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Full name: The Republic of Poland
Political system: Parliamentary democracy
Capital City: Warsaw (pop 1.75 million)
Area: 312,685 sq km (120,728 sq miles)
Population: 38,622,000
Language:Polish
Religion: 95% Roman Catholic
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
Currency:1 zloty = 100 groszy

Classical Music
Szymanowski's King Roger PDF Print E-mail
King Roger by Szymanowski
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Free Leszek Mozdzer "Impressions on Chopin" CDs PDF Print E-mail

Impressions on Chopin by Leszek Mozdzer

Polish Culture and Albion Media would like to give away 2 free promotional CDs of great Polish pianist Leszek Mozdzer. The CD, "Impressions on Chopin" was re-issued to celebrate the bicentennial of Fryderyk Chopin's birth.
It's a a fascinating, charming and refreshing release that sees the internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Leszek Możdżer perform his own arrangements of well known works by Chopin.
The question for all those, who would like to win the CD is:

What year did Chopin die?

Please, e-mail your answers with postal address and phone number to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it  

 
Impressions on Chopin, Leszek Mo|zdzer PDF Print E-mail

Impressions on Chopin by Leszek Mozdzer"I consider [Leszek Możdżer] to be the greatest talent among Polish jazz pianists of recent years"
Zbigniew Preisner

To celebrate the bicentennial of Fryderyk Chopin's birth, Naïve are proud to re-issue, Impressions on Chopin - a fascinating, charming and refreshing release that sees the internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Leszek Możdżer perform his own arrangements of well known works by Chopin.
An outstanding pianist, composer and producer, multi-award winning Leszek Możdżer is one of Poland’s best-loved and most successful Jazz pianists.

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Alma Mater with Pope Benedict XVI PDF Print E-mail

London, Friday 31 July 2009: Geffen / Universal has signed an unprecedented worldwide record deal to release a new album with the Voice of Pope Benedict XVI.
 
The album, released worldwide on 30 November 2009, will be an enchanting blend of Lauretan Litanies and Marian popular chants with eight original pieces of modern classical music. What makes this release especially unique is that this is the very first time that the Voice of Pope Benedict XVI, here speaking and singing in Latin, Italian, Portuguese, French and German, will be heard on an album, thanks to the audio-recordings of Vatican Radio.

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Halka by Stanislaw Moniuszko PDF Print E-mail
Halka posterHeritage Opera presents: Halka by Stanislaw Moniuszko.

23 Oct 09 Holy Trinity Church, Skipton
24 Oct 09 Towneley Hall, Burnley
25 Oct 09 Haigh Hall, Wigan
27, 28 Oct Lancaster Castle
30 Oct POSK Theatre, Hammersmith, London

All performances start at 7pm and finish at 9.45pm.
Sung in Polish with English surtitles.
Accompanied at the grand piano.
Traditional costumes and setting.
Tickets available from Heritage Opera (01772) 451991 www.heritageopera.co.uk
 
The Chopin April in Perth PDF Print E-mail

Polish Spring in ScotlandIn April, to mark the 160th anniversary of the death of Poland’s most famous composer, Chopin, the Scottish town, Perth, will resound with Polish classical music: Chopin, Górecki and Szymanowski, as well as jazz, straight from… Bydgoszcz. During yet another edition of the festival Scottish Tides - Polish Spring, we shall have an opportunity to savour music produced by such famous performers as Katia Skanavi, Nikolai Demidenko, Hebrides Ensemble, Sing Sing Penelope and the Pomorska Philharmonic. And during the unusual show The Eastern Diaspora, there will be a chance to explore Scotland and Poland’s shared past.

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Ewa Podles' recital and a new album PDF Print E-mail

Ewa Podles' new CD with Polish and Russian songs"I want my singing to have drama, to send a message, sometimes people cry when they hear me-this is what's important.
I want people to love me or hate me because of the emotion of my singing." Ewa Podles´

 Wigmore Hall Live proudly presents an all-Russian and Polish recital by the enigmatic Ewa Podles´, widely regarded as the world's leading contralto and one of the true great singers of our time. Recorded live at Wigmore Hall on 23 January 2008, this release marked Ewa Podles´ return to the Wigmore Hall stage after an absence of sixteen years.

With her unique, dramatic voice of staggering range, agility and amplitude, Ewa Podles´ gives the kind of towering performance that has come to be expected of an artist who has acquired cult status and a near-fanatical following within the operatic world.

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International Organ Music Festival PDF Print E-mail

18/06/2007

The International Organ Music Festival in Pelpin had its predecessor in the Pelpin Chamber Concerts series that was run in the Pelplin Cathedral by the local cultural centre and the Diocesan Curia from 1992.

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