Polish Music Center: Witold Lutoslawski

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WITOLD LUTOSŁAWSKI: DISCOGRAPHY

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ACA Digital CM 20023

Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941) - 2 pianos
Jeannine Morrison, Joanne Rogers - pianos

Accord 201142 (1995)

Quartet for Strings (1964)
Wilanów String Quartet
Grave (1981) - cello, piano
Marian Wasiolka - cello, Maciej Paderowski - piano
Partita (1984) - violin, piano
Tadeusz Gadzina - violin, Maciej Paderowski - piano

Accord ACD 015 (1996)

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1987)
Ewa Pobłocka - piano
Symphony No. 3 (1983)
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra, Witold Lutosławski - cond.

Accord ACD 029 (1996)

Overture for Strings (1949)
Musique funebre (1958) - string orchestra
Jeux venitiens (1961) - chamber orchestra
Partita (1984, orch. 1988) - violin, orchestra
Krzysztof Jakowicz - violin
Interlude (1989) - orchestra
Sinfonia Varsovia, Wojciech Michniewski - cond.

Accord ACD 037 (1997)

String Quartet (1964)
Silesian String Quartet

Ars Musici AM 1088-2

Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941) - 2 pianos
Hans Peter, Volker Stenzl - pianos

Berlin Classics 1118 (1995)

Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941) - 2 pianos
Guher Pekinel, Suher Pekinel - pianos

Berlin Classics 9166 (1996)

Musique funebre (1958) - string orchestra
Livre pour orchestre (1968) - orchestra
Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Gunther Herbig - conductor

BIS CD 180 (1993)

Dance Preludes (1954, arr. 1959) - ensemble
Vestjysk Chamber Ensemble

BIS CD 544 (1992)

Mini Overture (1982) - brass quintet
Stockholm Chamber Brass

BIS CD 638 (1993)

Tune [Folk Melody?]
Christian Lindberg - trombone

BIS CD 743 (1996)

Symphony No. 3 (1983) - orchestra
Chantefleurs et chantefables (1990) - soprano, orchestra
Valdine Anderson - soprano, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Tadaaki Otaka - conductor

Cala Records CACD 77001 (1995)

Quartet for Strings (1964)
Cikada String Quartet

Cala Records CACD 88088 (1995)

Quartet for Strings (1964) - excerpt
Cikada String Quartet

Camerata 30CM 320 (1997)

Dance Preludes (1954) - clarinet, piano
Karl Leister - clarinet, Ferenc Bognar - piano

CBC Musica Viva MVCD 1016

Grave: Metamorphoses for cello and piano (1981)
Shauna Rolston - cello, Bernadene Blaha - piano

CBC Records MVCD 1118

Grave (1954) - clarinet, piano
Joachin Valdepenas - clarinet, Patricia Parr - piano

CBS 2-M2K 42271

Les espaces du sommeil (1975) - baritone, orchestra
John-Shirley Quirk - baritone
Symphony No. 3 (1983) - orchestra
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen - conductor

Centaur CRC 2201 (1994)

Dance Preludes (1954) - clarinet, piano
David Howard - clarinet, Zita Carno - piano

Centaur CRC 2212 (1995)

Dance Preludes (1954, orch. 1955) - clarinet, chamber orchestra
Gary Gray - clarinet, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Harry Newstone - conductor

Chandos CHAN 8490

Mini Overture (1982) - brass quintet
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

Chandos CHAN 8618

Dance Preludes (1954, orch. 1955) - clarinet, chamber orchestra
Janet Hilton - clarinet, Scottish National Orchestra, Matthias Bamert - conductor

Chandos CHAN 9398 (1995)

Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941) - 2 pianos
Safri Duo

Chandos CHAN 9421 (1996)

Concerto for Orchestra (1954) - orchestra
Musique funebre (1958) - string orchestra
Mi-parti (1976) - orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier - conductor

Channel Crossings CCS 2191 (1992)

