Phoenix by Janusz Wawrowski – violin concertos of Tchaikovsky and Różycki

Phoenix by Polish violinist Janusz Wawrowski explores the power of music to create hope and joy in times of darkness, through violin concertos by Tchaikovsky and Ludomir Różycki recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Grzegorz Nowak. Discover: https://w.lnk.to/phoenixLY

While the Tchaikovsky has long been one of the world’s favorite violin concertos, the Różycki – an opulent post-Romantic work conceived during the traumatic Warsaw Uprising of 1944 – was never performed in the composer’s lifetime. Janusz premiered it in its current form as recently as 2018. For years, the elements of the score lay buried in a suitcase in the garden of Różycki’s deserted and ruined house in Warsaw.

With the help of a researcher and much scouring of archives, Janusz managed to find the manuscript of the piano reduction of the concerto and, crucially, the first 87 bars of the orchestrated full score. Other musicians had already made completions of the concerto based solely on the piano reduction, but Janusz, working with the pianist and composer Ryszard Bryła, set about recreating the work, taking a crucial lead from the orchestrated fragment. He also edited the solo part to ensure that it lay well under a violinist’s fingers. The project took several years.

Video Recording & Production: Kilmulis Studio // Project Consultant: SCS Consultancy

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