The Silesian String Quartet is a string quartet founded in 1978 by the graduates of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, Poland. Its current members are:
- Szymon Krzeszowiec (violin I)
- Arkadiusz Kubica (violin II)
- Łukasz Syrnicki (viola)
- Piotr Janosik (cello)
History
In 1978, graduates of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice founded the Silesian String Quartet. They participated in masterclasses with such artists as, among others, the musicians of the LaSalle Quartet, Amadeus, Juilliard, Smetana and Alban Berg string quartets.
In 1993, the Silesian Quartet launched an annual chamber music festival held under the motto "Silesian Quartet and its guests".
Since 2005, the Self-Government of Gliwice has been the patron of The Silesian String Quartet and the Music Theatre of Gliwice has been its partner.
Performances
Festivals
The ensemble performed at numerous festivals, including: Berliner Musiktage, Time of Music in Viitasaari (Finland), Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival (Finland), West Cork Chamber Music Festival (Ireland), Festiv´Alpes in Grenoble (France), Inventionen in Berlin, Musicorama in Hong Kong, Festival de Saint-Denis in Paris, Wien Modern (Austria), EuroArt in Prague (Czech Republic), Contemporary Music Festival Melos-Etos in Bratislava (Slovakia), Musique de Amitié Festival in Biel, Bornholms-Musik Festival, Musikhost in Odense and the World Music Days in Amsterdam, Warsaw Autumn (Poland), Penderecki Festival in Kraków (Poland), Poznań Music Spring (Poland), the Polish Contemporary Music Festival in Wrocław (Poland), Tongyeong International Music Festival (South Korea).
Concert halls
The Silesian String Quartet has given over 1000 concerts, attracting enthusiastic critical response, in many European countries, as well as the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan and Hong Kong.
It has appeared at some of the world's most prestigious concert halls including Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Konzerthaus in Vienna, Vredenburg in Utrecht, De Unie in Rotterdam, De Singel in Antwerp, Schauspielhaus in Berlin, Tivoli in Copenhagen, Tonhalle in Düsseldorf, Wigmore Hall in London, Salle Pleyel in Paris, Merkin Hall and Carnegie Hall in New York City and Jordan Hall in Boston. The Silesian String Quartet also worked with radio stations in Germany (RIAS, SFB, WDR), the Netherlands (NOS), Greece and the Czech Republic.
Cooperation
The Silesian String Quartet performed with other eminent artists such as: Dmitri Ashkenazy, Andrzej Bauer, Eduard Brunner, Bruno Canino, Martin Frost, Stefan Kamasa, Jadwiga Kotnowska, Eugeniusz Knapik, Karri Krikku, Waldemar Malicki, Jerzy Marchwiński, Janusz Olejniczak, Piotr Pławner, Ewa Pobłocka, Ewa Podleś, Jadwiga Rappe, Hokan Rosengren, Jan Stanienda, Hary Sparnay, Wojciech Świtała, Marie-Pierre Langlamet, Krystian Zimerman.
