Release Date: 01/20/23

The musical landscape in Poland during the first half of the nineteenth century was particularly enriched by the output of Moniuszko and Lipinski.

The musical landscape in Poland during the first half of the nineteenth century was particularly enriched by the output of Stanislaw Moniuszko and Karol Lipinski.

Each of them boasts achievements in a different field: Moniuszko specialised in opera and song, Lipinski in instrumental music, particularly for the violin. Karol Lipinski (1790-1861) was one of the greatest violin virtuosos of his time. His masterful playing was distinguished by its deep, resonant and singing tone, considerable dynamic variety to the sound and impeccable intonation. It was considered at the time that he was a match for the Italian violinist, Niccol Paganini. Lipinski’s symphonies date from the earlier period in his oeuvre. Both symphonies are characterised by rich melodic inventiveness,