NEW ON NAXOS | DECEMBER 2024
WORLD PREMIERE COMMERCIAL RECORDINGS
Artur MALAWSKI (1904–1957) Orchestral Works Symphonic Études * Mountaineers’ Triptych Popular Suite Beata Bilińska, Piano * Artur Malawski Podkarpacka Philharmonic Mariusz Smolij
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Having sustained an injury to his left hand, Artur Malawski had to abandon his career as a virtuoso violinist and went on to become a successful teacher and composer in his native Poland. The Symphonic Études of 1947 brought him international recognition with its unorthodox design and powerful expression. The Overture shares something of his younger contemporary Lutosławski’s resourcefulness, while the Toccata shows a similar adventurousness of spirit. The manuscript of Mountaineers’ Triptych has not survived complete – it is heard here in a realisation by Kazimierz Wiłkomirski. Key features: • Conductor Mariusz Smolij ’s album of works by Polish composer Grazẏna Bacewicz won a 2015 Fryderyk Award (Naxos 8.573229). In 2019 the president of Poland awarded him the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit for the promotion of Polish culture. • Beata Bilińska is a laureate of numerous international competitions, including the 1st International Competition for Young Pianists ‘Arthur Rubinstein in Memoriam’, the 46th Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition and the 17th Rina Sala Gallo Monza International Piano Competition. In 2003 she made her debut at the Isaac Stern Auditorium in Carnegie Hall, receiving an enthusiastic review in The New York Times . Bilińska’s recording credits include 13 albums. In 2015 she received a Fryderyk Award for her recording of Wojciech Kilar’s Piano Concerto No. 2 , and she is also the recipient of numerous other phonographic awards, including the Pizzicato Supersonic Award (twice) and the 2008 MIDEM Classical Award.
8.579159 Release date: 6 Dec 2024
Companion titles – Polish orchestral music conducted by Mariusz Smolij
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WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS
Cristian CARRARA (b. 1977) The Devil’s Bridge * Eveline • Flower in the Desert ** • Four Emotions *** Sonia Prina, Contralto ** Massimo Mercelli, Flute *** • Erica Piccotti, Cello * FVG Orchestra • Nir Kabaretti
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Cristian Carrara, born and educated in the Friuli region of north-east Italy, has earned critical admiration as one of the most creative composers of his generation. Clarity and directness inform much of his music, as does a sense of mystery, examples of which can be heard on this album. These recent works were composed during 2016–21 and focus on dialogues between a solo instrument and the orchestra. All are strongly narrative in character but as The Devil’s Bridge shows, they are also informed by rhythmic vivacity and a rich variety of instrumental colour. Key features: •
8.579167 Release date: 6 Dec 2024
Italian contralto Sonia Prina is a famed specialist in Baroque opera. Of her Gluck album Gramophone wrote, ‘This is perfect stuff for Sonia Prina, whose firm, dark voice, wide tessitura and Olympically agile technique allow her to combine dazzling vocal virtuosity with compelling dramatic expression.’ • Flautist Massimo Mercelli ’s has been the dedicatee of works by Philip Glass, Michael Nyman, Gabriel Prokofiev and Ennio Morricone, among many others. • Cellist Erica Piccotti was named Young Artist of the Year at the 2020 International Classical Music Awards (ICMA). • Nir Kabaretti has been described as ‘a conductor of immense musicality and great personality’ by his mentor Zubin Mehta.
Companion titles – Recommended Italian music
Sonia Prina
Massimo Mercelli
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Erica Piccotti
Nir Kabaretti
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