ZYGMUNT STOJOWSKI (1870-1946)

 

Prayer for Poland - cantata for soprano, baritone, mixed choir, orchestra and organ Op. 40

Suite for Orchestra in E-flat major Op. 9

Le printemps - cantata for mixed choir and orchestra Op. 7

 

Marta Wróblewska - soprano

Maciej Bogumił Nerkowski - baritone

Rafał Sulima - organ

 

The Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra in Białystok / Marcin Nałęcz-Niesiołowski

Violetta Bielecka - preparation of the choir

Maja Metelska - assistant conductor

 

Zygmunt Stojowski was one of Poland’s most outstanding figures in post-romantic music. The first piece heard on the CD is the cantata, Prayer for Poland, Op. 40. The cantata holds a unique position among large scale works written during and inspired by the Great War. Suite for Orchestra in E-flat, Op. 9, written in 1890-91, is an orchestral gem of late 19th century Polish music. The work not only displays the brilliant compositional skills and talents of an extraordinary young composer, but it also distinguishes Stojowski as a Polish composer. Finally, the last work on this CD, the cantata Le printemps, Op. 7, shows the light-hearted side of Stojowski.

 

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