Supernova (Live) Atom String Quartet, NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra, Christian Danowicz

• Krzysztof Lenczowski (b. 1986):
• 1Supernova (Live)07:42
• Dawid Lubowicz (b. 1981):
• 2Toccata (Live)07:39
• Krzysztof Lenczowski:
• 3Fale (Live)07:14
• Hanna Kulenty (b. 1961):
• 4Concerto Rosso (Live)13:57
• Michał Zaborski (b. 1978):
• 5Melody of the Prairie (Live)07:31
• Mateusz Smoczyński (b. 1984):
• 6Cosmos (Live)12:38
• Dawid Lubowicz:
• 7Za wcześnie (Live)07:15
• Mateusz Smoczyński:
• 8Happy (Live)05:04
• Total Runtime01:09:00

Info for Supernova (Live)

Supernova – the second album of the Atom String Quartet recorded with the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra is a kind of summary of the interesting and inspiring two-year collaboration of both ensembles. The album features compositions by members of the Atom String Quartet: Dawid Lubowicz, Mateusz Smoczynski and Michal Zaborski for jazz string quartet and string orchestra, as well as Concerto Rosso – a new piece by Polish composer Hanna Kulenty-Majoor dedicated to ASQ and NFM LO. “Since I have been associated with the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra, I observe (...) the unobvious direction in which this orchestra is going, still looking for something new, something that would allow them to gain his own identity. This direction was largely delineated by the Leopoldinum’s previous artistic director, Ernst Kovacic, who was constantly looking for a new, original repertoire for the orchestra, performing unknown or forgotten pieces, commissioning new works from contemporary composers and creating the unique Leo Festival. (...) The composer, in my opinion perfectly in line with the direction chosen by the orchestra, is Hanna Kulenty-Majoor – a brave, original and charismatic artist whose works we have often performed, also during the Leo Festival. Therefore, when the idea of commissioning a work for the NFM Leopoldinum Orkiestra and Atom String Quartet was born, I had no doubt that we should turn to Hanna Kulenty-Majoor, whose energetic style suits both the Atom String Quartet and NFM Leopoldinum. Music has always developed by mixing different styles, especially in the twentieth century. Maybe a new style is just being created somewhere between improvised and serious music? (...).” (Christian Danowitz)

Atom String Quartet
NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra
Christian Danowicz, conductor

Atom String Quartet
An improvisatory string quartet opens up the hidden region between classical and jazz, riffing off music from around the world.

Atom String Quartet is both an astonishing classical ensemble and a renowned Polish jazz band. Made up of two violins, viola and cello, the group creates an almost indefinable sound.

They add Polish folk, contemporary and classical to the brew, with refreshingly intriguing results.

Classical music has always provided the best jazz players with a technical and theoretical basis. Many musicians on the current jazz scene, including Shabaka Hutchings, Sarah Tandy and Cassie Kinochi, emerged from a classical background.

Conversely, classical composers down the ages, for example, Ravel, Ligeti, Stravinsky and Mark-Antony Turnage, have drawn significant inspiration from jazz and popular music.

The rich history of jazz and classical feeding into each other to forge a new path was first formalized by the music critic Gunther Schuller under the term ‘third stream’.

Booklet for Supernova (Live)