Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994)
"Subito", pour violon et piano

George Crumb (1929-2022)
"Four Nocturnes" (Night Music II), pour violon et piano

Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Sonate n° 1 pour violoncelle et piano, Sz 75

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
"Louanges à l'Immortalité de Jesus", extrait de "Quatuor pour la fin du Temps"

Malgorzata Wasiucionek-Potera, violon
Andrzej Karalow, piano

With an album provided with a meaningful title, Life & Beyond, the performers want to draw the audience’s attention to the fact that music is not really a collection of harmonies, melodies and rhythms. Music is not to be considered formally. On the contrary, it is supposed to make the listeners reflect on the essence of the existence of music and other forms of life. The repertoire was conceived as a sensitive story, while the chosen works by Lutoslawski, Crumb, Bartók and Messiaen form a musically and emotionally coherent whole. The artists, known on Polish and foreign stages, exploring many areas of musical activity, put their full potential of experience, virtuosity and knowledge into the interpretations. However, above all, they share their sensitivity and paint the world with a predominance of colours of nostalgia and silence, leaving space for individual feelings of the recipient.