Ignace Paderewski's Manru is generally considered the first Wagner-inspired Polish music drama, and it would be hard to dispute that claim: the score's free-flowing scenes, motivic organization, and symphonic orchestration (not to mention the love potion and the dwarf!) all hearken back to the works of the Romantic master. But those influences ...
Lest the consumer be boondoggled, it should be made clear that Naxos' Sonic Rebellion: Alternative Classical Collection is not be confused with Naxos' Sonic Rebellion: Alternative Classical Collection. The albums can be distinguished in this way: the former has a bluish design on white, while the latter has the identical design in maroon on white ...
Sacred music takes up fully half of nineteenth century Polish composer Stanislaw Moniuszko's output -- the other half is dominated by opera, and his overall output is typified by the opera Halka, his most famous work -- but heretofore little has appeared on disc to represent Moniuszko's efforts on behalf of the church. As good as Halka is, Dux's ...
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