Krzysztof Penderecki: String Quartets, Trio and More

The whole stylistic world of Krzysztof Penderecki in just over 70 minutes sounds almost unbelievable — but that’s the total performing time of his works for string quartet, string trio, and related chamber forces. From the wild, uncompromising String Quartet No. 1 to the masterly String Trio and the later, more overtly lyrical works, these pieces trace the composer’s strikingly diverse stylistic journey.

0:20   Introduction
1:27   His Own Way – Biographical Notes
7:29   The Interrupted Thought (1988)
11:16  String Quartet No. 2 (1968)
12:07  String Trio (1990, rev. 1991)
15:23  The Listenable Face of Modernity
16:20  Clarinet Quartet (1993)
18:09  String Quartet No. 3 (2008)
20:20  String Quartet No. 4 (2016)
23:11  A Hidden Composer
24:24  Conclusion

C5493  Penderecki: String Quartets, String Trio & Clarinet Quartet
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• Meccore String Quartet — https://meccorequartet.com/

• Jan Jakub Bokun

Henryk Mikołaj Górecki - Béla Bartók - Arvo Pärt

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You may not have heard of Werner Ehrhardt, but if you’ve spent any time with early music, you’ve probably heard his work. In this first instalment, the founder and leader of Concerto Köln and L’arte del mondo joins Jens and Joe to reflect on half a century of recording rare and early repertoire — and on how to discover music that has yet to be discovered.

0:20   Introduction
1:11   Introducing our guest – Werner Ehrhardt
3:09   Cologne 1985 – A Mecca for Old Music
5:57   Antonio Salieri – La Scuola de’ gelosi
9:16   Why Salieri?
11:38  The Grove Dictionary and the French Revolution
13:26  Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf – La Prise de la Bastille
14:22  Joseph Martin Kraus – the “Swedish Mozart”
18:06  Francesco Durante – Vivaldi vs. Musica Napoletana
21:14  Jan Ladislav Dussek – the Beethoven contemporary
23:15  The Carneval Oriental project
25:45  Israel in Egypt – an oratorio of three world religions
29:05  Conclusion

C10280  La Prise de la Bastille
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C10430  Joseph Martin Kraus – Symphonies
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C10371  Francesco Durante – Concerti Nos. 1–6
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C10444  Jan Ladislav Dussek – Piano Concertos
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C5263  Carneval Oriental
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C5151  Israel in Egypt
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• Concerto Köln — https://www.concerto-koeln.de/

• L’arte del mondo — https://www.lartedelmondo.de/en/termine

• Werner Ehrhardt — https://www.lartedelmondo.de/en/werner-ehrhardt

Antonio Salieri - Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf - Joseph Martin Kraus - Francesco Durante - Jan Ladislav Dussek - George Frideric Handel - Joseph Haydn - Antonio Vivaldi - Musica Antiqua - Reinhard Goebel - Collegium Aureum - Cappella Coloniensis

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Werner Ehrhardt (conductor), Jens F. Laurson (Journalist), and Johannes Kernmayer (Producer)

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In their latest Classical Discoveries episode, Jens and Joe explore Dmitri Shostakovich’s symphonies — works of daring subversion masked as Soviet conformity. From the banned Fourth Symphony to the sardonic Ninth, they reveal how Shostakovich smuggled private rebellion into public music. Featuring the Gürzenich‑Orchester Köln’s powerhouse recordings, this is Soviet‑era genius at its most explosive: “Quiet in person, screaming in music.”

0:20   Introduction
1:20   Symphony No. 1 – One of the Best First Symphonies
4:30   Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 – To Please the State
9:14   Symphony No. 4 – “Muddle Instead of Music”
14:03  Overview and Categorisation
15:39  Symphony No. 5 – Well‑Behaved and Popular
16:38  Symphony No. 7 – And the Fireman
18:00  Symphony No. 9 – Light and Simple Classicism
21:28  Symphony No. 14 – The Russian Loreley
24:17  Symphony No. 15 – Why Wilhelm Tell?
26:56  Quiet in Person – Screaming in Music
28:12  Symphony No. 15 – The Wagner Quotes
29:25  Conclusion

C7435  Shostakovich: The Symphonies
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• Gürzenich‑Orchester Köln

• Dmitrji Kitajenko

Kirill Kondrashin - Solomon Volkov - Serge Prokofiev

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In their latest episode of the Classical Discoveries podcast, Jens and Joe explore the scintillating music of Charles Koechlin, a fascinating yet overlooked French symphonist who defies easy categorisation. Neither purely an impressionist nor simply a romantic, dramatic, lyric, abstract, or “programmatic” composer, Koechlin combined revolutionary, academic, and eclectic traits. One moment his language recalls Debussy and Ravel, the next he sounds like Poulenc, Florent Schmitt, or even Olivier Messiaen.

