Laurence Kayaleh & Bernadene Blaha - Noskowski & Żeleński: Violin Sonatas (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 295 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 149 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:03:47
Classical | Label: Naxos Records
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 295 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 149 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:03:47
Classical | Label: Naxos Records
Both Zygmunt Noskowski and Władysław Żeleński were leading exponents of Polish nationalism in the period from the last quarter of the 19th century. Noskowski is best remembered as a symphonist but his large-scale Violin Sonata in A minor is an imposing work that suggests the influence both of Beethoven’s ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata and of Brahms. Żeleński was as eminent a teacher as he was a composer, seeking to broaden Poland’s provincial outlook through works such his opera Janek (Naxos 8.660521-22). His Violin Sonata in F major typifies the essentially conservative idiom that Żeleński pursued in his maturity.