Repertoire
The Silesian String Quartet's repertoire includes over 300 pieces of chamber literature, of which almost 200 were written by 20th-century composers. More than 100 works, by Polish and foreign composers, were premiered by the Silesian String Quartet. These were, among other works:
- Rafał Augustyn – String quartet no. 2 (with flute, 1983)
- Stanisław Krupowicz – Only Beatrix (with tape, 1989)
- Grażyna Krzanowska – String quartets nos. 2 and 3
- Andrzej Krzanowski – Relief no. 9 (with tape, 1989), Reminiscenza B
- Aleksander Lasoń – String quartets nos. 2, 6 and 7
- Edward Sielicki – String quartet
- Witold Szalonek – Inside? Outside? (with bass clarinet); Symphony of rituals (2002)
- Paweł Szymański – Five pieces for string quartet (1992)
- Eugeniusz Knapik – String quartet (1980)
- VSTO [version 1] – String quartet (1989)
Awards and decorations
The Silesian Quartet was awarded many prizes at international musical competitions got a number of Polish awards and decorations, including:
- 2008 Medal for Merit to Culture - Gloria Artis
- 2005: "CD of the year 2005", « Hi-Fi Muzyka» Magazine (the album « Republique »)
- 2002: Warsaw Autumn Music Award "Orfeusz"
- 1999: Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
- 1998: honorary badge Meritorious Activist of Culture
- 1996, 1998, 2005: Polish CD Award "Fryderyk" for recordings of works by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, Witold Lutosławski, Karol Szymanowski and Ernest Chausson
- 1992: Mayor of Katowice’s Artistic Award
- 1990: Stanisław Wyspiański Award for Young Artists
- 1988: Katowice Province Governor Artistic Award
- 1984, 1988: UNESCO International Composers´ Rostrum for the recording of string quartets by Eugeniusz Knapik and Aleksander Lasoń
- 1981: Poznań Music Spring (1981)
- 1979: Contemporary Music Competition in Kraków
Discography
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! Year !! Album details !! Recorded works !! Label
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| 2011 || GRAZYNA BACEWICZ
COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS<br />
Chamber music album of 2 CDs
<br />
|| <br />
String quartets #1 through #7
<br />
|| <br />
Chandos
<br />
|-
| 2011 || STALOWA WOLA GENERATION<br />
Chamber music album of 6 CDs
Agata Zubel – soprano<br />
Maria Grochowska – flute<br />
Jadwiga Czarkowska – clarinet<br />
Mirosław Neinert – reciting<br />
Krzysztof Jaguszewski – percussion<br />
Piotr Połaniecki – percussion<br />
Michał Klauza – conductor<br />
Witold Serafin – viola<br />
Józef Gomolka – cello<br />
Marek Moś – violin<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
<br />
|| <br />
Andrzej Krzanowski<br />
Aleksander Lasoń<br />
Eugeniusz Knapik<br />
Music with string quartet<br />
|| Stowarzyszenie Musica Pro Bono<br />
www.musicaprobono.org.pl<br />
|-
| 2010 || ALEKSANDER TANSMAN<br />
TOMBEAU DE CHOPIN<br />
from trio to octet vol.2<br />
Joanna Liberadzka – harp<br />
Elżbieta Mrożek-Loska – viola<br />
Krzysztof Firlus – double bass<br />
Adam Krzeszowiec – cello<br />
Jan Krzeszowiec – flute<br />
Roman Widaszek – clarinet<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| Aleksander Tansman:<br />
Sextuor á cordes for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos<br />
Sonatina da camera for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp<br />
Tombeau de Chopin for string quintet<br />
Trois pieces for clarinet, harp and string quartet<br />
|| Stowarzyszenie Promocji Kultury im. Aleksandra Tansmana<br />
www.tansman.lodz.pl<br />
|-
| 2010 || RAFAŁ AUGUSTYN<br />
DO UT DES MUSIC FOR AND WITH QUARTET<br />
Agata Zubel – soprano<br />
Jan Krzeszowiec – flute<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| Rafał Augustyn:<br />