0:20   Introduction
1:36   Koechlin – A little bit of everything?
4:51   Symphony No. 1 – Recording Session
9:01   Backgrounds – Jungle Book and the Symphony
10:56  A pupil of Fauré
11:27  The Seven Stars’ Symphony, Op. 132
12:16  The Movie Stars of the Symphony
14:33  Greta Garbo (Excerpt)
16:43  Charlie Chaplin (Excerpt)
17:45  Vers la voûte étoilée, Op. 129 (Excerpt)
19:27  Conclusion

C5533  Charles Koechlin: Symphony No. 1
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C5449  Charles Koechlin: The Seven Stars’ Symphony (Capriccio)
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Sinfonieorchester Basel

• Website: https://www.sinfonieorchesterbasel.ch

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgllfsUfm3qWSsZQE7vTnJw

Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen

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Ariane Matiakh

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Recommended Persons

Claude Debussy - Gabriel Fauré - Albert Roussel - Olivier Messiaen - Charlie Chaplin - Clara Bow - Greta Garbo - Marlene Dietrich - Rudyard Kipling

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In this episode, Jens & Joe dive into the forgotten reels of Dmitri Shostakovich’s film music, from Italian partisans to Austrian invaders — and ask why everyone knows Prokofiev’s Ivan the Terrible, but not The Fall of Berlin. A well‑earned shoutout, too, to Dave at @DavesClassicalGuide.

0:20   Introduction
1:32   Shostakovich and the Soviet Film Industry
4:30   The Gadfly (1955) – Bazar
7:04   The Gadfly (1955) – Romance
9:04   Dictates of the Soviet Regime
10:34  The New Babylon (1929)
13:45  Five Days – Five Nights (1961)
16:21  The Hidden Scores
17:50  King Lear – Incidental Music (1940)
20:06  Shostakovich vs. Prokofiev
20:50  The Fall of Berlin (1950)
22:54  The Film Music Recordings
23:46  Golden Mountains (1931)
26:03  King Lear – Film Music (1970)
28:14  Conclusion

8.573747  Shostakovich: The Gadfly (Naxos)
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C7450  Shostakovich: Film Music Edition (Capriccio)
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• Rundfunk‑Sinfonieorchester Berlin — https://www.instagram.com/rsb_orchester/

• Deutsches Symphonie‑Orchester Berlin — https://www.instagram.com/dsoberlin

• Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland‑Pfalz — https://www.instagram.com/staatsphilharmonie/

• RIAS‑Kammerchor — https://www.instagram.com/rias_kammerchor/

• James Judd — https://www.jamesjudd.net/

• Michail Jurowski

Serge Prokofiev - Alfred Schnittke - Jacques Offenbach - Ludwig van Beethoven

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Franz Schmidt may not be the most neglected composer among the grand romantics of the 20th century, but the gap between the greatness of his music and its absence from concert halls is staggering. Together with conductor Jonathan Berman, who recently recorded Schmidt’s four symphonies with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Jens and Joe explore the Schmidt phenomenon and the enduring appeal of his music.

Chapters
0:20 Introduction
1:20 Special Guest: Jonathan Berman
2:24 The Symphonies Project
7:47 Karajan vs. Schmidt
9:04 "Intermezzo" – The One-Shot Hit
10:40 Notre Dame
14:24 Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra
16:17 Variations on a Hussar's Song
18:16 Nothing Like Bruckner
20:03 Franz Schmidt – Discography
21:36 Biographical Shadows
25:00 Conclusion

Featured Recordings
C10248–49 – Franz Schmidt: Notre Dame

C5274 – Franz Schmidt: Orchestral Works
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C67093 – Franz Schmidt: Organ Works

C5526 – Franz Schmidt: Piano Works
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Featured Artists
Jonathan Berman: https://www.instagram.com/jonathanbermanconductor/
Jasminka Stančul: https://www.instagram.com/jasminkastancul/?hl=en
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz: https://www.staatsphilharmonie.de/de/
Alexander Rumpf
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin: https://www.dso-berlin.de/de/
Christof Prick: http://www.christof-prick.de/

Recommended Persons
Anton Bruckner
Richard Wagner
Gustav Mahler
Herbert von Karajan
Dimitri Mitropoulos

With Jens F. Laurson (Journalist) and Johannes Kernmayer (Producer)

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