Disc Details

Contents

Work Title	Composer
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra [Koncert na fortepian ]	Witold Lutosławski	Listen
Symphonic Variations [Wariacje symfoniczne]	Witold Lutosławski	Listen
Symphony No. 4 [4.Symfonia]	Witold Lutosławski	Listen
Variations on a Theme by Paganini [Wariacje ne temat Paganiniego]	Witold Lutosławski	Listen

Reviews

• The Symphonic Variations from 1938 already show the young Lutoslawski’s expertise in colourful orchestration. The Piano Concerto and Symphony come from Lutoslawski’s final years, when his musical language had in some ways returned to a more traditional stance, although his avant-garde preoccupations weren’t completely forgotten.
  
  The contrast between this (sure-paced music) and the aleatoric flurries shows a seasoned composer at work.
  
  Martin Cotton, BBC Music Magazine, 01 March 2012