String Quartet No.1<br />
String Quartet No.2 with flute<br />
Dedication for soprano & string quartet<br />
Do ut des for string quartet<br />
Grand jeté. Quartet No.2½ with electronics<br />
|| www.cdaccord.com.pl<br />
www.universalmusic.pl<br />
ACD 165-2<br />
|-
| 2010 || STANISŁAW KRUPOWICZ – “TYLKO BEATRYCZE”<br />
String quartets and computer<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| Stanisław Krupowicz:<br />
Goodbye variations on a theme by Mozart<br />
Tylko Beatrycze (Only Beatrix)<br />
Prolongement<br />
|| Musica Pro Bono Foundation<br />
FMPB CD004<br />
|-
| 2009 || GET STRING<br />
Danish contemporary string quartets<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| <br />
JENS VOIGT-LUND: Circuitous, Mountains (1999)<br />
MORTEN RIIS: getString (2009)<br />
CHRISTIAN WINTHER CHRISTENSEN: String Quartet (2002–03)<br />
MORTEN RIIS: fromString (2009)<br />
JEXPER HOLMEN: Intend/Ascend (2000/02)<br />
MORTEN RIIS: useString (2009)<br />
SIMON STEEN-ANDERSEN: String Quartet (1999)<br />
MORTEN RIIS: toString (2009)<br />
SIMON CHRISTENSEN: Towards Nothingness (2008)<br />
MORTEN RIIS: quitString (2009)<br />
|| dacapo<br />
CD 8.226530<br />
|-
| 2009 || STRING QUARTETS / POLAND ABROAD<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| Joachim Mendelson (1897-1943):<br />
String Quartet no.1<br />
Roman Padlewski (1915-1944):<br />
String Quartet no.2<br />
Simon Laks (1901-1983):<br />
String Quartet no.5<br />
|| www.eda-records.com<br />
EDA 34
|-
| 2008 || ALEKSANDER TANSMAN – OD TRIA DO OKTETU <br />
VOL. 1<br />
Chamber works<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
Beata Bilińska – piano<br />
Piotr Szymyślik – clarinet<br />
|| A. Tansman:<br />
Suite divertissement for piano quartet<br />
Musica a cinque for piano and string quartet<br />
Musique a six for clarinet, piano and strine quartet<br />
Musique for clarinet and string quartet<br />
|| Stowarzyszenie Promocji Kultury im. A. Tansmana<br />
CD257<br />
|-
| 2008 || ANDRZEJ DZIADEK – chosen works<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| A. Dziadek:<br />
String quartet no. 2<br />
|| Polskie Radio Katowice<br />
PRK CD086<br />
|-
| 2008 || HELENA TULVE – LIJNEN<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
various artists<br />
|| H. Tulve:<br />
nec ros, nec pluvia... for string quartet<br />
|| ECM New Series<br />
ECM 1955 476 6389<br />
"Bestenliste der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik" 03/2008<br />
|-
| 2008 || HENRYK MIKOŁAJ GÓRECKI – STRING QUARTETS<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| H. M. Górecki:<br />
Already It Is Dusk, music for string quartet (String quartet no. 1) op. 62<br />
Quasi una Fantasia (String quartet no. 2) op. 64<br />
...songs are sung (String quartet no. 3) op.67<br />
|| EMI Music Poland<br />
EMI 50999 2 36313 2 8<br />
|-
| 2008 || ANDRZEJ KRZANOWSKI IN MEMORIAM<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
Agata Zubel – soprano<br />
|| <br />
A. Krzanowski – Audition no. 6 for soprano and string quartet<br />
W. Widłak – ”Sotto voce”, Five songs for mezzo-soprano and string quartet<br />
R. Augustyn – Dedication for soprano and string quartet<br />
A. Krzanowski – String quartet no. 1, version B<br />
A. Lasoń – Relief for Andrzej<br />
|| Musica Pro Bono Foundation<br />
FMPB CD003<br />
|-
| 2007 || ALEKSANDER LASOŃ<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| A. Lasoń:<br />
String quartet no. 1<br />
String quartet no. 3<br />
String quartet no. 7 <br />
|| Musica Pro Bono Foundation<br />
FMPB CD001<br />
|-
| 2006 || PAWEŁ SZYMAŃSKI<br />
CHAMBER WORKS<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
Krzysztof Jaguszewski – vibraphone<br />
Roman Widaszek – clarinet<br />
