
17: Song. Lento Non Troppo
18: I. Allegro
19: II. Tranquillo
20: III. Largo (Choral No. 1)
21: IV. Adagio (Choral No. 2)
22: V. Scherzando. Vivo
23: VI. Andante
24: VII. Finale. Allegro Energico
25: I. Allegro Molto
26: II. Adagio
27: III. Allegro

Composer: Mieczyslaw Weinberg, Michal Spisak, Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz, Grazyna Bacewicz

Number of Discs: 1

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