Klaudiusz Baran, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michał Klauza - Polish Accordion Concertos (2022)

Tracklist

01. Accordion Concerto: I. Andante ma agitato
02. Accordion Concerto: II. Allegretto
03. Accordion Concerto: III. Allegro con fuoco
04. Concerto polacco: I. Allegro scherzando
05. Concerto polacco: II. Tempo rubato, molto espressivo
06. Concerto polacco: III. Presto
07. Concerto Classico: I. Allegro ben ritmico
08. Concerto Classico: II. Lento drammatico
09. Concerto Classico: III. Presto con fuoco

Since the 1960s the Polish accordion concerto has enjoyed increasing popularity and in recent years no one has inspired more composers to write for the instrument than Klaudiusz Baran.

The three most important Polish concertos are showcased in this album. Marcin Błażewicz’s Concerto possesses a fascinating wealth of colours with spectacular passages and melodic arabesques cast in a richly communicative language. Mikołaj Majkusiak’s youthful Concerto classico is a virtuosic synthesis of old and contemporary forms, while in 1973 Bronisław Przybylski wrote a swashbuckling Concerto full of the folkloric influence of Polish dances.

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