|| P. Szymański:<br />
Five pieces for string quartet<br />
Compartment 2, Car 7 for string trio and vibraphone<br />
Two pieces for string quartet<br />
Recalling a Serenade for clarinet and string quartet<br />
A Photo from the Birthday Party (The Silesian String Quartet with a Shadow of Bartók)<br />
|| EMI Music Poland<br />
EMI 0946 3 84393 2 5<br />
|-
| 2006 || ALEKSANDER LASOŃ<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| A. Lasoń:<br />
String quartet no. 5 ”Five and a half of a string quartet”<br />
String quartet no. 6<br />
20 for 4<br />
|| Polskie Radio Katowice<br />
PRK CD076<br />
|-
| 2005 || REPUBLIQUE<br />
Silesian String Quartet
<br />
CD of the Year 2005 – Award of the "Hi-fi Muzyka" Magazine<br />
CD nominated for the Fryderyk Award<br />
|| songs composed by Grzegorz Ciechowski<br />
arranged by Stefan Sendecki<br />
|| EMI Music Poland<br />
EMI 0946 3 46038 2 9<br />
|-
| 2005 || WITOLD LUTOSŁAWSKI / WITOLD SZALONEK<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
Michał Górczyński – bass clarinet<br />
|| W. Lutosławski:<br />
String quartet<br />
W. Szalonek:<br />
Inside? – Outside? for bass clarinet and string quartet<br />
Chaconne-Fantaisie for violin solo<br />
|| Polskie Radio Katowice<br />
PRK CD069<br />
|-
| 2004 || ERNEST CHAUSSON<br />
Bruno Canino – piano<br />
Piotr Pławner – violin<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| E. Chausson:<br />
Concerto in D major op. 21 for piano, violin and string quartet<br />
String quartet in c minor op. 35<br />
|| Polskie Radio Katowice<br />
PRK CD062<br />
|-
| 2004 || ANDRZEJ KRZANOWSKI / ANDRZEJ PANUFNIK<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />Dominik Połoński – cello<br />
Elżbieta Mrożek – viola<br />
|| A. Krzanowski:<br />
Relief no. 5 for cello solo<br />
Reminiscenza for string quartet, version B<br />
String quartet<br />
A. Panufnik:<br />
"Trans Of Thought" for string sextet<br />
"Song To The Virgin Mary" for string sextet<br />
|| Polskie Radio Katowice<br />
PRK CD065<br />
|-
| 2003 || SALON BIELAJEWA<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| <br />
A. Glazunov – Waltz from "Novelettes" op.15<br />
A. Glazunov – Preludio e Fuga<br />
N. Arcybuszew – Serenade<br />
J. Wihtol – Menuet<br />
M. d'Osten-Sacken – Berceuse<br />
A. Liadow – Mazurka<br />
N. Sokolov – Scherzo<br />
A. Liadow – Sarabande<br />
A. Borodin – Scherzo<br />
A. Glazunov – Courante<br />
A. Liadow – Fuga<br />
N. Sokołow, A. Głazunow, A. Liadow – Polka<br />
|| Polskie Radio Katowice<br />
PRK CD048<br />
|-
| 2003 || MAX E. KELLER<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| Max E. Keller:<br />
2 String Quartet (1995)<br />
|| Musiques Suisses/Grammont Portrait<br />
MGB CTS-M 84
|-
| 2003 || DANCES ...AND AFTER DANCES<br />
Silesian String Quartet
CD nominated for the Fryderyk Award<br />
|| Dances:<br />
Joseph Haydn – String Quartet D- minor Op. 103<br />
Alexander Glasunow – Valse from "Novelettes" op.15<br />
Anatoly Liadow – Mazurka<br />
Alexander Glazunov – Courante<br />
Anton Webern – Rondo<br />
Dmitri Shostakovich – Polka: Allegretto (1931)<br />
John Cage – Quodlibet<br />
Igor Stravinsky – Dance from "Trois Pieces"<br />
Astor Piazzolla – Four, for Tango<br />
...and after dances:<br />
Giacomo Puccini – Chrysanthemen<br />
Ludwig van Beethoven – Prelude and Fugue in C Major<br />
Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov – Fugue "Im Kloster"<br />
Hugo Wolf – Italian Serenade in G Major WW XV/3<br />
Anatoly Liadow – Fugue<br />
Franz Schubert – Quartet Movement in C Minor<br />
Krzysztof Penderecki – String Quartet No.2<br />
|| C&P POLSKIE RADIO KATOWICE S.A<br />
PRK CD 054
|-
| 2003 || ANDRZEJ PANUFNIK / ANDRZEJ KRZANOWSKI<br />
