RPC Gablenz PC & Paderewski Polish Fantasy

[Alan Howe]

The Gramophone (Awards issue) reports that Jonathan Plowright has recorded Jerzy Gablenz's PC of 1926, coupled with Paderewski's Polish Fantasy, for Hyperion. The BBC Scottish SO were conducted by Lukas Borowicz. Release dat is to be September 2020.

[Gareth Vaughan]

Hurray! Great news.

[chill319]

Without meaning to hijack this thread... since there's mention of a companion piece, seldom heard live in the U.S., I'll mention that this evening the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra performed the Polish Fantasy, with Hubert Rutkowski at the keyboard. Mr. Rutkowsky milked it for every ounce of its power, poetry and panache, which turned out to be considerable, and the result was a real crowd pleaser. I thought the work stronger than it had seemed from recordings, with the orchestra's part writing pleasing, often clever, and colorful.

[semloh]

Just by way of reference - a thread on Gablenz from long ago:
http://www.unsungcomposers.com/forum/index.php/topic,2206.msg26948.html#msg26948

[CorentinBoissier]

Hello,
I just uploaded Jerzy Gablenz's "Piano Concerto in D-flat major" op. 25 (1926), in the same performance as the one whose link is missing for long...
I took it from a Polish source - the sound is slightly better than the one formerly on YouTube...
Corentin Boissier

[Rob H]

BBC radio 3 tomorrow in the afternoon:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000gt45

This should shed a little light on at least one forthcoming RPC release. I presume it will be 82 but I have no inside info.

Rob

[Alan Howe]

Details here, as announced at beginning of thread:

Gablenz: Piano Concerto, Op.25
Paderewski: Fantaisie Polonaise, Op.19
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Plowright, piano
Lukasz Borowicz, conductor

[eschiss1]

guessing so since 81 is the topic of the more recent thread and their issuing two, let alone three, in the series, in three months is pretty remarkable already

[Ilja]

Hello,
I just uploaded Jerzy Gablenz's "Piano Concerto in D-flat major" op. 25 (1926), in the same performance as the one whose link is missing for long...
I took it from a Polish source - the sound is slightly better than the one formerly on YouTube...
Corentin Boissier

As far as I can see there's still a recording on YouTube, mind you.

[Alan Howe]

RPC83 is announced here in the UK as a 28th May release (audio samples also available):
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8894888--gablenz-piano-concerto-paderewski-polish-fantasy

[Martin Eastick]

Excellent! Really looking forward to this which will probably be one Hyperion's most interesting RPC release for a while! Without sounding greedy though, I do hope that some of Gablenz' orchestral works will somehow get done at some stage - probably the best chance of this will be one of the Polish labels, and I imagine Lukasz Borowicz would fit the bill admirably!

[semloh]

Thanks for the notice, Alan. I think it's quite adventurous choice for RPC83. I'm sure it will prove popular, and although I have the Paderewski on an Olympia CD, I'll certainly be looking to get this.

[FBerwald]

Now on the hyperion website https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68323

[Justin]

Reminder that this was just released today!

[semloh]

Thanks, Justin!