Dux

Two impressive choral symphonies by this important Polish composer [SB]

Performances that underplay the essential character of each work [DJB]

An admirable new account of Hindemith’s piano masterpiece [SB]

Intermittently good, but inconsistent and not outstanding [RMo]

Accordion meets chamber orchestra in colourful, zestful performances [JW]

An interesting concept, though how much this really adds to the performances, I am not sure [MBu]

Two little-known composers, one very fine work [DJB]

Dazzling pianism bring these fascinating unpublished works into the limelight [RCh]

The disc to help appreciate works for two violins [SA]

An unusual and deeply satisfying disc – give it a try [WH]

A valuable addition to the growing representation of Bacewicz [SB]

A few tempos don’t quite work, but some of the pieces match the best [DJB]

First recordings of works that deserved to stay buried [DJB]

Attractively confident and assured quartets in dramatic, virtuosic readings [NB]

A Polish-Jewish chamber programme focusing on the 1930s [JW]

Unknown but attractive piano music by Miładowski but not my top choice for the Chopin [RCh]

Rathaus began as modernist in Weimar Germany and ended as a late romantic in the USA – this disc covers the whole range [SB]

These impressive works show that Górecki was much more than a one-work composer [SB]

Nowowiejski’s concertos, heard in premiere recordings, leave a puzzling impression [JW]

Stylish and refined recordings of Telemann orchestral works in French and Polish character [CRo]