Silesian String Quartet
CD nominated for the Fryderyk Award<br />
|| A. Panufnik:<br />
String quartet no. 1<br />
String quartet no. 2<br />
String quartet no. 3<br />
A. Krzanowski:<br />
Relief IX ”Scottish” for string quartet and tape<br />
|| Polskie Radio Katowice<br />
PRK CD056<br />
|-
| 2003 || WITOLD SZALONEK<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| W. Szalonek:<br />
1+1+1+1 per 1-4 strumenti ad arco<br />
/version for violin and cello/<br />
Symphony of rituals for string quartet<br />
1+1+1+1 per 1-4 strumenti ad arco<br />
/version for string quartet/<br />
|| Polskie Radio Katowice<br />
PRK CD058<br />
|-
|2001 || GENERATION '51<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| <br />
Aleksander Lasoń – String Quartet No 2 (1987)<br />
Andrzej Krzanowski – String Quartet No 2 (1978)<br />
Eugeniusz Knapik – String Quartet (1980)<br />
|| POLSKIE RADIO KATOWICE S.A.<br />
PRK CD027
|-
| 2001 || CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| <br />
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet in F-minor op.95 "Serioso"<br />
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy – String Quartet in F-minor op.80<br />
Aleksander Lasoń – String Quartet No.4 "Tarnogórski" <br />
|| POLSKIE RADIO KATOWICE S.A.<br />
PRK CD042
|-
| 2000 || FRYDERYK CHOPIN:<br />
Piano concerto No. 1<br />
Kornelia Ogórkówna – piano<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| Fryderyk Chopin:<br />
Piano concerto No 1 E-minor op.11<br />
|| RECITAL COMPANY PRODUCTIONS (BELGIUM)<br />
RCP 011
|-
| 1999 || GRAŻYNA BACEWICZ<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
Wiaczesław Nowikow – piano<br />
and other artists<br />
|| Grażyna Bacewicz:<br />
Piano Quintet No.1 (1952)<br />
|| C&P POLSKIE RADIO S.A. WARSZAWA<br />
PRCD 126
|-
| 1998 || MINIATURES OF THE 20TH CENTURY<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| <br />
Charles Ives – Scherzo (1903–04)<br />
Anton Webern:<br />
Langsamer Satz (1905)<br />
Rondo (1906)<br />
Sechs Bagatellen Op.9 (1913)<br />
Igor Stravinski: <br />
Trois Pieces (1914)<br />
Concertino (1920)<br />
Double Canon (1959)<br />
John Cage – Quodlibet (1950)<br />
Dmitri Shostakovich – Elegy, Polka (1931)<br />
Alfred Schnittke – Canon in memoriam<br />
Henryk Czyż – Jazz etude<br />
Krzysztof Penderecki: <br />
Quartetto per archi No.2 (1968)<br />
Der Unterbrochene Gedanke (1988)<br />
Astor Piazzolla – For, for Tango (1987)<br />
|| POLSKIE RADIO KATOWICE S.A.<br />
PRK 028
|-
| 1998 || THE MAGIC OF FUGUE<br />
Silesian String Quartet
<br />
CD nominated for the "Fryderyk" Award <br />
|| <br />
Ludwig van Beethoven:<br />
Prelude and fugue in F major<br />
Prelude and fugue in C major<br />
F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy – Fugue op. 81<br />
E. Grieg – Fugue in F minor <br />
Ludwig van Beethoven – Prelude and fugue in F minor for two violins and cello<br />
Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov – Fugue "Im Kloster"<br />
A. Liadow – Fuga Mykolajus Ciurlionis – Fugue in F sharp minor<br />
Ludwig van Beethoven – Prelude and fugue in B flat minor for a string quintet<br />
Jean Sibelius – Fugue for Martin Wegelius <br />
Alexander Glazunov – Prelude and fugue<br />
Ludwig van Beethoven – The Great Fugue op. 133<br />
|| POLSKIE RADIO KATOWICE S.A.<br />
PRK 038
|-
|1997 || KAROL SZYMANOWSKI, WITOLD LUTOSŁAWSKI:<br />
STRING QUARTETS<br />
Silesian String Quartet
<br />
"Fryderyk" Award for the best chamber music album of 1997;<br />
Award "CD of the year" of the "STUDIO" Magazine<br />
|| Karol Szymanowski:<br />
String Quartet No. 1<br />
String Quartet No. 2<br />
Witold Lutosławski:<br />
String Quartet<br />
|| CD ACCORD<br />
ACD 037
|-
| 1997 || STEFAN WOLPE<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
