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The song \"Winter\" is a masterpiece within a masterpiece, showing what the coarsely atonal styles of dozens of early-to-mid-20th century composers could have been like if they'd had some warm blood in their veins or had allowed their music the slightest shred of human emotion.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The performers here are absolutely first rate. I'm especially happy that the two soloists are not only technically solid but have such rich, warm, expressive voices--not a hint of throatiness or of excessive vibrato; and the choir, particularly the women, makes such a lovely sound that you just want to hear more. The orchestra, and its conductor Antoni Wit, give exemplary performances--and there's nothing left to say except don't let this season pass without hearing this disc. Who knows why these pieces are not performed everywhere, all the time. But they should be--and this recording should be at the top of the list of best Christmas discs of 2005. 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The trademark orchestral colours are quite distinctive and very effective, but transcribed from piano notes the result somehow sound a bit leaden and dated. Fujiko Imajishi is an able soloist, and I’m glad her part is not overly spot-lit in the recorded balance – mixing with and melting into the upper sonorities of the orchestra where the score demands this effect. The central  \u003ci\u003eLargo \u003c\/i\u003eis always a movingly emotive section, and both soloist and orchestra create a nice atmosphere here. The delicate passages in the final  \u003ci\u003ePresto \u003c\/i\u003eare lovely, and the harp and tuned percussion create a remarkable halo around the soloist. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  With this live recording we are treated to a wash of applause at the end of each piece, but audience noise is otherwise very low. It needs to be at the opening of the magical  \u003ci\u003eInterlude\u003c\/i\u003e, which begins with impossibly quiet strings. 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Despite the availability of ‘cleaner’ versions of these pieces in Naxos’s excellent Lutos?awski series this recording can stand on its own two feet as an impressive testament to one of Poland’s legendary figures of 20  \u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century music. It should certainly be added as a supplement to anyone’s Lutos?awski collection, and belongs firmly shoulder to shoulder with his earlier studio recorded legacy on EMI. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  -- Dominy Clements, MusicWeb International\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Lutoslawski was one of the most important composers of the second half of the 20th century. His early works were relatively conservative in style, often making use of folk material. 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