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List Of Compositions By Witold Lutosławski
This is a list of compositions by Polish composer Witold Lutosławski. A complete list of Lutosławski's compositions in chronological order can be found at The Polish Music Center'. By genre Orchestral *Symphonies: ** Symphony No. 1 (1941–47) ** Symphony No. 2 (1965–67) ** Symphony No. 3 (1981–83) ** Symphony No. 4 (1988–92) *''Symphonic Variations'' (1936–8) *Overture for Strings (1949) *''Little Suite'', for chamber orchestra (1950), for symphony orchestra (1951) * Concerto for Orchestra (1950–54) * ''Musique funèbre'' (''Muzyka żałobna''), for string orchestra (1954–58) *Three Postludes for Orchestra (1958–63) *''Jeux vénitiens'' (''Venetian Games'') for chamber orchestra (1960–61) * ''Livre pour orchestre'' (1968) * ''Preludes and a Fugue'', for 13 solo strings (1970–72) *'' Mi-parti'' (1975–76) * ''Novelette'' (1978–79) * ''Chain I'', for chamber ensemble (1983) *''Fanfare for Louisville'', for woodwinds, brass, and percussion (1985) * ''Chain II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cello Concerto (Lutosławski)
The Concerto for Cello and Orchestra is a cello concerto by the Polish composer Witold Lutosławski. The work was commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society with support from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. It received its world premiere at the Royal Festival Hall on October 14, 1970 by the cellist Mstislav Rostropovich (to whom the piece is dedicated) and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Edward Downes. Composition Structure The concerto has a duration of roughly 24 minutes and is composed in four movements played without pause. Instrumentation The work is scored for solo cello and a large orchestra comprising three flutes (all doubling piccolo), three oboes, three clarinets (3rd doubling bass clarinet), three bassoons (3rd doubling contrabassoon), four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, celesta, harp, and strings. Reception The cello concerto is one of Lutosławski's most celebrated works. The musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mass Song
Mass song (russian: массовая песня ''Massovaya pesnya'') was a genre of Soviet music that was widespread in the Soviet Union. A mass song was written by a professional or amateur composer for individual or chorus singing and intended for "broad masses" of Soviet people. The Soviet mass song is representative of the school of Socialist realism in art and an important part of Soviet propaganda. The Soviet ''Music Encyclopedia'' says that they were "a powerful means of organization and education of the masses". According to the Soviet ''Music Encyclopedia'', during 1920–1950s the term was applied to most of the songs written by Soviet composers. However, with the establishment of the term "Soviet song," the term "mass song" was restricted to the genre of chorus songs without accompaniment and with lyrics based on social-political themes, typically performed during various Soviet gatherings such as rallies, demonstrations, and meetings. Some songs of other Soviet son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Richardson (composer)
Alan Richardson (29 February 1904 – 29 November 1978) was a Scottish pianist and composer. Biography Richardson was born in Edinburgh, where he worked for some time as a pianist for the BBC before going to London to study piano and composition, from 1929 to 1930, with Harold Craxton at the Royal Academy of Music. In 1931 he undertook a concert tour of Australia and New Zealand. He was accompanist for violinist Carl Flesch from 1936 to 1939. Richardson married renowned oboist Janet Craxton, the daughter of his teacher Harold Craxton, in 1961. He was appointed Professor of Piano at the Royal Academy of Music in 1960, a position he held until his death in 1978. Richardson composed many pieces for piano, as well as some chamber music, including several works for the oboe which he wrote for his wife. He made a recording of his ''Sussex Lullaby'' with the viola player Watson Forbes and also dedicated his brief ''Intrada'' for viola and piano to Forbes. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
String Quartet (Lutosławski)
Witold Lutosławski's String Quartet was commissioned by Sveriges Radio for the tenth anniversary of its new music program "Nutida Musik." It was completed in 1964 and its world premiere was performed by the LaSalle Quartet in Stockholm on March 12, 1965. Composition The String Quartet has a duration of approximately 24 minutes and is composed in two movements: "Introduction" and "Main Movement." Lutosławski described the piece in the score program notes, writing, "In this Quartet I have sought to develop and enlarge the technique employed in the two preceding works, '' Jeux Venitiens'' and ''Trois Poèmes d’Henri Michaux'' the technique of what I call controlled aleatorism. It employs the element of chance for the purpose of rhythmic and expressive enrichment of the music without limiting in the least the full ability of the composer to determine the definitive form of the work." Reception The String Quartet has been praised by music critics and remains one of the most wide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Preludes (Lutoslawski)
''Dance Preludes'' was a ballet made by Miriam Mahdaviani of New York City Ballet to Witold Lutosławski's 1955 music as a ''pièce d'occasion'' for the Dancers' Emergency Fund Benefit on 24 February 1991 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center. The program also included George Balanchine's ''Serenade'', the ''pas de deux'' from his ''Theme and Variations'', Robert La Fosse's '' Gretry Pas de Deux'', Sean Lavery's ''Romeo and Juliet'', Alexandre Proia's ''Salome Dances for Peace'', and ended with Balanchine's '' Stars and Stripes''. Original cast *Wendy Whelan Wendy Whelan (; born May 7, 1967) is an American ballet dancer. She was principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and performed with the company for 30 years, and toured in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Whelan has also been an influential gue ... * Albert Evans Reviews NY Times review by Anna Kisselgoff, February 26, 1991 References {{Authority control Ballets by Miriam Mahdaviani Ballets to the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chantefleurs Et Chantefables
