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The three movements are: #''Intrada'' — a sort of extended two-subject Overture . #''Capriccio notturno ed Arioso'' — the Capriccio is an airy, virtuoso Scherzo , the main subject of which is intoned by the violin. It is followed by an expressive Arioso initiated by the brass section. #''Passacaglia, Toccata a Corale'' — in three sections: the Passacaglia being a set of variations on a brooding theme played by the double-basses; followed by a vivacious and dynamic Toccata ; and rounded off by the (instrumental) Corale . The Corale's second appearance produces a solemn finale for the monumental construction, the material for which is borrowed from a nineteenth-century collection compiled by an outstanding Polish Ethnologist , Oskar Kolberg . The work was first performed in Warsaw on 26th November 1954, and was responsible for making LutosÅ‚awski's name recognised in the West. |
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