Mini Overture (1982) - brass quintet
Meridian Arts Ensemble

Collins Classics COL 1229 (1991)

Mini Overture (1982) - brass quintet
Wallace Collection Trumpet Ensemble

CPO CD 999-386 (1997)

Symphony No. 2 (1967) - orchestra
Symphony No. 4 (1992) - orchestra
Saar Radio Symphony Orchestra, Roman Kofman - conductor

Crystal Records CD 551 (1996)

Mini Overture (1982) - brass quintet
Brass Ring

Danica DCD 8143

Five Songs (1957) - soprano, piano
Hanne Stavad - voice, Peter Westenholz - piano

Delos DE 3070 (1991)

Concerto for Orchestra (1954)
Oregon Symphony Orchestra, James DePreist - conductor

Delos DE 3502

Concerto for Orchestra, 2nd mov't. only (1954) - orchestra
Oregon Symphony Orchestra, James DePriest - conductor

Deutsche Grammophon 423 696-2

Chain II (1985) - violin, orchestra
Partita (1984, orch. 1988) - violin, orchestra
Anne-Sophie Mutter - violin, Philharmonia Orchestra, Witold Lutosławski - conductor

Deutsche Grammophon 431 664-2 (1992)

Novelette (1979) - orchestra
Chain III (1985) - orchestra
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1987)
Krystian Zimerman - piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Witold Lutosławski - conductor

Deutsche Grammophon 431 686-2

Little Suite (1950) - ensemble
Hagen String Quartet

Deutsche Grammophon 445 487-2

Partita (1984, orch. 1988) - violin, orchestra
Anne-Sophie Mutter - violin, Phillip Moll - piano obbligato
Chain II: Dialogue for violin and orchestra (1985)
Anne-Sophie Mutter - violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Witold Lutosławski - conductor

Deutsche Grammophon 445 576-2 (1992)

Novelette (1979) - orchestra
Partita (1984, orch. 1988) - violin, orchestra
Anne-Sophie Mutter - violin, Phillip Moll - piano obbligato
Chain II: Dialogue for violin and orchestra (1985)
Anne-Sophie Mutter - violin
Chain III - orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Witold Lutosławski - conductor

Discover International VO 920241

Subito (1992) - violin, piano
Juliette Kang - violin, Melvin Chen - piano

Dorian Recordings DIS 80121 (1994)

Bukolics (1952) - piano
Elżbieta Wiedner-Zając - piano

ECM 21520 (1995)

Sacher Variations (1975) - cello
Thomas Demenga - cello

EMI CDC7 49304

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1970)
Mstislav Rostropovich - cello, Orchestre de Paris, Witold Lutosławski - conductor

EMI CDC 54901 (1994)

Nine Folk Melodies (1945, arr. 1971 by José de Azpiazu) - guitar
Julian Bream - guitar

EMI CDC 56363 (1997)

Quartet for Strings (1964)
Alban Berg String Quartet

EMI CDM 65076

Symphonic Variations (1938) - orchestra
Symphony No. 1 (1947) - orchestra
Musique funebre (1958) - string orchestra
Symphony No. 2 (1967) - orchestra
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Witold Lutosławski - conductor

EMI CDM 65305

Concerto for Orchestra
Jeux vénitiens
Livre pour orchestre
Mi-parti
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Witold Lutosławski - conductor

Erato ZK 91711 (1993)

Concerto for Orchestra (1954) - orchestra
Symphony No. 3 (1983) - orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim - conductor

Finlandia 14909 (1997)

Concerto for Orchestra (1954) - orchestra
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis - conductor

Gega GEG-120

Dance Preludes (1954) - clarinet, piano
Stochl - clarinet, Nedelchev - piano

Hyperion CDA 66215

Dance Preludes (1954, orch. 1955) - clarinet, chamber orchestra
Thea King - clarinet, English Chamber Orchestra, Andrew Litton - conductor

