In 1725, a five-act opera by Venetian composer Antonio Caldara with a libretto by Apostolo Zeno was premiered at the imperial court in Vienna. Venceslao re di Polonia disappeared from the stage immediately afterwards. Martyna…
The surviving works of composers active in the centers of 16th- and 17th-century Poland are primarily religious works. They were performed during liturgies held with Polish kings in Cracow's Wawel Cathedral and Warsaw's Collegiate Church…
Solamente Naturali's Musica globus program weaves the story of Geor Philipp Teleman's stay in Upper Silesia at the court of Count Promnitz. The visit inspired the composer to combine music composed for the court with…
The surviving works of composers active in the centers of 16th- and 17th-century Poland are primarily religious works. They were performed during liturgies held with Polish kings in Cracow's Wawel Cathedral and Warsaw's Collegiate Church…
From Darkness to Light. Steeped in thousands of years of Orthodox tradition, Sergei Rachmaninoff's "All-Night Vigil" was written in 1915, against the backdrop of political turmoil in the composer's home country and the beginning of…
She combines excellent cello technique with unlimited imagination and expression. Dobrawa Czocher - cellist, composer, graduate of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and the Hochschule für Musik in Detmold, Germany. In 2023,…
From Darkness to Light. Steeped in thousands of years of Orthodox tradition, Sergei Rachmaninoff's "All-Night Vigil" was written in 1915, against the backdrop of political turmoil in the composer's home country and the beginning of…
The Passion According to St. Mark Pawel Mykietyn's work is both a part of the great Passion tradition and a symbol of revolutionary changes in the genre. From the choice of text, based on all…
Krzysztof Penderecki can build fascinating worlds in his operas. His third stage work, Black Mask, takes us back in time, to the town of Bolkenhain (now Bolków) in Lower Silesia.
Colchis - the land on the coast of the Black Sea, the destination of the Argonauts' expedition for the Golden Fleece. The musical heritage present in the area inspired the Kwartludium ensemble and Michal Jacaszek…