ALBUMHaydn: Die SchöpfungChristiane Karg, Benjamin Bruns, Tareq Nazmi, MDR Leipzig Radio Choir, Dresdner Philharmonie & Marek Janowski
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ALBUMHaydn: Die SchöpfungChristiane Karg, Benjamin Bruns, Tareq Nazmi, MDR Leipzig Radio Choir, Dresdner Philharmonie & Marek Janowski
ALBUMSchumann: Complete SymphoniesDresdner Philharmonie & Marek Janowski
ALBUMVerdi: Un ballo in mascheraOrchestre Philharmonique De Monte-Carlo, Marek Janowski, Freddie De Tommaso, Lester Lynch, Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir & Saioa Hernandez
ALBUMSchubert: Unfinished & The Great SymphoniesDresdner Philharmonie, Marek Janowski, Heike Janicke & Ralf-Carsten Brömsel
ALBUMBeethoven: FidelioMarek Janowski, Lise Davidsen, Christian Elsner & Dresdener Philharmonie
ALBUMPuccini: Il TabarroMarek Janowski, Dresdner Philharmonie, Melody Moore, Brian Jagde, Lester Lynch & MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus
ALBUMBrahms: Complete SymphoniesPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Marek Janowski
ALBUMWeber: Der FreischützMarek Janowski, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Andreas Schager, Lise Davidsen, Alan Held & Sofia Fomina
ALBUMWagner: Der Ring des NibelungenMarek Janowski, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Tomas Konieczny, Stephen Gould, Petra Lang & Jochen Schmeckenbecher
ALBUMHindemith: Orchestral WorksWDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Marek Janowski
ALBUMSchubert: LiederChristian Elsner, Marek Janowski & Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
ALBUMR. Strauss: Symphonia domestica, Op. 53, TrV 209 & Die Tageszeiten, Op. 76, TrV 256Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin & Marek Janowski
ALBUMStrauss: Symphonia Domestica & Die TageszeitenRundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin & Marek Janowski
ALBUMHenze: Symphonies 2 & 10Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Marek Janowski
ALBUMEugen d'Albert: TieflandMarek Janowski, Munich Radio Orchestra & Bavarian Radio Chorus
ALBUMWagner: GötterdämmerungMarek Janowski, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Lance Ryan, Petra Lang, Matti Salminen, Markus Brück, Edith Haller & Jochen Schmeckenbecher
ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104 "Romantic"Marek Janowski & Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
ALBUMHans Werner Henze: Symphonies 1 & 6Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Marek Janowski
ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 4Orchestre de la Suisse Romande & Marek Janowski
ALBUMWagner: SiegfriedMarek Janowski, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Tomas Konieczny, Stephen Gould, Violeta Urmana, Christian Elsner, Jochen Schmeckenbecher & Anna Larsson
ALBUMWagner: Die WalküreMarek Janowski, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Tomas Konieczny, Iris Vermillion, Petra Lang, Robert Dean Smith, Melanie Diener & Timo Riihonen
ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 2 in C MinorMarek Janowski & Swiss Romande Orchestra
ALBUMWagner: Das RheingoldMarek Janowski, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Tomas Konieczny, Christian Elsner, Iris Vermillion & Jochen Schmeckenbecher
ALBUMWagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen - HighlightsMarek Janowski
ALBUMBruckner: Messe F-MollBerlin Radio Choir, Swiss Romande Orchestra & Marek Janowski
ALBUMBruckner: Mass No. 3 in F MinorOrchestre de la Suisse Romande, Marek Janowski & Rundfunkchor Berlin
ALBUMJanacek: Msa glagolskaja - Taras BulbaRundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Berlin Radio Choir, Marek Janowski, Iveta Apkalna, Stuart Neill, Arutjun Kotchinian, Iris Vermillion & Aga Mikolaj
ALBUMWagner: TannhäuserMarek Janowski, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Robert Dean Smith, Nina Stemme, Marina Prudenskaya & Christian Gerhaher
ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 3Orchestre de la Suisse Romande & Marek Janowski
ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, WAB 103Marek Janowski & Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
ALBUMR. Strauss: Die Schweigsame FrauAnnelies Burmeister, Jeanette Scovotti, Marek Janowski & Trudeliese Schmidt
ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 1Orchestre de la Suisse Romande & Marek Janowski
ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 1 in C minorMarek Janowski & Swiss Romande Orchestra
ALBUMHenze: Symphonies 3-5Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Marek Janowski
ALBUMWagner: Die Meistersinger von NürnbergMarek Janowski, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Albert Dohmen, Robert Dean Smith, Edith Haller & Dietrich Henschel