Klavier KCD 11073 (1996)

Dance Preludes (1954) - clarinet, piano
Charles West - clarinet, Susan Grace - piano

Koch International Classics KIC 7013 (1990)

Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941) - 2 pianos
Joshua Pierce, Dorothy Jonas - pianos

Koch Schwann CD 310 088

Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941) - 2 pianos
A. Paratore, J. Paratore - pianos

Koch Schwann SCH 311-065

Double Concerto (1980) oboe, harp, chamber orchestra
Eduard Brunner - clarinet, Maria Graf - harp, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Lothar Zagrosek - conductor

Koch Schwann SCH 315-232 (1996)

Chain II (1985) - violin, orchestra
Isabelle van Keulen - violin, Philharmonia Orchestra, Heinrich Schiff - conductor

Kos WJ 001 (1994) "Warsaw Autumn '93: His Last Concert"

Symphony No. 1 (1947)
Les espaces du sommeil (1975) - baritone, orchestra
Francois Le Roux - baritone
Chain III (1985) - orchestra
Symphony No. 4 (1992)
National Philharmonic Orchestra - Warsaw, Witold Lutosławski - cond.

London 425 694-2

Concerto for Orchestra (1954)
Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi - conductor

London 430 844-2

Musique funebre (1958) - string orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi - conductor

London 436 239-2

Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941, orch. 1978) - piano, orchestra
Peter Jablonski - piano, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy - conductor

London 2DF2 448-258-2 (1997)

Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941, orch. 1978) - piano, orchestra
Peter Jablonski - piano, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy - conductor
Concerto for Orchestra (1954)
Suisse Romande Orchestra, Paul Kletzki - conductor
Funeral Music (1958) - string orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnanyi - conductor
Paroles tissées (1965) - tenor, chamber orchestra
Sir Peter Pears - tenor, London Sinfonietta, Witold Lutosławski - conductor

Louisville First Edition LFE-005

Fanfare for Louisville (1986) - winds, percussion
Louisville Symphony Orchestra, Leighton-Smith - conductor

MD+G L 3507

Little Suite (1950) - ensemble
New Leipzig String Quartet

Montaigne MON 789-007 (1995)

Quartet for Strings (1964)
Arditti String Quartet

Naxos 8-553169 (1996)

Symphonic Variations (1938) - orchestra
Little Suite (1950, orch. 1951) - orchestra
Symphony No. 2 (1967) - orchestra
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1987)
Peter Paleczny - piano
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Antoni Wit - conductor

Naxos 8.553202 (1996)

Funeral Music (1958) - string orchestra
Chain II: Dialogue for violin and orchestra (1985)
Krzysztof Bąkowski - violin
Interlude (1989) - orchestra
Partita (1984, orch. 1988) - violin, orchestra
Krzysztof Bąkowski - violin
Symphony No. 4 (1992) - orchestra
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Antoni Wit - conductor

Naxos 8-553423 (1997)

Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941, orch. 1978) - piano, orchestra
Bernd Glemser - piano
Paroles tissées (1965) - tenor, chamber orchestra
Piotr Kusiewicz - tenor
Les espaces du sommeil (1975) - baritone, orchestra
Adam Kruszewski - baritone
Symphony No. 3 (1983) - orchestra
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Antoni Wit - conductor

Naxos 8-553625

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1970)
Andrzej Bauer - cello
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Antoni Wit - conductor

Naxos 8-553779

Concerto for Orchestra (1954)
Postlude I (1960) - orchestra
Trois poemes d'Henri Michaux (1963) - choir, orchestra
Camerata Silesia Choir
Mi-parti (1976) - orchestra
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Antoni Wit - conductor

Naxos 8-554283

Symphony No. 1 (1947) orchestra
Silesian Triptych (1951) - soprano, orchestra
Olga Pasiecznik - soprano
Three Postludes (1960) - orchestra
Jeux vénitiens (1961) - chamber orchestra
Chantefleurs et Chantefables (1990) - soprano, orchestra
Olga Pasiecznik - soprano
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Antoni Wit - conductor

