Hymns and Patriotic Songs from Poland (2-CD)

Hymns and Patriotic Songs from Poland
Cantores Veiherovienses

Label: Soliton, 2010
Catalogue No: SFCD 1212-2
Format: 2-CD

Tracks:

1. Bogurodzica
2. Gaude Mater Polonia
3. Rota
4. Polski hymn narodowy
5. Witaj majowa jutrzenko
6. Warszawianka
7. My pierwsza brygada
8. Czerwone maki na Monte Cassino
9. Deszcze jesienny deszcz
10. Płynie Wisła płynie
11. Hymn do Bałtyku
12. O ziemio polska
13. Polski hymn narodowy (instrumental)
14. Rota (instrumental)

CD 2:
1. Orkiestra Filharmonii Warszawskiej - Hymn Polski Mazurek Dąbrowskiego
2. E. Mossakowski - Warszawianka
3. Orkiestra Filharmonii Warszawskiej - Pierwsza brygada marsz legionowy
4. E. Mossakowski - Rota
5. Tadeusz Wroński - Marsylianka
6. Tadeusz Wroński - Pieśni nasze
7. Boże coś Polskę
8. E. Mossakowski - Hymn Narodowy
9. Hymn Narodowy - Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła
10. Marsz po roku 1831
12. Tadeusz Wroński - Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła
13. Ignacy Dygas - Rota Konopnickiej
14. Ignacy Dygas - Hymn Narodowy
15. Tadeusz Wroński - Warszawianka
16. E. Mossakowski - Z dymem pożarów
17. W. Wermińska i chór Juranda - Panienka z okienka
18. W. Wermińska i chór Juranda - Panna Janka - Nasza markietanka
19. Chór Opery Krakowskiej - Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła (oldest ever-recorded version)
20. J. Stern - Marsz po roku 1831
21. Igncy Dygas - Boże coś Polskę
22. Tadeusz Wroński - Z dymem pożarów
23. Tadeusz Wroński - Boże coś Polskę
24. Chór Kościelny - Kiedy ranne wstają zorze
25. Orkiestra Odeon - Litewski hymn narodowy (Bonus Track)
26. Chór Opery Krakowskiej - Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła

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About:

"Polish hymns and songs" a quintessential album of Polish patriotic music. The first disc contains the new choral performance of Polish patriotic songs; on the other CD a selection of archival performances of Polish national hymns and military songs is included. The gem on this album is the oldest ever-recorded national anthem of Poland (last track on 2nd CD). This elegant compilation is a treat for lovers of patriotic songs and archive music collectors. "Dabrowski Mazurka" is the national anthem of Poland. It is also known by its original title, "Song of the Polish Legions in Italy", or by its incipit "Poland Has Not Yet Perished". The song is a lively mazurka with lyrics penned by Józef Wybicki in Reggio nell'Emilia, Cisalpine Republic (now in Italy), around 16 July 1797, two years after the Third Partition of Poland erased the once vast country from the map. It was originally meant to boost the morale of Polish soldiers serving under General Jan Henryk Dąbrowski in the Polish Legions, which were part of the French Revolutionary Army led by General Napoléon Bonaparte in its conquest of Italy. The mazurka, expressing the idea that the nation of Poland, despite lack of political independence, had not disappeared as long as the Polish people were still alive and fighting in its name, soon became one of the most popular patriotic songs in Poland. The song's popularity led to a plethora of variations, sung by Polish patriots on different occasions. It also inspired other peoples struggling for independence during the 19th century. One of the songs strongly influenced by Poland Is Not Yet Lost is Hey Slavs, a former national anthem of Yugoslavia. When Poland re-emerged as an independent state in 1918, Mazurek Dąbrowskiego became its de facto anthem. It was officially adopted as the national anthem of the Republic of Poland in 1926.