Recent Recordings

 

 

The first three of these selected recordings (KASP 57701, 57702, 57721)

comprise a triptych memorial to my late wife; all of the compositions are

dedicated to her.  Chamber works feature musicians from the National

Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra.  Pianist Donald Isler is the soloist for

the second CD.  The fourth listed recording, with pianist Mateusz 

Borowiak the soloist, is a double CD.  All are studio productions except

for the a cappella I Weave You A Shroud on CD 1, recorded live in our

home (hence its inferior sonic quality) by the New York Virtuoso Singers,

Harold Rosenbaum conducting.

 

What follows are live premieres of my first six piano sonatas, brilliantly

performed by Mateusz Borowiak in his three-concert American debut  at

New York's Merkin Hall November, 2017 [see Special Event(s)].  These

are followed by first performances of new compositions (see Special Events).        

 

All published recordings are available online through CD Baby.

 

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KASP 57721 String Quartet No.3 (2008-10), I (0:00 - 1:37)

 

 KASP 57701

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String Quartet No.1 (1997-2000), I (0:00 - 3:50)
II (0:00 - 3:28)
III (0:00 - 1:46)
IV (0:00 - 1:12)
Prayer Suite (2005-06), (0:00 - 3:04)
I Weave You A Shroud (2005), (9:55 - end) [4:23]
String Quartet No.2 (2008), (0:00 -2:13)
String Quartet No.2, (13:35 - end) [5:01]

KASP 57702

Thirty-Seven Inventions, Canons and Fugues:  Variations on a Single Motif for Piano (2004,

2006-08)

(3) Invention in F [00:56]
(7) Canon at the 5th in D [1:33]
(12) Canon at the Maj.6th in Inversion in F Sharp [1:42]
(13) Invention in B [1:34]
(15) Fugue in A Flat [3:12]
(18) Fugue in B Flat [2:22]
(22) Invention in A Flat [3:08]
(29) Fugue in D [2:19]
(33) Canon at the 4th in Inversion, Augmentation and Diminution and at the Octave in F [2:13]
(36) Fugue in C [3:24]

KASP 57721

Piano Trio (2009-10), I (0:00 - 3:35)
II (2:45 - 8:07) [5:22]
III(9:45 -15:06) [5:21]
Woodwind Quartet (2005-06), I (0:00 - 1:44)
II (0:00 - 3:32)
III [4:16]
Elegy for Brass Quintet (Revisited) (2009), (00:57 - 2:54) [1:57]
Elegy for Brass Quintet (Revisited), (3:37 - 4:22) [00:45]
String Quartet No.3 (2008-10), II (0:00 - 3:22)
III [5:14]
IV (0:00 - 1:06)
IV (3:28 - end) [2:19]

KASP 57731 Thirteen Preludes and Fugues, with Epilogue, for Piano (2000-03)

CD I

(2) Fugue I in C for 4 Voices [3:41]
(5) Prelude III in D [1:42]
(8) Fugue IV for 4 Voices [4:19]
(11) Prelude in B [1:46]
(14) Fugue VII in F Sharp/G Flat for 2 Voices [1:16]

CD II

(2) Fugue IX in A Flat for 3 Voices [4:02]
(5) Prelude XI in B Flat [1:23]
(6) Fugue XI in B Flat for 4 Voices [1:53]
(9) Grand Prelude XIII in C (0:00 - 2:15)
Grand Prelude XIII in C (7:30 - end ) [1:11]
(10) Grand Fugue XIII in C for 2, 3, 4 and 5 Voices (0:00 - 3:20)
Grand Prelude XIII in C (8:24 - end) [2:05]

Performances

Sonata No.1 in A Flat/G Sharp for Piano (2010-11) Mateusz Borowiak, piano

I (0:00-1:51)
II (0:00-2:49)
III (0:00-1:13)
IV (0:00-1:33)
V (0:00-1:53)

