Silesian Quartet
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The Silesian lend vibrant warmth to [the First Quartet]…[and] handle [the later quartets] with precision and élan: a tremendous achievement —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2016, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Winner - Chamber
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Grażyna Bacewicz: Two Piano Quintets, Quartet for four Violins & Quartet for four Cellos
Szymon Krzeszowiec, Krzysztof Lasoń, Małgorzata Wasiucionek, Arkadiusz Kubica, Wojciech Świtała (piano)
Silesian Quartet, Polish Cello Quartet
For those invigorated by the Silesian Quartet’s complete quartet set, here’s an exciting new addition: two piano quintets. They are works of real substance and originality. The First (1952)... —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2018, Chamber Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2018
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Finalist - Chamber
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Diapason d’Or, June 2018, Nouveauté
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Joachim Mendelson & Grażyna Bacewicz: Chamber Works
Silesian String Quartet, Karolina Stalmachowska (oboe), Piotr Salajczyk (piano)
the Quintet of 1939 for violin, viola, cello, oboe and piano is more striking [than the String Quartet] – and the highlight of this recording. The oboe and piano add piquancy, and Mendelson... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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New. Vernissage
Gośka Isphording, Justyna Duda-Krane, Danuta Augustyn, Beata Bilińska (piano), Piotr Sałajczyk, DAFÔ String Quartet, Cracow Wind Quintet, Silesian Quartet
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‘Already it is Dusk’ owes something to Bartókian tradition in its processing of folk elements from Górecki’s beloved Tatra mountains, while the prayer of its title, taken from a Polish renaissance... —
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2025, Chamber Choice
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Dzenītis: E(GO)
Agate Burkina (soprano), Gundrars Dziļums (bass), Arvydas Kazlauskas (saxophone)
Silesian String Quartet, Latvian Radio Choir, Karel Mark Chichon, Kaspars Putniņš, Normunds Šnē
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the performances of all the Silesians’ releases that I have heard are uniformly excellent and musically insightful, as is also the case with this latest release. —
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Mieczysław Weinberg: String Quartets Nos 2-4
Szymon Krzeszowiec (violin), Arkadiusz Kubica (violin), Łukasz Syrnicki (viola), Piotr Janosik (cello), Silesian Quartet
The Silesian Quartet has a natural feeling for its Polish compatriot, performing these surprisingly accessible works with ferocious energy and delicate subtlety as required. —
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The works on this superlative new recording of the Complete Quartets date from 1960 to 2016, and some of his finest music is here. As the Silesian Quartet shows in their chronologically presented... —
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