1680 Studzinski at Bernadine Basilica, Lezajsk

1970 Kaminski at Frombork Cathedral

1998 Hillebrand at Augustinian Cloister, Warsaw

1968 Kaminski at Oliwa Cathedral

1745 Sitarski at Cistercian Abbey, Jedrzejow

A Polish Pilgrimage

…in anticipation of our upcoming group tour, here’s a sampler of instruments in and compositions from the Republic of Poland.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of January 5, 2015

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings

Music played in the program

Hour 1

J. S. BACH:  Toccata and Fugue in d, BWV 565 –Anthony Newman (1680 Studzinski/Bernadine Basilica, Lezajsk) Helicon 1010

PIOTR DRUSINSKI:  Veni Redemptor gentium.  JULIAN GEMBALSKI:  Romantic Fantasy on Queen of Poland for Ages Past –Julian Gembalski (1970 Kaminski/Frombork Cathedral) DUX 0413

JAKUB SOWA:  Salve Regina.  JAN of LUBLIN:  Dance Suite –Jozef Serafin (St. John’s Church, Kazimierz Dolny) Aulos 66132

FELIX BOROWSKI:  Priere –Zygmunt Strzep (1998 Kuhn/St. Johannes Church, Altona-Hamburg, Germany) Plein Jeu 0210

MIECZYSLAW SURZYNSKI:  Capriccio, Op. 36, no. 1 –Jerzy Dziubinski (1998 Hillebrand/Augustinian Cloister, Warsaw) DUX 0360

JULIUS LUCIUK:  Marian Prelude –Roman Perucki (1968 Kaminski/Oliwa Cathedral) DUX 0271

Hour 2

BACH:  Fugue on the Magnificat, BWV 733 –Jan Jargón (1977 Hammer/St. Nicholas Monastery, Gdansk).  MIECZYSLAW SURZYNSKI:  Improvisation on an Old Polish Church Song,Op. 38 –Joachim Grubich (1984 Truszczynski/St. Paul Monastery, Cracow) Aulos 66134

STEFAN WROCLAWSKI:  4 Organ Preludes.  JAN of LUBLIN:  Dance Suite –Robert Grudzien (1745 Sitarski/Cistercian Abbey, Jedrzejow) DUX 0322

JACOBUS PODBIELSKI: Prelude in d.  WARSAW TABULATURE:  Salve Regina Verses –Miroslawa Semeniuk–Podraza (1903 Falla/St. Nicholas Church, Cracow) Alos 66132

STANISLAW MONIUSZKO:  Canonic Kyrie and Sancta Maria –Soltysik Singers; Roman Perucki (1996 Kaminski/St. Bridget’s Church, Gdansk) DUX 0182

FELIKS NOWOWIEJSKI:  Symphony No. 4, Op. 45 (1st movement) –Jerzy Erdman (1910 Klais/Church of St. Stephen, Beckum, Germany) cpo 999 274

 

The annual PIPEDREAMS Tour for 2015 ventures into Poland, a little-known territory, at least for us organ-lovers in the United States.  We’ll visit all of the instruments featured in this program, plus many others.  Want to come along?