Bacewicz Two Piano Quintets / Quartet For Four Violins CD

The 2017 Gramophone Award-winning Silesian Quartet here presents it's second recording on Chandos, again devoted to the works of the Polish female composer Grazyna Bacewicz, in a rare programme full of contrast and individuality. The four works brought together here - two unusual quartet formations and two piano quintets - form an integral part of the central, chamber music strand in Bacewicz's output. While the Quartet for Four Violins and the First Piano Quintet have maintained a strong presence in both concerts and recordings, the intriguing Quartet for Four Cellos and Second Piano Quintet are lesser-known pieces. This is yet another must-have, preceding the fiftieth year of Bacewicz's death commemorations, a composer whose music is now considered by broadcasters, promoters, critics, and artists as an essential part of the Polish repertoire.

1. I. Moderato Molto Espressivo - Allegro - Poco Meno Mosso - Poco Rubato - Meno Mosso - Pi? Mosso - Poco Meno Mosso -Tempo I 2. II. Presto - Poco Meno Mosso - Tempo I 3. III. Grave - Meno Mosso - Tempo I 4. IV. Con Passione - Tempo I - Grandioso 5. I. Moderato - Pi? Mosso - Allegro - Meno Mosso - Pi? Mosso - Poco Pi? Mosso - Molto Allegro - Meno Mosso - Rubato -Sostenuto - Pi? Mosso 6. II. Larghetto - Grandioso - Sostenuto - Tempo I 7. III. Allegro Giocoso - Poco Meno Mosso - Tempo I - Meno Mosso - Lo Stesso Tempo 8. I. Allegretto - Allegro Giocoso - Poco Meno - Poco Meno -Tempo II - Silesian String Quartet 9. II. Andante Tranquillo - Silesian String Quartet 10. III. Molto Allegro - Silesian String Quartet 11. Narrazione - Polish Cello Quartet 12. Riflessioni - Polish Cello Quartet