Grazyna Bacewicz

Composing her First Sonata in 1929, the barely 20-year-old Grażyna Bacewicz was taking her fi rst steps in the world of chamber music. At that time, Bacewicz was hugely infl uenced by the music of Kar...

Three-movement work written at the beginning of the 30s while composer was studying composition in Warsaw and Paris. The opening Allegro is remarkably lively, dancing and lyrical. Thanks to the counte...

The exposition of the first movement contains some extended themes and is marked by majestic power as well as dramatic accents. The second movement is deeply emotional and expressive, proving the comp...

This three-movement Concerto contains many intriguing passages marking a turning-point in the composer's way of thinking. (...) There are some folk reminiscences, especially in the third movement, but...