Brodsky Quartet, Robert Smissen & Richard May - Sir Andrzej & Roxanna Panufnik: Chamber Works for Strings (2014/2022) [24/96]

2014 marks the centenary of Polish-British composer Andrzej Panufnik. Here the Brodsky Quartet joins in this year of reminiscence and celebration with Messages, a recording of works both by Andrzej and his daughter Roxanna Panufnik.

String sextets begin and end the disc. In the first, Modlitwa, both father and daughter have composed sections, Roxana Panufnik having contributed to what was originally a vocal work and subsequently made this sextet arrangement. Andrzej Panufnik’s Song to the Virgin Mary also began life in a vocal setting, for a cappella chorus, and was dedicated to his wife, Camilla.

Andrzej Panufnik’s three string quartets showcase his innovative and expressive musical language. The first contrasts dynamic conversations between individual instruments with beautiful unified quartet textures. String Quartet No. 2 - Messages is inspired by childhood memories of listening to the eerie sounds of a wooden telegraph pole in the wind. String Quartet No. 3 - Wycinanki takes its title from a traditional Polish folk art formed of intricately cut paper. Its movements, five miniature studies, each represent a uniquely shaped and coloured paper-cut from a different corner of Poland.

Separating these quartets are the two movements of Memories of My Father. Commissioned by the Brodsky Quartet especially for the centenary, it represents a highly personal reflection from Roxana Panufnik on the life and music of her father.

Tracklist:
01. Panufnik: Modlitwa (Revised 2007)
02. Panufnik: String Quartet No. 1: I. Prelude. Senza misura (Revised 1977)
03. Panufnik: String Quartet No. 1: II. Transformations (Revised 1977)
04. Panufnik: String Quartet No. 1: III. Postlude (Revised 1977)
05. Panufnik: Memories of My Father: I. O tu, Andrzej
06. Panufnik: String Quartet No. 2, "Messages": I. Adagio misterioso
07. Panufnik: String Quartet No. 2, "Messages": II. Allegretto rubato
08. Panufnik: String Quartet No. 2, "Messages": III. Andante tranquillo
09. Panufnik: String Quartet No. 2, "Messages": IV. Vivo scherzando
10. Panufnik: String Quartet No. 2, "Messages": V. Vivace con brio
11. Panufnik: String Quartet No. 2, "Messages": VI. Allegretto rubato
12. Panufnik: String Quartet No. 2, "Messages": VII. Andane cantabile
13. Panufnik: Memories of My Father: II. Greek Photostory
14. Panufnik: String Quartet No. 3, "Wycinanki": I. Lento moderato
15. Panufnik: String Quartet No. 3, "Wycinanki": II. Andantino rubato
16. Panufnik: String Quartet No. 3, "Wycinanki": III. Allegretto scherzando
17. Panufnik: String Quartet No. 3, "Wycinanki": IV. Prestissimo possibile
18. Panufnik: String Quartet No. 3, "Wycinanki": V. Adagio sostenuto
19. Panufnik: Song to the Virgin Mary (Version for String Sextet)


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