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Caldera Records is proud to present a two CD set with works by beloved composer Abel Korzeniowski. Before he rose to fame with scores like “A Single Man” and “Penny Dreadful”, the Polish born musician wrote several compositions for stage plays in his home country. Among them were “I Served the King of England” (2003), “The Odyssey” (2005), “Kafka” (2001), “Antigone” (1996) and “The Tempest” (2003) which celebrate their premiere release on this set. Excerpts from some of these works were previously released on a digital promo by the composer. The works presented here show the wide variety of styles Korzeniowski applies due to his incredible talent. “I Served the King of England” is one of his most original scores with a distinctive Eastern European flavour due to the use of a hammered dulcimer and accordion. “The Odyssey” is something completely different altogether, evoking ancient Greek music mixed with modern Western influences, using traditional as well as medieval instruments while “Kafka” is probably the quirkiest music ever written by its composer – and yet surprisingly sorrowful and dark at times. “Antigone” is as experimental as “Kafka”; written for choir, the complex music is certainly demanding for the singers but rewarding to listen to with its unusual harmonies, counterpoints and motifs which are not obvious at first. “The Tempest” is more traditional in that sense and immediately accessible with its elegant melodies and interesting musical colors. If you either like Korzeniowski because of his biggest successes like “A Single Man” or if you are just discovering this composer, this CD set is the perfect accompaniment for you: a most diverse collection which presents treasures to discover for everybody. As a bonus, we included an exclusive interview with the composer where he talks about his work. Due to the length of the interview, it is not included on the actual CD but can be downloaded on the interview via a link provided. Furthermore, we printed examples of the written score for “Antigone” in the booklet. The 13th CD-release of Caldera Records features a detailed booklet-text by Gergely Hubai and elegant artwork by Luis Miguel Rojas. The CD was produced by Stephan Eicke and John Elborg.
Music Composed, Orchestrated and Conducted by Abel Korzeniowski
Album Produced by Stephan Eicke
Executive Producers for Caldera Records: John Elborg, Stephan Eicke
CD 1
I Served the King of England
1. Danube River (3:32)
2. Dumka (4:29)
3. Tango (3:49)
4. Cenacle (3:39)
5. Slava (5:11)
The Odyssey
6. Odysseus’ Theme (4:17)
7. Athena (1:36)
8. Circe (5:33)
9. Maenads (3:34)
10. The Cows of Helios (1:44)
11. Penelope’s Theme (1:27)
12. Sirens (2:12)
13. Orgy (2:10)
14. The Trojans (5:27)
CD 2
Kafka
1. Memoirs (4:17)
2. Dance Obscene (3:05)
3. Amalia (3:15)
4. Intermezzo (2:53)
Antigone
5. Stasimon I (4:06)
6: Stasimon II (5:34)
7. Stasimon III (3:02)
8. Stasimon V (5:09)
The Tempest
9. Song of Time (3:42)
10. Dance of Tempest (2:07)
11. Arliel’s Dance (3:16)
12. Ding-Dong (3:46)
13. Ariel’s Tears (3:59)
14. Song of Light (2:07)
15. Dance of Fertility (2:37)
16. Dance of Love (1:18)
17. Love Theme (0:29)
18. Song of Time II (3:45)
Bonus: Interview with Abel Korzeniowski (22:04)
For further details, please visit:
http://caldera-records.com/portfolio/abel-korzeniowski-early-works/
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Looks like a superb release! The only slight disappointment is that there's nothing from his METROPOLIS there -- a score I've been wanting ever since I heard a clip from it on his site. Hopefully, that can get its own release at some point.
Metropolis can not be released due to several reasons. It needs to be re-recorded again and it is a score for huge orchestra so you can imagine what the costs are like. Nobody regrets this more than us.
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I also expected and hoped regular people will finally get a chance to hear his Zrno pravdy, but since the whole album is dedicated to his work in theatre, neither would fit in there.
This is correct.
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Ah, I see. I thought maybe one could use the recording that is already available (from which Abel used those clips on his site -- in fact, the whole score seems to be there):
http://www.abelkorzeniowski.com/metropolis
Hi Thor. It's great music and I join you in hoping for an official release (both the score on CD and the film with his score on video). I just wanted to let you know that is definitely NOT the "whole score" on his website. The film is well over two hours long, and being a silent film, warrants almost wall to wall scoring. I'm sure there are many cues he didn't put up (look at the comments for corroboration as some of those people actually saw the film with his score). Also, some of the cues that he did put up noticeably fade out.
Yavar
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The release statement clearly states it is not on the CD set, but a seperate download on their site. There is no interview on it to take up room music could have been included in.
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