KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Warsaw Autumn Festival Concert: Nov. 8, 1962

Analog Audio

Event Type

Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

C.1962.11.08

Program Length

39 min

Dates

| broadcast
| 1962-11-08 | created

Description

The Warsaw Autumn Festival of Contemporary Music is one of the oldest and best known musical festivals devoted to contemporary classical music. This recording, from a concert held on Nov. 8, 1962 (or possibly 1963) features performances of Niccolò Castiglioni’s “Aprèslude”, Anton Webern’s last orchestra work “Variations”, and Edgar Varèse’s “Arcana”, the only orchestral piece that Varèse still allowed to be played. The first two pieces are performed by the Polish Radio Orchestra under the direction of Jan Krenz, and the third is by the Polish National Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Stanisław Wisłocki.

Genres

20th century classical
Orchestral music

Musical Selections

Aprèslude, for orchestra (1959) (12:00) / Niccolò Castiglioni -- Variations Op. 30, for orchestra (1940) (6:13) / Anton Webern -- Arcana, for orchestra (1925-27) (16:48) / Edgar Varèse

Performers

Polish Radio Orchestra (Aprèslude ; Variations)
Jan Krenz, conductor (Aprèslude ; Variations)
Polish National Philharmonic Orchestra (Arcana)
Stanisław Wisłocki, conductor (Arcana)

Subjects

20th century classical
Orchestral music
Variations (Orchestra)

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Related place

Warsaw (Poland) (was recorded at)

Related Entities

Great Polish Radio Orchestra
Warszawska Orkiestra PR i TV
National Philharmonic Orchestra (Warsaw, Poland)
Filharmonia Narodowa (Warsaw, Poland)
Castiglioni, Niccolò
Webern, Anton, 1883-1945
Varèse, Edgard, 1883-1965
Krenz, Jan, 1926-
Wisłocki, Stanisław, 1921-1998