℗ 2014 Hyperion Records Limited
Released | October 13, 2023 |
Originated | March 30, 2014 |
Duration | 1h 04m 50s |
Record Label | Hyperion |
Genre | Classical |
Młynarski & Zarzycki: Violin Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Violin Concerto 15)
Eugene Ugorski, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Michał Dworzyński
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 11
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1.1
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I. Allegro moderato
Emil Młynarski; Eugene Ugorski; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Michał Dworzyński |
10:18 | |||
1.2
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II. Adagio
Emil Młynarski; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Eugene Ugorski; Michał Dworzyński |
7:11 | |||
1.3
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III. Allegro
Emil Młynarski; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Eugene Ugorski; Michał Dworzyński |
7:23 | |||
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Op. 16
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1.4
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I. Allegro moderato
Emil Młynarski; Eugene Ugorski; Michał Dworzyński; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra |
10:02 | |||
1.5
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II. Quasi notturno. Andante
Emil Młynarski; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Eugene Ugorski; Michał Dworzyński |
8:00 | |||
1.6
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III. Allegro vivace
Emil Młynarski; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Eugene Ugorski; Michał Dworzyński |
8:01 | |||
Introduction et Cracovienne in D Major, Op. 35
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1.7
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I. Introduction. Andantino
Aleksander Zarzycki; Michał Dworzyński; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Eugene Ugorski |
4:43 | |||
1.8
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II. Cracovienne. Vivace
Aleksander Zarzycki; Michał Dworzyński; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Eugene Ugorski |
4:05 | |||
1.9
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Mazurka in G Major, Op. 26
Aleksander Zarzycki; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Eugene Ugorski; Michał Dworzyński |
5:07 | |||
Digital Booklet
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"With the exception of the 2nd Młynarski concerto and the Zarzycki Mazurka, these are all first recordings and Ugorski is a dazzling guide; fearless in his attack and utterly secure in even the most demanding passagework."
- MusicWeb International
In this latest volume of Hyperion’s Romantic Violin Concerto series, we journey to Poland (in the company of a conductor from that country) for two concertos by Młynarski and two works for violin and orchestra by Zarzycki (who will be familiar to Romantic Piano Concerto collectors).
Lithuanian-born Emil Młynarski was the father-in-law of Artur Rubinstein and was appointed director of the Warsaw Philharmonic in 1900. He had a busy international conducting career which included the LSO in London, the Scottish Orchestra and the Philadelphia Grand Opera company. His Violin Concerto No 1 in D minor, Op 11, dedicated to Leopold Auer, was written in 1897 and won a prize in the Paderewski Composition Competition. Młynarski takes as his models the virtuoso works of Vieuxtemps and Wieniawski, and the main mood is a fresh, youthful lyricism. Surprisingly, after its initial success, this Concerto was not played again until Piotr Plawner took it up in 2011. His Violin Concerto No 2 was premiered by the Warsaw Philharmonic in April 1920, with Paweł Kochański as soloist and Młynarski conducting. The concerto has remained in the repertoire of Polish violinists.
Like most Polish composers, including Chopin and Młynarski, Zarzycki also wrote pieces in the form of the krakowiak, a fastish 2/4 dance from the Krakow region. It became popular in Vienna as the Krakauer, and in Paris as the Cracovienne. The Introduction et Cracovienne in D major, Op 35, was well liked by violinists in Zarzycki’s own time but amazingly was not recorded until the CD era. The Mazurka on the other hand is the composer’s best-known work and was recorded by Oistrakh, amongst others.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Hyperion Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.70 -9.83 to -0.29 | -26.46 -29.75 to -23.19 | -23.01 -26.50 to -19.70 | 15 12 to 17 | |
1 | I. Allegro moderato | -1.17 | -26.48 | -23.1 | 15 |
2 | II. Adagio | -4.56 | -28.88 | -25.3 | 15 |
3 | III. Allegro | -0.78 | -23.19 | -19.7 | 14 |
4 | I. Allegro moderato | -0.51 | -24.32 | -20.4 | 14 |
5 | II. Quasi notturno. Andante | -0.33 | -29.35 | -26.1 | 17 |
6 | III. Allegro vivace | -0.29 | -24.01 | -20.4 | 15 |
7 | I. Introduction. Andantino | -9.83 | -29.75 | -26.5 | 12 |
8 | II. Cracovienne. Vivace | -3.60 | -25.36 | -22.2 | 14 |
9 | Mazurka in G Major, Op. 26 | -3.24 | -26.79 | -23.4 | 15 |