Bacewicz Orchestral Works Vol 2
CHSA 5345 (Chandos Records, SACD)
Stereo/Multichannel
FIRST RELEASE (11 July 2025)
Playing time: 64'04"
Tracks: 11
Booklet pages: 22
℗ 2025 Chandos Records Ltd
© 2025 Chandos Records Ltd
Main country of recording: United Kingdom
Reviewer: Geoff Pearce
Review of Bacewicz Orchestral Works Vol 2 published on 30 May 2025
Peter Donohoe, piano (tracks 5-7)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Igor Yuzefovich, leader
Sakari Oramo, conductor
Grażyna Bacewicz:
1-4 Symphony No 2 (1950-51)
5-7 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1949)
8-11 Concerto for Large Symphony Orchestra (1962)
Sakari Oramo's second volume in his Bacewicz series features three rarely recorded works, played by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Symphony No 2 and the Concerto for Large Symphony Orchestra are coupled with the Piano Concerto, featuring Peter Donohoe as soloist.
Recorded 4-5 November 2024 at Fairfield Halls, Croydon, UK.