The music of the Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz is undergoing a long-overdue renaissance. Her output was extensive and extraordinarily rich, as both the pianist Peter Jablonski and the violinist Bomsori Kim have proved in their explorations of her work. To celebrate not only Bacewicz’s music but Polish music in general, Gramophone’s James Jolly spoke to Jablonski and Kim about their individual journeys through Poland's music.
 
The podcast episode it presented in association with the Polish Cultural Institute and PWM Edition, since 1945 Poland’s leading music publisher whose catalogue includes the complete works of Fryderyk Chopin, Mieczysław Karłowicz, Stanisław Moniuszko and Karol Szymanowski. It’s the house that published the first works of prominent Polish composers, Krzysztof Penderecki, Witold Lutosławski and Henryk Górecki, and it’s home to many scores by Grażyna Bacewicz, Tadeusz Baird, Wojciech Kilar, and many composers of a younger generation.
 
Peter Jablonski, who records for Ondine, and Bomsori Kim, a DG artist, are PWM ambassadors. 

The music of the Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz is undergoing a long-overdue renaissance. Her output was extensive and extraordinarily rich, as both the pianist Peter Jablonski and the violinist Bomsori Kim have proved in their explorations of her work. To celebrate not only Bacewicz&rsquo;s music but Polish music in general, Gramophone&rsquo;s James Jolly spoke to Jablonski and Kim about their individual journeys through Poland's music. &nbsp; The podcast episode it presented in association with the <a href="https://instytutpolski.pl/london/">Polish Cultural Institute</a> and <a href="https://pwm.com.pl/en/stronaglowna/">PWM Edition</a>, since 1945 Poland&rsquo;s leading music publisher whose catalogue includes the complete works of Fryderyk Chopin, Mieczysław Karłowicz, Stanisław Moniuszko and Karol Szymanowski. It&rsquo;s the house that published the first works of prominent Polish composers, Krzysztof Penderecki, Witold Lutosławski and Henryk G&oacute;recki, and it&rsquo;s home to many scores by Grażyna Bacewicz, Tadeusz Baird, Wojciech Kilar, and many composers of a younger generation. &nbsp; Peter Jablonski, who records for Ondine, and Bomsori Kim, a DG artist, are PWM ambassadors.&nbsp;

Weekly conversations about classical music with leading musicians and writers

Weekly conversations about classical music with leading musicians and writers