''Chantefleurs et Chantefables'' is a song cycle for soprano and orchestra set to the poems of Robert Desnos by the Polish composer Witold Lutosławski. The work was composed from 1989 to 1991 and was first performed at The Proms by the soprano Solveig Kringlebotn and the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the direction of the composer on August 8, 1991. The piece is Lutosławski's second composition set to the poetry of Robert Desnos, following 1975's '' Les Espaces du sommeil''. Composition Structure ''Chantefleurs et Chantefables'' has a duration of approximately 16 minutes and is composed in nine movements: #La Belle-de-Nuit #La Sauterelle #La Véronique #L'Églantine, l'aubépine et la glycine #La Tortue #La Rose #L'Alligator #L'Angélique #Le Papillon Instrumentation The work is scored for solo soprano and a small orchestra consisting of flute, oboe, clarinet (doubling bass clarinet and E-flat clarinet), bassoon (doubling contrabassoon), trumpet, horn, trombone, percussion, timp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Espaces Du Sommeil
''Les Espaces du sommeil'' is a work for baritone and orchestra set to a poem of Robert Desnos by the Polish composer Witold Lutosławski. It is in one movement, with a three-section scheme but lacking clearly marked caesuras, about which Lutosławski stated: "''Les Espaces'' is neither a song nor a set of songs, but a symphonic poem with a baritone solo." Composed in 1975, it was first performed on 12 April 1978 in Berlin by the baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of the composer. The piece is Lutosławski's first composition set to the poetry of Robert Desnos, to which the composer returned in 1990's ''Chantefleurs et Chantefables''. Composition Structure ''Les Espaces du sommeil'' lasts 15 minutes and is composed in one movement but with a three-section scheme: #Dans la nuit il y a naturellement les sept merveilles #Il y a toi l'immolée, toi que j'attends #Il y a toi sans doute que je ne connais pas Instrumentation Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paroles Tissées (Lutosławski)
''Paroles'' (; "Words") is a collection of poems by Jacques Prévert, first published in 1946. Lawrence Ferlinghetti's translation of 44 poems from this collection was published by Penguin in the 1960s, under the title ''Selections from Paroles''. It was ranked 16th in ''Le Monde'''s 100 Books of the Century. References {{Authority control 1946 books French poetry collections 20th-century French literature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trois Poèmes D'Henri Michaux (Lutosławski)
''Trois'' is a 2000 erotic thriller film directed by Rob Hardy and produced by William Packer. It stars Gary Dourdan, Kenya Moore and Gretchen Palmer. The film was given a limited theatrical release and was one of the years highest grossing African American films as well as one of the top fifty highest grossing independent films of 2000. The film was followed by two sequels, '' Trois 2: Pandora's Box'' (2002) and '' Trois: The Escort'' (2004). Synopsis Jermaine Davis (Dourdan) is a young attorney who is newly married and has recently moved to Atlanta, Georgia with his lovely and supportive wife Jasmine (Moore). While becoming settled into the new city and job, Jermaine becomes bored with his seemingly mundane lifestyle at home. He asks his wife to engage in a ménage à trois with another woman, in order to generate more excitement within their relationship and she reluctantly agrees. Once they've committed the act, Jermaine begins to feel the insecurities of bringing a strange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silesian Triptych (Lutosławski)
Silesian as an adjective can mean anything from or related to Silesia. As a noun, it refers to an article, item, or person of or from Silesia. Silesian may also refer to: People and languages * Silesians, inhabitants of Silesia, either a West Slavic (for example Ślężanie), or Germanic people (Schlesier or Silingi) * List of Silesians *Silesian tribes *Silesian language, West Slavic language / dialect ** Cieszyn Silesian dialect **Texas Silesian *Silesian German language (Lower Silesian language), a Germanic dialect Events * Silesian Wars (1740–1763) * Silesian Uprisings (1919–1921) **Silesian Eagle ** Silesian Uprising Cross * Silesian Offensive *Silesian Offensives Political divisions * Province of Silesia, 1815–1919 and 1938 to 1941, a province of Prussia within Germany * Silesian Voivodeship (1920–1939), an autonomous territorial unit of Poland (1920-1939) **Silesian Parliament, parliament of the autonomous Silesian Voivodeship (1920-1939) **Silesian Trea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twenty Polish Christmas Carols
''Twenty Polish Christmas Carols'' ( pl, 20 polskich kolęd) is a collection of Polish carols arranged for soprano and piano in 1946 by Polish composer Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994) and then orchestrated by him for soprano, female choir and orchestra in 1984–1989. The music and lyrics were taken mostly from 19th-century printed sources. History ''Twenty Polish Christmas Carols'' is a composition by Witold Lutosławski. It is based on Christmas carols collected by the composer in 1946 in Poland at the request of the Director of the Polish Music Publishing. In the years leading up to this event, occupation by Nazi Germany and The Soviet Union had had a devastating effect on Poland. The post-war years were times of daily hardship. The cultural sphere was influenced by conservative ideologies and the totalitarian authorities in place at the time. In such a climate, collecting Christmas carols was a relatively safe and harmless activity. Arranging the collected Christmas C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