Sonata No.2 in A for Piano (2011-12) Mateusz Borowiak, piano

I (0:00-2:08)
III (0:00-4:18)
II (0:00-2:22)
III (0:00-2:18)

Sonata No.3 in B Flat for Piano (2012-13) Mateusz Borowiak, piano

I (0:00-2:47)
II (0:00-1:09)
IV (0:00-1:46)

Sonata No.4 in B for Piano (2013-14) Mateusz Borowiak, piano

I (0:00-2:28)
Donavon Frankenreiter
I (4:01-4:36) [00:45]
II (0:00-2:44)
II (12:30-end) [00:42]

Sonata No.5 in C for Piano (2014-15) Mateusz Borowiak, piano

I (0:00-1:16)
II (0:00-2:13)
III (0:00-1:17)
IV (0:00-1:51)

Sonata No. 6 in C Sharp/ D Flat for Piano, in one movement (2015) Mateusz Borowiak,

piano

(0:00-7:58)
(17:00-end) [2:48]

Sonata No. 7 in D (2016-17) Mateusz Borowiak, piano

I (0:00-3:25)
II (0:00-3:47)
III (0:00-1:53)

Twelve Etudes for Piano (2017-18) Mateusz Borowiak, piano

I (2:03)
IV (4:35)
V (2:02)
VII (0:53)
VIII (2:02)
X (1:10)
XII (1:34)

Twelve Inventions for Piano (2018) Sharon Chang, piano

I (1:27)
II(1:00)
IV (1:31)
V (1:52)
IX (1:11)
X (2:14)
XII (1:01)

Canti, for piano (2018) Sharon Chang, piano

I (3:34)
IV (2:51)
VI (4:24)

Variations for Piano in Eb (2018-19) Mateusz Borowiak, piano

Theme, var. 1-10 (8:19)
Var. 14-15 (2:37)
Var. 31-36, return of theme (10:40)

Adagio, for piano (2019-20) Sharon Chang, piano

(0:00-4:52)
(7:52-end) [3:29]

Twelve Miniatures (2019-20) Sharon Chang, piano

I (1:44)
II (1:10)
III (00:59)
IV (1:39)
VIII (1:49)
IX (1:04)

Twelve Fugal Metamorphoses (2020) Sharon Chang, piano

I (00:41)
VI (1:39)
VIII (00:48)
IX (1:03)
X (2:03)
XII (1:51)

Sonata No. 8 in Eb (2019-20) Mateusz Borowiak, piano

I (0:00-2:54)
II (6:15)
III (3:32)
IV (0:00-1:06)

SonataNo.9inE(2020)Mateusz Borowiak,piano

I (0:00-2:55)
II (0:00-2:20)
III(3:32)
IV(0:00-1:49)


Twelve Vignettes (2020-21) Sharon Chang, piano

I (1:28)
II (1:00)
III (1:06)
IV (00:39)
VI (1:10)
IX (00:47)



Elegy for String Orchestra (2020), string quintet rendition — to the victims of COVID -

19

6:42

Symphony No. 1 in D (2021) digital realization

I (0:00-4:14)
II (0:00-4:28)
III (0:00-4:34)
IV (0:00-3:50)

Symphony No. 2 in Ab (2021-22) digital realization

I (0:00-4:05)
II (0:00-3:23)
III (0:00-3:21)
IV (0:00-3:40)

Six Tonal Studies for Piano Four Hands (2022-23) Dominika Gacka, Mateusz Borowiak

I (1:32)
III (00:58)
IV (2:26)

Sonata-Fantasy No. 1 in Bb (2023-24) Sharon Chang, piano

I (0:00-3:30)
II (0:00-4:02)
III (0:00-4:20)

Sonata No. 10 in F (2024) Mateusz Borowiak, piano

I (0:00-2:59)
II (0:00-1:55)
III (4:46)
IV (0:00-1:48)