Nonesuch F 79255

Quartet for Strings (1964)
Kronos Quartet

Olympia OCD 323 (1992)

Recitativo e arioso (1951) - violin, piano
Roman Lasocki - violin, Urszula Bozek-Musialski - piano

Olympia OCD 328 (1989)

Little Suite (1950) - ensemble
Quartet for Strings (1964)
Varsovia String Quartet

Olympia OCD 343

Dance Preludes (1954, arr. 1959) - ensemble
Camerata Vistula

Olympia OCD 394 (1993)

Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941) - 2 pianos
Maria Nosowska, Barbara Halska - pianos

Pavane ADW 7283 (1992)

Partita (1984) - violin, piano
Robert Szreder - violin, Bogusław Jan Strobel - piano

Pianissimo PNS 21192

Variations on a theme of Paganini (1941) - 2 pianos
C. Cann, A. Cann - pianos

Polskie Nagrania ECD 035

Quartet for Strings (1964)
Wilanów Quartet

Polskie Nagrania PNCD 040 (1989)

Lacrimosa (1937) - soprano, choir, orchestra (rec. 1988)
Stefania Woytowicz - soprano, The Silesian Philharmonic Choir, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Witold Lutosławski - conductor
Symphony No. 1 (1947) - orchestra (rec. 1964)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Jan Krenz - conductor
Concerto for Orchestra (1954) - orchestra (rec. 1962)
Funeral Music (1958) - string orchestra (1959)
National Philharmonic Orchestra (Warsaw), Witold Rowicki - conductor

Polskie Nagrania PNCD 041 (1989)

Venetian Games (1961) - chamber orchestra (rec. 1962)
National Philharmonic Orchestra (Warsaw), Witold Rowicki - conductor
Trois Poemes d'Henri Michaux (1963) - choir, orchestra (rec. 1964)
Polish Radio Choir (Cracow), Witold Lutosławski - conductor; Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Jan Krenz - conductor
Symphony No. 2 (1967) - orchestra (rec. 1968)
National Philharmonic Orchestra (Warsaw), Witold Lutosławski - conductor

Polskie Nagrania PNCD 042 (1989)

Postlude I (1960) - orchestra (rec. 1964)
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Jan Krenz - conductor
Paroles tissées (1965) - tenor, chamber orchestra (rec. 1968)
Louis Devos - tenor, National Philharmonic Orchestra (Warsaw), Witold Lutosławski - conductor
Livre pour orchestre (1968) - orchestra (rec. 1969)
National Philharmonic Orchestra (Warsaw), Jan Krenz - conductor
Cello Concerto (1970) - cello, orchestra (rec. 1976)
Roman Jabłoński - cello, Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Witold Lutosławski - conductor

Polskie Nagrania PNCD 043 (1989)

Preludes and Fugue (1972) - 13 solo strings (rec. 1974)
National Chamber Orchestra (Warsaw), Witold Lutosławski - conductor
Mi-parti (1976) - orchestra (rec. 1976)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Witold Lutosławski - conductor
Novelette (1979) - orchestra (rec. 1984)
Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, Heinz Holliger - conductor

Polskie Nagrania PNCD 044 (1989)

Symphony No. 3 (1983) - orchestra (rec. 1988)
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Antoni Wit - conductor
Chain I (1983) - ensemble (rec. 1984)
Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, Heinz Holliger - conductor
Chain II (1985) - violin, orchestra (rec. 1986)
Krzysztof Jakowicz - violin, National Philharmonic Orchestra (Warsaw), Kazimierz Kord - conductor
Chain III (1985) - orchestra (rec. 1988)
Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Witold Lutosławski - conductor

Polskie Nagrania PNCD 045 (1989)

