A conductor highly regarded for his early recordings of twentieth century and contemporary Polish composers such as Górecki, Lutoslawski, Kilar, and Szymanowski, Antoni Wit broadened his horizons to include more diverse and (nearly) mainstream repertoire.Featured on this album is Richard Strauss' monumental Alpine Symphony. For this release, Naxos has paired Wit with the Weimar Staatskapelle -- an enlightened choice since the venerable master composer was once the chief Kapellmeister in the historically rich German city. ...
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A conductor highly regarded for his early recordings of twentieth century and contemporary Polish composers such as Górecki, Lutoslawski, Kilar, and Szymanowski, Antoni Wit broadened his horizons to include more diverse and (nearly) mainstream repertoire.Featured on this album is Richard Strauss' monumental Alpine Symphony. For this release, Naxos has paired Wit with the Weimar Staatskapelle -- an enlightened choice since the venerable master composer was once the chief Kapellmeister in the historically rich German city. Although frequently overshadowed by their colleagues in Berlin, Dresden, and Munich, the Weimar players are nonetheless impressive. They have not only strong cultural traditions, but impressive technical and artistic capabilities as well -- all of which are prerequisites for any performance of the Alpine Symphony. Strauss' early tone poem is a work that requires not only technical finesse but also towering heights of endurance. Strauss' lengthy work can quickly -- and easily --...
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