Te Deum – Portrait de compositeurs
Józef Swider est considéré comme un compositeur maîtrisant remarquablement le langage choral. Différentes formes d’expression se rencontrent dans sa musique : lyrisme intime, confessions intérieures, prières et chorals recueillis, mais aussi sublimité hymnique et dynamique dramatique, allant même jusqu’à l’humour et au calembour musical.
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Compositeur
Józef Swider
| 1930-2014Józef Swider, né en 1930 à Czechowice (Silésie/Pologne), étudia au conservatoire national supérieur de musique de Katowice la composition, la théorie et le piano. Il compléta sa formation à Rome, comme boursier de l'Accademia Santa Cecilia, auprès de Goffredo Petrassi. Il resta lié à son conservatoire d'origine (qui deviendra plus tard l'Académie de musique de Katowice) plus de 40 ans, en tant que professeur de composition, de contrepoint et d'harmonie, mais aussi comme recteur et doyen de la Faculté de composition et théorie. Il dirigea également pendant 15 ans l'Institut d'Education Musicale à l'Université de Silésie de Katowice. Plus d'information sur la personne
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L'auteur de l'avant-propos
Jolanta Bauman-Kulawik
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Ensemble
Polski Chór Kameralny
Polski Chór Kameralny (The Polish Chamber Choir) was founded 30 years ago by Ireneusz £ukaszewski and ever since has been making a name for itself as a top ensemble of international renown. Its declared aim is to work at an instrumental, “orchestral” level which, apart from other skills, requires total control of the vocal instrument. The main interest of the 24 professional musicians lies on unaccompanied music, and especially on romanticism and contemporary music. Hence the countless compositions dedicated to the choir and that wealth of world premiere performances. Besides that, mainly in oratorios and opera, Polski Chór Kameralny regularly cooperates with many important symphonic and chamber orchestras, yet also with e.g. the Academy of Ancient Music, the Neue Düsseldorfer Hofmusik as well as with other specialist Early Music ensembles from all over Europe. A main stay of the choir’s musical work is their regular co-operation with guest conductors from all over the world (Ericson, Gronostay, Bernius, Layton, and many others). Notwithstanding all their serious work, Polski Chór Kameralny enjoys experiments – in 2001, for example, they participated in the world’s first genuine real-time internet concert. Polski Chór Kameralny frequently appears at international festivals, among them the “Warsaw Autumn” and “Vratislavia cantans,” the Ruhr-Festival, the “rendez-vous musique nouvelle,” but also Salzburg, Dresden, Berlin and Tokyo. Its concert tours take it through all of Europe, to the USA and to Japan. In the role of “Official Symposium Choir” it was invited to the Rotterdam “World Symposium on Choral Music“ in 1999. Besides nigh 60 CDs, MCs and videos many of which have won grammophone prizes, Polski Chór Kameralny has recorded profusely for Polish and many European Radio and TV stations. Polski Chór Kameralny provided Poland’s contribution to an EBU Christmas Concert, broadcast live throughout Europe and in Canada. Polski Chór Kameralny conceived and organizes the three-day International Mozart Festival “Mozartiana,” presenting to a wide public Mozart’s music in a diversity of styles. In 2008, Polski Chór Kameralny is hosting the “Musica Sacra” international composers’ competition. Plus d'information sur la personne
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Chef d'orchestre
Jan Lukaszewski
Jan £ukaszewski has come to be accepted as one of Europe’s most accomplished choral music specialists. He is conductor, artistic director and director general of Polski Chór Kameralny. Much in demand as a guest conductor, he e.g. regularly works with the Polish Radio Choir as well as directing numerous projects both in Poland and abroad. His main artistic interests lie in the fields of romantic and of contemporary music, and, especially in connection with Polski Chór Kameralny he has gained a reputation of being able to make possible the impossible and in a very short time, indeed, preparing musically valid interpretations of even the most complex of works. Hence the number of premier performances directed by him is vast. In Poland, Jan £ukaszewski is regarded as one of the few that propagate the music of such composers as Schönberg, Messiaen, Xenakis, Globokar, Castiglioni, Takemitsu, R. Strauss, Pepping, Tippett, Ives, and Barber. His abundant recordings for Polish Radio and a multitude of other European stations and for Polish and German Television as well as his numerous other recordings reflect the quality of his work. The high artistic level of Polski Chór Kameralny under his direction time and again inspires composers to write works for unaccompanied choir. Jan Lukaszewski’s work has been acknowledged with numerous awards. Plus d'information sur la personne
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Solist - soprano
Katarzyna Trylnik
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solist - baryton
Czeslaw Galka
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Solist - orgue
Julian Gembalski
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Solist - batterie
Arkadiusz Skotnicki
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Solist - batterie
Piotr Sutt
Critiques
[...] Die Musik lebt von eingängigen Themen und schlichter Verarbeitung& dabei weiß der Komponist aber stets um das Klangspektrum des Chores, was einen effektvollen, aber nicht experimentellen Chorsatz nach sich zieht. Eindrucksvoll - sicher weil auch nicht alltäglich - etwa geraten geheimnisvoll gemurmelte Passagen oder Stellen in beschwörendem Flüstergesang. [...]
Christian Vitalis
klassik.com, 22.05.2007