ALBUMd'Indy, Saint-Saëns & ChaussonMarek Janowski, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande & Martin Helmchen
ALBUMWagner: Der fliegende HolländerMarek Janowski, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Albert Dohmen, Ricarda Merbeth, Matti Salminen & Robert Dean Smith
ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107Marek Janowski & Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 8Orchestre de la Suisse Romande & Marek Janowski
ALBUMBrahms: Ein Deutsches RequiemRundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Marek Janowski, Berlin Radio Choir, Camilla Tilling & Detlef Roth
ALBUMHenze: Symphonies No. 7 & 8Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Marek Janowski
ALBUMHenze: Symphony No. 9Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin & Marek Janowski
ALBUMBerlioz: Symphonie fantastiquePitttsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Marek Janowski
ALBUMBruckner, A.: Symphony No. 5Swiss Romande Orchestra & Marek Janowski
ALBUMBruckner, A.: Symphony No. 6Swiss Romande Orchestra & Marek Janowski
ALBUMStrauss, R.: Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony) - MacbethMarek Janowski & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 6Orchestre de la Suisse Romande & Marek Janowski
ALBUMStrauss: Alpensinfonie & MacbethPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Marek Janowski
ALBUMBrahms: Symphony No. 4 and 8, Hungarian Dances for OrchestraPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Marek Janowski
ALBUMJosé M. Sánchez-Verdú: Orchestral WorksJunge Deutsche Philharmonie, Lothar Zagrosek, Claudia Barainsky, Gabriel Suovanen, Banchetto Musicale, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Marek Janowski, Joan-Enric Lluna, Orquesta Nacional de España, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, hr-Sinfonieorchester, Pascal Rophé & Peter Rundel
ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 9Swiss Romande Orchestra & Marek Janowski
ALBUMBrahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn & Symphony No. 1Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Marek Janowski
ALBUMShostakovich & Janáček: ViolinkonzerteBaiba Skride, Munich Philharmonic, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Marek Janowski & Mikko Franck
ALBUMBartók: Le Château De Barbe-BleuePeter Mikuláš, Marek Janowski, Liza Kerob, Orchestre Philharmonique De Monte-Carlo, Ors Kisfaludy & Violeta Urmana
ALBUMFranck: Symphony In D Minor - Chausson: Symphony In B Flat MajorMarek Janowski & Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
ALBUMToch, E.: Princess and the Pea (The) [Opera] - Das Hassliche EntleinBerlin Chamber Symphony Ensemble, Jürgen Bruns, Corinna Harfouch, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Michael Kraus, Daniel Kirch, Marek Janowski, Par Lindskog, Silvia Weiss, Celina Lindsley, RIAS Chamber Chorus, Michelle Breedt & Gotthold Schwarz
ALBUMHindemith: Das lange WeihnachtsmahlRundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Marek Janowski
ALBUMKrenek, E.: Diktator (Der) - Schwergewicht, Oder Die Ehre Der Nation - Das Geheime Konigreich [Opera]Robert Worle, Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, Marek Janowski, Celina Lindsley, Gabriele Maria Ronge, Urban Malmberg, Roland Bracht, Bogna Bartosz, Daniel Kirch, Markus Sandmann, Michelle Breedt, Par Lindskog, RIAS Chamber Chorus, Egbert Junghanns, Claudia Barainsky, Michael Kraus, Silvia Weiss & Falko Maiwald
ALBUMHartmann: Sinfonia Tragica & Concerto for Viola and PianoRundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Marek Janowski & Tatjana Masurenko
ALBUMStrauss: 4 Last Songs, Orchestral SongsSoile Isokoski, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Marek Janowski
ALBUMReger: Piano Concerto, Op. 114 - Strauss: BurleskeBarry Douglas, Marek Janowski & Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
ALBUMWagner: LohengrinMarek Janowski, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Rundfunkchor Berlin
ALBUMRoussel: Symphonies Nos. 1-4Marek Janowski & Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
ALBUMWagner: Tannhäuser - ExcerptsDame Kiri Te Kanawa, Håkan Hagegård, Marek Janowski, Philharmonia Orchestra, René Kollo, The Ambrosian Singers & Waltraud Meier
ALBUMD'Indy : Jour D'été À la Montagne & Symphonie Sur un Chant Montagnard - 'Cévenole'Catherine Collard, Marek Janowski & Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
ALBUMMeeting Venus (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Highlights from Wagner’s Tannhäuser]Håkan Hagegård, Marek Janowski, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, René Kollo, Waltraud Meier & Philharmonia Orchestra
