Symphonies nos. 1 & 2 / Symphonic Variations / Musique funèbre

~ Release by Lutosławski (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Standard jewel case with 8-page booklet;
Liner notes in English © Julian Haylock, 1994, translated in German, and French;

On booklet & back tray insert
Recorded/Aufgenohmen/Enregistré: V. & VI.1976 & XII.1977, Polish Radio & TV Studios, Katowice, Poland
Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios by Simon Gibson
Recorded in co-production with Polish Radio and TV
Series devised and compiled by Don McLachlan for EMI Classics
℗ 1978 The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by EMI Records Ltd.
This compilation and digital remastering ℗ 1994 by EMI Records Ltd. © EMI Records Ltd. 1994
Printed in Holland

On disc
Made in Holland

SPARS code: ADD
French price code: PM 517
Label code: LC 6646
Booklet part#: CDC 5 65076 2
CD Matrix (Master): 565076 2 @ 2
CD Matrix (Mould): 1-1-2-NL

Annotation last modified on 2025-09-16 21:01 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Symphonic Variations
producer:
David Mottley (producer)
orchestra:
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (revived in 1945 in Katowice) (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
conductor:
Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
miscellaneous support:
Polskie Radio i Telewizja (PRiTV) (task: recorded in co-production with)
recorded at:
Polish Radio & TV Studios, Katowice in Katowice, Śląskie (Silesian Voivodeship), Poland (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
recording of:
Symphonic Variations (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
composer:
Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer) (from 1936 until 1938)
Witold Lutosławski8:56
2Symphony no. 1: I. Allegro giusto
producer:
David Mottley (producer)
orchestra:
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (revived in 1945 in Katowice) (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
conductor:
Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
miscellaneous support:
Polskie Radio i Telewizja (PRiTV) (task: recorded in co-production with)
recorded at:
Polish Radio & TV Studios, Katowice in Katowice, Śląskie (Silesian Voivodeship), Poland (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1: I. Allegro giusto (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
composer:
Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer) (from 1941 until 1947)
part of:
Symphony no. 1
Witold Lutosławski4:55
3Symphony no. 1: II. Poco adagio
producer:
David Mottley (producer)
orchestra:
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (revived in 1945 in Katowice) (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
conductor:
Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
miscellaneous support:
Polskie Radio i Telewizja (PRiTV) (task: recorded in co-production with)
recorded at:
Polish Radio & TV Studios, Katowice in Katowice, Śląskie (Silesian Voivodeship), Poland (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1: II. Poco adagio (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
composer:
Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer) (from 1941 until 1947)
part of:
Symphony no. 1
Witold Lutosławski9:33
4Symphony no. 1: III. Allegro misterioso
producer:
David Mottley (producer)
orchestra:
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (revived in 1945 in Katowice) (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
conductor:
Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
miscellaneous support:
Polskie Radio i Telewizja (PRiTV) (task: recorded in co-production with)
recorded at:
Polish Radio & TV Studios, Katowice in Katowice, Śląskie (Silesian Voivodeship), Poland (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1: III. Allegretto misterioso (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
composer:
Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer) (from 1941 until 1947)
part of:
Symphony no. 1
Witold Lutosławski4:45
5Symphony no. 1: IV. Allegro vivace
producer:
David Mottley (producer)
orchestra:
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (revived in 1945 in Katowice) (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
conductor:
Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
miscellaneous support:
Polskie Radio i Telewizja (PRiTV) (task: recorded in co-production with)
recorded at:
Polish Radio & TV Studios, Katowice in Katowice, Śląskie (Silesian Voivodeship), Poland (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1: IV. Allegro vivace (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
composer:
Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer) (from 1941 until 1947)
part of:
Symphony no. 1
Witold Lutosławski5:34
6Musique funèbre
producer:
David Mottley (producer)
orchestra:
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (revived in 1945 in Katowice) (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
conductor:
Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
miscellaneous support:
Polskie Radio i Telewizja (PRiTV) (task: recorded in co-production with)
recorded at:
Polish Radio & TV Studios, Katowice in Katowice, Śląskie (Silesian Voivodeship), Poland (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
recording of:
Musique funèbre (Funeral Music) (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
composer:
Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer) (in 1958)
Witold Lutosławski13:35
7Symphony no. 2: I. Hésitant
producer:
David Mottley (producer)
orchestra:
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (revived in 1945 in Katowice) (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
conductor:
Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
miscellaneous support:
Polskie Radio i Telewizja (PRiTV) (task: recorded in co-production with)
recorded at:
Polish Radio & TV Studios, Katowice in Katowice, Śląskie (Silesian Voivodeship), Poland (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2: I. Hésitant (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
composer:
Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer) (from 1965 until 1967)
part of:
Symphony no. 2
Witold Lutosławski15:42
8Symphony no. 2: II. Direct
producer:
David Mottley (producer)
orchestra:
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (revived in 1945 in Katowice) (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
conductor:
Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer) (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
miscellaneous support:
Polskie Radio i Telewizja (PRiTV) (task: recorded in co-production with)
recorded at:
Polish Radio & TV Studios, Katowice in Katowice, Śląskie (Silesian Voivodeship), Poland (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2: II. Direct (from 1976-05 until 1977-12)
composer:
Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer) (from 1965 until 1967)
premiered at:
[concert] (1966-10-18) (premiere concert for Lutosławski 2nd Symphony, part II)
part of:
Symphony no. 2
Witold Lutosławski15:41

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Holland, Kingdom of the Netherlands
printed in:Holland, Kingdom of the Netherlands
art direction:Ann Papworth
additional liner notes:Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer)
liner notes and copyrighted (©) by:Julian Haylock (in 1994)
liner notes translator:Helga Ratcliff (liner notes translator)
Nicole Valencia (liner notes, translator)
miscellaneous support:Don McLachlan (task: series devised and compiled by)
remastering:Simon Gibson (mastering engineer)
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
STEMRA (Netherlands rights society for composers and music publishers)
copyrighted (©) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (from 1994 to present)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1994)
remastered at:Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:Matrix (EMI Classics) (number: 3) (order: 2)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/15817788 [info]

Release group

included in:Orchestral Music by Lutosławski (Polish composer); Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (revived in 1945 in Katowice), Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer)