Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969) was one of the leading Polish composers who brought Polish classical music into the international mainstream. Following the example of fellow-countryman Karol Szymanowski, Bacewicz combined Polish folksong with modernism in music. More so than any other country,

String Quartet no 1 II. Tema con variazioni From Bacewicz: String Quartets (2015) Released by Naxos Bacewicz: String Quartet no. 1 – II. Tema con variazioni Musicologist Adrian Thomas considered Grażyna Bacewicz’s string quartets “unrivalled in 20th-century Polish music and…