“The handful of [Karlowicz's] works that survive would do credit to any major late Romantic composer...Wit has proved his mettle in fine recordings of Karlowicz's symphonic poems and does not disappoint here. He has a genuine feel for the structure of the Symphony and handles the bright colours in the two pieces of incidental music to the White Dove superbly.” --BBC Music Magazine, August 2011 ****
"This is the fourth Naxos Karlowicz recording. This symphony, with the title, Rebirth, has been recorded at least four times…This is the best recording. The Chandos, led by Noseda, is also very good—and also has The White Dove. But the Warsaw Philharmonic sounds wonderful—and idiomatic. One would assume that Polish musicians are more familiar with the composer, whose music has not been played much outside of Poland. Also, Mr Wit is a terrific conductor." --American Record Guide, July 2011"Antoni Wit is unquestionably one of the great, unsung conductors currently working, and he has a terrific orchestra at his disposal. What a difference a sympathetic performance makes in the case of the “Rebirth” Symphony. Chandos issued a perfectly competent version (BBC Philharmonic/Noseda) that also was perfectly forgettable. True, the symphony still promises more than it delivers; it sounds far more conservative than the colorful incidental music to Bianca da Molena. But in Wit’s hands the piece unfolds with a purposeful sense of drama.
What makes Wit’s performance so telling is the fact that even though it’s slower than Noseda’s, it cheats the clock. The difference stems largely from committed string playing, which energizes the substantial first movement and projects its long lyrical lines in a way that justifies its length. The result is a very satisfying performance of a work that ultimately still lacks the last ounce of personality. The engineering is ripe and resonant, and very well suited to the music’s harmonic opulence. If you want this music, this is the disc to get." --ClassicsToday.com, April 2011
What makes Wit’s performance so telling is the fact that even though it’s slower than Noseda’s, it cheats the clock. The difference stems largely from committed string playing, which energizes the substantial first movement and projects its long lyrical lines in a way that justifies its length. The result is a very satisfying performance of a work that ultimately still lacks the last ounce of personality. The engineering is ripe and resonant, and very well suited to the music’s harmonic opulence. If you want this music, this is the disc to get." --ClassicsToday.com, April 2011
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