Kuropaczewski, Frąckiewicz and Miler "Victoria"
The album “Victoria” was released in March 2025 by Warner Classics (50217 3 23462 1 6). It was recorded by Łukasz Kuropaczewski, Maciej Frąckiewicz, and Bartek Miler in the ruins of the Victoria Theatre in Gliwice, where the artists performed works from various eras and styles arranged for guitar, accordion, and percussion: early music, classical, tango, jazz, and electronic.
The album features arrangements of works by composers such as Isaac Albéniz, Luigi Boccherini, Alfred Schnittke, Tomás Gubitsch, Egberto Gismonti, and Fernando Tavolaro.
Two compositions were written specifically for this rarely seen ensemble: Le lotus pourpre by Bartek Miler himself, and Deadline by Aleksander Dębicz, which accompanied the album’s release as a single.
The three acclaimed artists—who regularly perform in the world’s leading concert halls—have recorded yet another album featuring world premiere recordings, filled with passion and intensity, and standing in stark contrast to the notion that contemporary music is difficult and inaccessible.
List
Isaac Albeniz (aranżacja M. Frąckiewicz i B. Miler) – Asturias (Leyenda)
Luigi Boccherini (aranżacja M. Frąckiewicz) – Grave; Fandango
Alfred Schnittke – Suita w dawnym stylu I. Pastorale
Alfred Schnittke – Suita w dawnym stylu II. Ballet
Alfred Schnittke – Suite in the Old Style III. Minuet
Alfred Schnittke – Suite in the Old Style IV. Fugue
Alfred Schnittke – Suite in Old Style V. Pantomime
Aleksander Dębicz – Deadline
Fernando Tavolaro – Milonga no 5
Tomas Gubitsch – Travesuras
Bartek Miler – Le lotus pourpre
Egberto Gismonti – Agua e Vinho
Wyk.: Łukasz Kuropaczewski (gitara klasyczna), Maciej Frąckiewicz (akordeon), Bartek Miler (instrumenty perkusyjne, elektronika)
*Warner Classics (50217 3 23462 1 6), 2025
