Nowowiejski Quo Vadis

[M. Yaskovsky]

Out of stock......

[Alan Howe]

My fault, perhaps...

[Alan Howe]

My copy arrived today (sorry to rub it in). First impressions are very favourable - this is clearly a very well prepared and stunningly recorded performance. And what a work it is! Quite the most exciting work of its type and period that I have discovered in recent years. I don't think Nowowiejski is a particularly original or innovative composer, but, my goodness, this work packs a real punch. (Mind you, the juxtaposition of slavonic-sounding church music and Meyerbeerian marches is pretty unusual!)

This is a great work; of that I am fully convinced.

[Alan Howe]

Other influences in the mix are Wagner (Lohengrin) and the French oratorio tradition. Possibly Bruch too, since Nowowiejski studied under him.

[Alan Howe]

...and here's news of the cpo recording!!>>
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/cpo/detail/-/art/felix-nowowiejski-quo-vadis/hnum/6096050

What timing...

[M. Yaskovsky]

Indeed, now we get spoiled by choice......... I think I'll wait for a review here or there

[Alan Howe]

The CDs (DUX1327-1328) are now available in the UK from Discovery Records Ltd. - tel. 01380 728000:
www.discovery-records.com

[M. Yaskovsky]

Thanks! Wow 42 GBP!!!!!

[Alan Howe]

Really? I'm amazed. I can't see how it can sell for much more than £25 once the online retailers get hold of it.

[Alan Howe]

Certainly no-one should be buying this from Discovery at £42.99!! I have emailed them to find out why their price is so high...

[Gareth Vaughan]

£45.22 on Amazon UK! A third party seller is offering it for £36 something. Still, that's ridiculously highly priced.

[Alan Howe]

Absolutely. Nobody should be buying at these prices. I'll report back on what Discovery have to say about this...

[Alan Howe]

And their reply was:

We sell our products based on the what a label charges us. I agree that it is expensive but it does come in a deluxe clam shell box along with a 56 page booklet.

Hmmmm.... I have the set and the box is nice, though nothing special, and the booklet is, of course, in Polish and English. Definitely not worth the money - unless you're desperate to hear the piece.

[Mark Thomas]

... and if you are desperate to hear the piece, then Hadrianus' excellent off-air recording of a different peformance is still freely downloadable from our Downloads Board here.

[markniew]

Here in poland price is 99 zlotys, i.e. ca. 25 USD. I have no idea what the cost o posting might be.
for internationa distribution  you can contact as below
kitka@dux.pl