ALBUMWeber: OberonMarek Janowski, Rundfunkchor Berlin & Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
ALBUMWagner: Götterdämmerung (Oper in einem Vorspiel und drei Aufzügen)Marek Janowski, Matti Salminen, Ortrun Wenkel, René Kollo, Norma Sharp, Hans Günter Nöcker, Jeannine Altmeyer, Lucia Popp, Staatskapelle Dresden, Anne Gjevang, Daphne Evangelatos, Siegmund Nimsgern, Uta Priew, Männer des Staatsopernchores Leipzig, Ruth Falcon, Hanna Schwarz & Staatsopernchor Dresden
ALBUMWagner: Siegfried (Oper in drei Aufzügen)Marek Janowski, Peter Schreier, Siegmund Nimsgern, Staatskapelle Dresden, René Kollo, Theo Adam, Matti Salminen, Ortrun Wenkel, Norma Sharp & Jeannine Altmeyer
ALBUMWagner: Die Walküre (Oper in drei Aufzügen)Marek Janowski, Siegfried Jerusalem, Staatskapelle Dresden, Jessye Norman, Kurt Moll, Theo Adam, Eva-Maria Bundschuh, Jeannine Altmeyer, Cheryl Studer, Yvonne Minton, Ortrun Wenkel, Ruth Falcon, Anne Gjevang, Christel Borchers, Kathleen Kuhlmann & Uta Priew
ALBUMWagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86BMarek Janowski & Staatskapelle Dresden
ALBUMKorngold: Violanta - The Sony Opera HouseMarek Janowski
ALBUMWagner: Das Rheingold (Oper in vier Szenen)Marek Janowski, Peter Schreier, Lucia Popp, Siegmund Nimsgern, Theo Adam, Karl-Heinz Stryczek, Yvonne Minton, Ortrun Wenkel, Staatskapelle Dresden, Uta Priew, Roland Bracht, Eberhard Büchner, Christian Vogel, Marita Napier, Matti Salminen & Hanna Schwarz
ALBUMWeber: EuryantheJessye Norman, Staatskapelle Dresden & Marek Janowski
About Marek Janowski
Artist Biography
Conductor Marek Janowski has forged a solid, mostly European-based career by largely disengaging himself from the fast-track musical life. Disturbed by the dominance of regietheater in Europe, he vacated the opera pit in the early 1990s to concentrate on his symphonic repertory. In the new millennium, he assumed directorships of several orchestras and returned to the operatic repertoire.
Janowski was born in Warsaw on February 18, 1939. After completing his studies, he applied himself to the 19th century regimen that had produced the best-prepared conductors. Serving as a répétiteur in Aachen, Germany, for a year, Janowski moved to a similar position in Cologne for two seasons. In two years at Düsseldorf, beginning in 1964, he was afforded the opportunity to conduct some performances. After returning to Cologne as first Kapellmeister, he was engaged by Rolf Liebermann in Hamburg. Later, during directorships in Freiburg and Dortmund, Janowski appeared as a guest conductor in Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich. In the late '70s, Janowski began to appear in American theaters, notably the Metropolitan Opera, and in Chicago and San Francisco. In 1984, he accepted the directorship of the Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique in Paris (later known as the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France). During his 16 years with the Paris orchestra, Janowski raised performance standards and broadened his repertoire, acquiring considerable fluency in a variety of French works. Aside from four years when he also served as music director for Cologne's Gürzenich-Orchester, Janowski devoted himself to Paris, all the while paring down his opera activities.
Appreciation for certain French composers, such as Messiaen, Roussel, d'Indy, and Dutilleux, informed his programming choices for Monte Carlo. With the Dresden Philharmonic, Janowski's other 2001 appointment, a long-term relationship hinged upon the promised construction of a new concert hall. In 2008, the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin offered him the position of artistic director for life, after serving six years in that position; Janowski remained in this position until 2016. He joined the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande as music director in 2005, having filled similar positions with Orchestre Philharmonie de Monte-Carlo (2000-2005) and the Dresden Philharmonic (2001-2003). In 2018, the Dresden Philharmonic announced Janowski's return as chief conductor beginning in 2019.
Janowski's discography holds estimable recordings of Strauss' Die schweigsame Frau, Penderecki's The Devils of Loudon, Wagner's Ring, Euryanthe, Oberon, and Hindemith's Die Harmonie der Welt. In addition to the symphonies of Roussel, his orchestral recordings include Lutoslawski's Concerto for orchestra and Saint-Saëns' Symphony No. 3. Following his break from conducting opera in the 1990s, Janowski returned to the genre in the 2010s with several recordings of Wagner on the PentaTone Classics label, including a new recording of the composer's Ring Cycle in 2016. ~ Erik Eriksson
Hometown
Warsaw, Poland
Genre
Classical
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