Romuald Twardowski. A masterly blend of tradition and modernity.
Romuald Twardowski was born in Lithuania in 1930. He pursued post-graduate studies in Poland before becoming a student of Nadia Boulanger in Paris. The works on this new release, for violin and orchestra, cover a fascinating spectrum of styles. From his\xa0Spanish Fantasy, to music written for young performers (not that you\u2019d guess it from the impact it makes), the \u2018new simplicity\u2019 (Twardowski\u2019s words) of his Violin Concerto,\xa0Niggunim\xa0with its roots in Poland\u2019s ancient Jewish music, and\xa0Capriccio in Blue, a cross-pollinating tribute to George Gershwin, the ear remains captivated throughout.