and other artists<br />
|| Stefan Wolpe:<br />
String Quartet (1969)<br />
|| CPO 999 090-2
|-
| 1997 || MINIATURES<br />
Silesian String Quartet
<br />
CD nominated to the "Fryderyk" Award<br />
|| <br />
J. Haydn – String Quartet D- minor Op. 103<br />
W. A. Mozart – Adagio and Fuge in C- minor, KV546<br />
F. Schubert – Quartettsatz c- moll, D 703<br />
F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy – Tema con variazioni Op. 81<br />
A. Liadow – Sarabande<br />
A. Borodin – Serenata alla spagnola<br />
G. Puccini – Chrysanthemen<br />
S. Rachmaninoff – String Quartet No I <br />
H. Wolf – Italian Serenade in G- major WW XV/3<br />
|| POLSKIE RADIO KATOWICE S.A.<br />
PRK 021
|-
| 1997 || JOHANNES BRAHMS – JULIUSZ ZARĘBSKI:<br />
PIANO QUINTETS<br />
Paweł Kowalski – piano<br />
Silesian String Quartet
<br />
CD nominated for the Fryderyk Award <br />
|| Johannes Brahms:<br />
Piano quintet in F minor op. 34<br />
Juliusz Zarębski:<br />
Piano quintet in G minor op. 34<br />
|| POLSKIE NAGRANIA
|-
|1995 || EMSDETTENER TOTENTANZ<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
and other artists<br />
|| William Thomas McKinley:<br />
Emsdettener Totentanz<br />
|| MMC Recordings<br />
MMC 2046
|-
|1995 || VI SILESIAN DAYS OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC 1994<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| Andrzej Krzanowski:<br />
Reminiscenza b for a string quartet<br />
|| ZKP / Katowice<br />
ZKP KE 001<br />
|-
|1994 || FESTIVAL MUSIQUE ET AMITIE<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
and other artists<br />
|| Claude Debussy:<br />
Quatuor en sol mineur, Op.10<br />
(live recording)<br />
|| R&C SONORIS RECORDS<br />
SCD 105
|-
|1994 || WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| W. A. Mozart:<br />
Divertimento D- major KV 136<br />
String Quartet G- major KV 387<br />
String Quartet B- major KV 458<br />
|| POLSKIE RADIO KATOWICE<br />
PRK 008
|-
|1994 || ZYGMUNT KRAUZE<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| Zygmunt Krauze:<br />
Quatuor a cordes No.3<br />
Stone Music for piano<br />
Quatuor a cordes No.2<br />
Quintette pour piano<br />
||THESIS PARIS<br />
TH 82059
|-
| 1994 || KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI:<br />
MUSICA DA CAMERA<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| Krzysztof Penderecki:<br />
Quartetto per archi No.1<br />
Quartetto per archi No.2<br />
Streichtrio<br />
Der unterbrochene Gedanke<br />
||WERGO SCHALPLATTEN GMBH MAINZ<br />
WER 6258-2
|-
| 1995 || HENRYK MIKOŁAJ GÓRECKI<br />
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| Henryk Mikołaj Górecki:<br />
Sonata, Op. 10, for Two Violins<br />
Genesis I – Elementi per tre archi<br />
String Quartet No.1, Already It is Dusk, Op.62<br />
String Quartet No.2, Quasi una Fantasia, Op. 64<br />
|| OLIMPIA COMPACT DISCS Ltd.& SOUND-POL WARSAW<br />
OCD 375
|-
| 1992 || STRAVINSKY & SZYMANOWSKI:<br />
COMPLETE WORKS FOR STRING QUARTET
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| Karol Szymanowski:<br />
String Quartet No.1<br />
String Quartet No.2<br />
Igor Stravinski:<br />
Trois pieces<br />
Concertino<br />
Double Canon<br />
|| PARTRIGE B.V. THE NETHERLANDS<br />
1138-2
|-
| 1992 || ALEKSANDER TANSMAN:<br />
COMPLETE MUSIC FOR STRING QUARTET
Silesian String Quartet<br />
|| CD 1.:<br />
Aleksander Tansman:<br />
String Quartet No.2<br />
String Quartet No.3<br />
String Quartet No.4<br />
String Quartet No.5<br />
CD 2.:<br />
Aleksander Tansman<br />
Triptyque String Quartet No.6<br />
String Quartet No.7<br />
String Quartet No.8<br />
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KTC 2017
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