Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.3 'Polish'; The Tempest - Antoni Wit, Polish NRSO

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Symphony No.3 in D Major, Op. 29 

The Tempest, Op. 18

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Antoni Wit

American Record Guide, February 2001

"Wit begins with a very slow and quiet introduction that will take some getting used to, but after that it is one of the greatest recordings this symphony has had - far better than Jansons or Bernstein or Litton. In fact...this Naxos recording is better than anything else on the market."

Mieczlaw Karlowicz: "Rebirth" Symphony; Bianca da Molena

Mieczyslaw KARLOWICZ (1876-1909)

Symphony in E minor, Op. 7, Rebirth (1903) [46:55]

The White Dove – Incidental Music (1900) [15:26]

Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra/Antoni Wit

This is the fourth Naxos Karlowicz recording. This symphony, with the title, Rebirth, has been recorded at least four times…This is the best recording. The Chandos, led by Noseda, is also very good—and also has The White Dove. But the Warsaw Philharmonic sounds wonderful—and idiomatic. One would assume that Polish musicians are more familiar with the composer, whose music has not been played much outside of Poland. Also, Mr Wit is a terrific conductor.

Donald R Vroon

American Record Guide, July 2011

REQUESTED FROM LDC

Britten & Szymanowski Violin Concertos - Frank Peter Zimmermann - Swedish RSO, Manfred Honeck - Warsaw PO, Antoni Wit - 2008.

Britten & Szymanowski Violin Concertos - Frank Peter Zimmermann - Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck - Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit - 2008.