Two Studies (1941) - piano (rec. 1974)
Marek Drewnowski - piano
Variations of a Theme of Paganini (1941) - 2 pianos (rec. 1974)
Jacek and Maciej Łukaszczyk - pianos
Five Songs (1957, orch. 1958) - soprano, orchestra (rec. 1967)
Halina Łukomska - soprano, National Philharmonic Orchestra (Warsaw), Andrzej Markowski - conductor
Quartet for Strings (1964) (rec. 1965)
La Salle String Quartet
Epitaph (1979) - oboe, piano (rec. 1980)
Heinz Holliger - oboe, Szabolcz Esztényi - piano
Grave (1981) - cello, piano (rec. 1981)
Roman Jabłoński - cello, Szabolcz Esztényi - piano
Partita (1984) - violin, piano (rec. 1988)
Konstanty Andrzej Kulka - violin, Eugeniusz Knapik - piano

Polskie Nagrania 23764 43 2

Preludes and Fugue (1972) - 13 strings
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice), Witold Lutosławski - conductor

Prelude PRL 2156 (1995)

Symphony No. 1 (1947) - orchestra
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski - conductor

Quantum QM 6937 (1993)

Three Fragments (1953) - flute, harp
P. Kotnowska - flute, P. Kozielska - harp

RCA Victor 61520 (1993)

Concerto for Orchestra (1954)
ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra, Marek Janowski - conductor

René Gailly CD 87-003

Dance Preludes (1954, orch. 1955) clarinet, chamber orchestra
Walter Boeykens - clarinet, Walter Boeykens Clarinet Choir, Robert Groslot - conductor

Round Top Records RTR 116 (1997)

Dance Preludes (1954) - clarinet, piano
Patricia Shands - clarinet, Eugene Rowley - piano

Sony M2K 42271

Les espaces du sommeil (1975) - baritone, orchestra
John Shirley-Quirk - baritone
Symphony No. 3 (1983) - orchestra
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen - conductor

Sony SK 66280 (1994)

Les espaces du sommeil (1975) - baritone, orchestra
John Shirley-Quirk - baritone
Symphony No. 3 (1983) - orchestra
Symphony No. 4 (1992) - orchestra
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen - conductor

Sony SK 67189 (1996)

Symphony No. 2 (1967)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1987)
Paul Crossley - piano
Chantefleurs et Chantefables (1990)
Dawn Upshaw - soprano
Fanfare for Los Angeles Philharmonic (1993)
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen - conductor

Sony SMK 53473

Les espaces du sommeil (1975) - baritone, orchestra
John Shirley-Quirk - baritone, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen - conductor

Thorofon CTH 2041

Little Suite (1950, rev. 1951) - orchestra
Musique funebre (1958) - string orchestra
Jeux vénitiens (1961) - chamber orchestra
Chain II (1985) - violin, orchestra
Krzysztof Jakowicz - violin
Pomeranian Philharmonic Orchestra, Takao Ukigaya - conductor

Vienna Modern Masters VMM 3018 (1994)

Little Suite (1950, rev. 1951) - orchestra
Koszalin State Philharmonic, Szymon Kawalla - conductor

Virgin Classics VC5 45275-2 (1998)

Five Songs (orch. 1958) - soprano, orchestra
Chantefleurs et chantefables (1990) - soprano, orchestra
Solveig Kringelborn - soprano
Preludes and Fugue (19) - 13 strings
Chain I (19) - ensemble

Vox Box 2 CDX 5133

Overture for strings (1949) - string orchestra
Little Suite (1950, orch. 1951) - orchestra
Straw Chain (1951)
Dance Preludes (1954, orch. 1955) - clarinet, chamber orchestra
Josef Masseli - clarinet
Musique funebre (1958) - string orchestra
Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Grüber - conductor

Vox Box 2 CDX 5136 (1995)

Double Concerto (1980) - oboe, harp, chamber orchestra
Heinz Holliger - oboe, Ursula Holliger - harp, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen - conductor

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