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The first album contains early works by Arnold Schoenberg and Ludwig van Beethoven, alongside the monumental Great Fugue. The Art of Fugue is an encounter with polyphonic music of various eras: from Baroque to the 20th century. The Bridge recorded by The Lutosławski Quartet is an album dedicated to 20th-century works. It includes compositions by Karol Szymanowski, Dmitri Shostakovich, and by Marcin Markowicz. Markowicz’s work can also be heard on the 2016 album, which contains all music written for this quartet in 2016. Enlightened Virtuoso is an album by the acclaimed violinist Zbigniew Pilch, dedicated to virtuoso music written for this instrument across Europe. The album Different Things includes works by four widely different composers – what they have in common is that they wrote great film music, which, thanks to its values, went down in the history of cinema.

Beethoven, Schoenberg

Performers:
Ernst Kovacic, NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra

Programme:
L. van Beethoven Konzertstück for violin and orchestra in C major, WoO 5, Great Fugue in B flat major op. 133

1. Schoenberg 10 Waltzes for string orchestra
   
   The Art of Fugue

Performers:
Ernst Kovacic, NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra

Programme:

J.S. Bach Contrapunctus I from Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

W.A. Mozart Adagio and Fugue in C minor, KV 546

1. Schumann Fugue No 5 from 6 Fugues on a theme by BACH op. 60
2. Reinecke Fughetta gioiosa from Serenade in G minor op. 242
3. Eisler Fugue for strings from Das Vorbild
4. Britten Prelude and Fugue for 18 string instruments op. 29
5. Purcell Fantasia upon One Note
6. Villa-Lobos Bachianas brasileiras no. 9
7. Honegger Prélude, arioso et fughette sur le nom de Bach
8. Zeisl Scherzo and Fugue for string orchestra
9. Moszkowski Prelude and Fugue op. 85
   
   Bridge

Performers:
Lutosławski Quartet

Programme:

D. Shostakovich String Quartet No. 3 op. 73

1. Markowicz String Quartet No. 3
2. Szymanowski String Quartet No. 2 op. 56
3. Markowicz Shostako-witz
   
   Enlightened Virtuoso

Performer:
Zbigniew Pilch

Programme:

J.H. Roman Assagio à Violino Solo BeRI 310

1. Fiorillo Etude pour le violon formant 36 caprices op. 3: Caprice No. 32 in E flat major
2. Chandoshkin Sonata No.1 in G minor
3. Paganini 24 Caprices op. 1: Caprice No. 23 in E flat major

F.W. Rust Partite für Violine allein

G.F. Handel Lascia chʼio pianga from Rinaldo HWV 7 (arranged by Z. Pilch)

2016

Performers:
Lutosławski Quartet

Programme:

M. Markowicz String Quartet No. 4

1. Kwieciński [P|PE(s)]
2. Mykietyn String Quartet No. 3
   
   Different Things

Performers:
Marcin Markowicz, Grzegorz Skrobiński

Programme:
E.W. Korngold Viel Lärmen um Nichts op. 11

1. Rota Sonata in G major for violin and piano
2. Schnittke Suite im alten Stil for violin and piano

Ph.D. Glass Sonata for violin and piano