NFM Girls’ Choir, NFM Boys’ Choir, Michał Michalski, Zofia Zaleska, Lena Paczek, Alicja Wojtkowska - Gryś - Lutosławski Opera Omnia 09 (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. 3 Children's Songs: No. 1, Abecadło
02. 3 Children's Songs: No. 2, Lato
03. 3 Children's Songs: No. 3, Trąbka
04. Bucolics: I. Allegro vivace
05. Bucolics: II. Allegretto sostenuto
06. Bucolics: III. Allegro molto
07. Bucolics: IV. Andantino
08. Bucolics: V. Allegro marciale
09. Children’s Songs: No. 1, Nocny Marek
10. Children’s Songs: No. 2, Jedna gałązeczka
11. Children’s Songs: No. 3, Kuku, kuku…
12. Children’s Songs: No. 4, Piosenka na Prima Aprilis
13. Melodie ludowe: No. 1, Ach, mój Jasieńko
14. Melodie ludowe: No. 2, Hej, od Krakowa jadę
15. Melodie ludowe: No. 3, Jest drożyna, jest
16. Melodie ludowe: No. 4, Pastereczka
17. Melodie ludowe: No. 5, Na jabłoni jabłko wisi
18. Melodie ludowe: No. 6, Od Sieradza płynie rzeka
19. Melodie ludowe: No. 7, Panie Michale
20. Melodie ludowe: No. 8, W polu lipeńka
21. Melodie ludowe: No. 9, Zalotny
22. Melodie ludowe: No. 10, Gaik
23. Melodie ludowe: No. 11, Gąsior
24. Melodie ludowe: No. 12, Rektor
25. Bajka iskierki: No. 1, Siwy mróz
26. Bajka iskierki: No. 2, Malowane miski
27. Bajka iskierki: No. 3, Bajka iskierki
28. Bajka iskierki: No. 4, Butki za cztery dudki
29. Bajka iskierki: No. 5, Kap… kap… kap…
30. Bajka iskierki: No. 6, Plama na podłodze
31. 3 Pieces for the Young: No. 1, Czteropalcówka
32. 3 Pieces for the Young: No. 2, Melodia
33. 3 Pieces for the Young: No. 3, Marsz
34. 2 Children's Songs: No. 1, Wianki
35. 2 Studies: No. 1, Allegro
36. 2 Studies: No. 2, Non troppo allegro
37. 2 Children's Songs: No. 2, Pożegnanie wakacji

The ninth album in the Witold Lutosławski. Opera omnia series presents works inspired by the world of children’s imagination, folklore, and music education. The programme combines songs set to texts by classic authors of Polish children’s literature with piano miniatures, including Folk Melodies, Bucolics, Three Pieces for the Young, and the youthful Two Études.

Composed mainly in the 1950s, these works reveal a lesser-known side of Lutosławski: a composer drawing on folk traditions while at the same time consistently developing his own distinctive musical language. Although these are works on a modest scale, they already contain many elements characteristic of the composer’s later masterpieces: refined harmony, masterful formal construction, a fondness for polyphony, and a subtle sense of colour. The album also continues the thematic thread explored in the seventh volume of the series, offering a perspective on Lutosławski’s oeuvre through some of his most intimate and deeply personal artistic statements.