Penderecki Atom String Quartet

• Krzysztof Penderecki (b. 1933):
• 1 Capriccio Für Tuba Solo 10:12
• 3 Miniature Per Clarinetto E Pianoforte, Miniature:
• 2 3 Miniature Per Clarinetto E Pianoforte, Miniature I Allegro 03:26
• 3 3 Miniature Per Clarinetto E Pianoforte, Miniature II Andante Cantabile 06:18
• 4 3 Miniature Per Clarinetto E Pianoforte, Miniature III Allegro Ma Non Troppo 06:55
• Krzysztof Penderecki:
• 5 Drei Stücke Im Alten Stil Nach Musik Zu Dem Film 'Die Handschrift Von Saragossa' Für Streichorchester, II Menuetto I 02:06
• 6 Suite Per Violoncello Solo. II Serenade 01:55
• 7 Suite Per Violoncello Solo. VII Scherzo 03:16
• 8 Drei Stücke Im Alten Stil Nach Musik Zu Dem Film 'Die Handschrift Von Saragossa' Für Streichorchester, III Menuetto II 02:06
• 9 Prelude For Solo Clarinet Bb 04:44
• 10 Drei Stücke Im Alten Stil Nach Musik Zu Dem Film 'Die Handschrift Von Saragossa' Für Streichorchester, I Aria 05:38
• Total Runtime 46:36

Info for Penderecki

An improvisatory string quartet opens up the hidden region between classical and jazz, riffing off music from around the world.

Atom String Quartet is both an astonishing classical ensemble and a renowned Polish jazz band. Made up of two violins, viola and cello, the group creates an almost indefinable sound.

They add Polish folk, contemporary and classical to the brew, with refreshingly intriguing results.

Classical music has always provided the best jazz players with a technical and theoretical basis. Many musicians on the current jazz scene, including Shabaka Hutchings, Sarah Tandy and Cassie Kinochi, emerged from a classical background.

Conversely, classical composers down the ages, for example, Ravel, Ligeti, Stravinsky and Mark-Antony Turnage, have drawn significant inspiration from jazz and popular music.

The rich history of jazz and classical feeding into each other to forge a new path was first formalized by the music critic Gunther Schuller under the term ‘third stream’.

Atom String Quartet

Atom String Quartet
is one of the most original chamber ensembles in the world. It combines the tremendous skills of a classical string quartet with broadly understood improvisation, inspired by Polish folklore, world music, as well as contemporary and classical music. In its repertoire the group constantly blazes new paths, looking for their own sound and formal solutions that escape any classification.

All musicians received a thorough classical education – they are graduates of the Warsaw Chopin University of Music. They all compose and successfully lead their own solo projects.

Since winning the Grand Prix at the 13th Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa in 2011, the ensemble has been regularly performing on the most important Polish and international music stages.

The musicians of Atom String Quartet are regularly invited to recording sessions and collaborate with leading Polish and international artists and orchestras. Their musical partners include artists and bands such as: Branford Marsalis, Bobby McFerrin, Gil Goldstein, Vladislav „Adzik” Sendecki, Mino Cinelu, Paolo Fresu, Leszek Możdżer, Lars Danielsson, Zohar Fresco, Jerzy Maksymiuk, André Ochodlo, Urszula Dudziak, Anna Maria Jopek, Marek Moś, Natalia Kukulska, Kayah, Aga Zaryan, Adam Sztaba, Grzech Piotrowski, Krzysztof Herdzin, Andrzej Smolik, Orkiestra AUKSO, NFM, Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Szczecińskiej, Orkiestra NFM Leopoldinum, Sinfonia Varsovia, Sinfonietta Cracovia, Sinfonia Iuventus.

In the 2017/2018 season, Atom String Quartet was artist-in-residence at the Mieczysław Karłowicz Philharmonic in Szczecin.

In March 2021, Atom String Quartet, together with pianist Hania Rani, performed Max Richter’s piece „Testament”. Commissioned by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the composition was written and dedicated to the artists as a tribute to Krzysztof Penderecki, who passed away in 2020. The premiere performance was recorded by TVP Kultura.

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