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Polish Songs (Chopin)
Although Frédéric Chopin is best known for his works for piano solo, among his extant output are 19 songs for voice and piano, set to Polish texts. Background Chopin wrote these songs at various times, from perhaps as early as 1827 when he was 17, to 1847, two years before his death. Only two of them were published in his lifetime (''Życzenie'' and ''Wojak'' were published in Kiev in 1837 and 1839 respectively).Kornel Michałowski and Jim Samson.Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek. ''Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online''. Retrieved 7 January 2011. In 1857 the 17 then known songs were collected for publication by Julian Fontana as Op. 74, but they were not arranged in chronological order of composition within that opus. Due to censorship restrictions, he was only able to publish 16 of them initially. These appeared in Warsaw as ''Zbiór śpiewów polskich Fryderyka Chopina'' (''A Collection of Polish Songs by Frédéric Chopin''), published by Gebethner & Wolff; and in Berlin as '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa Żylis-Gara
Teresa Żylis-Gara (23 January 1930 – 28 August 2021) was a Polish operatic soprano who enjoyed a major international career from the 1950s through the 1990s. She made her stage debut at the Opera Krakowska in 1958 in the title role of Moniuszko's '' Halka'', and later recorded Chopin's Polish songs and songs by Karol Szymanowski. After achieving 3rd prize at the ARD International Music Competition in 1960, she became an ensemble member of the Oper Dortmund and the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. She was recognised internationally when she appeared at the Glyndebourne Festival in 1965 in the title role of ''Der Rosenkavalier'', alongside Montserrat Caballé, and two years later as Donna Elvira in Mozart's '' Don Giovanni''. From 1970, she was a long-time member of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, where she appeared in leading roles including Desdemona in Verdi's '' Otello'', and Puccini's Mimi, Liù and Manon Lescaut. She performed a broad repertoire both on stage as in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Kozłowska
Joanna Kozłowska-Szczepaniak (born 1959 in Poznań) is a Polish opera singer (soprano). Life and career Kozłowska went to Poznań School of Music which is named after the Polish composer Mieczysław Karłowicz where she studied cello and piano. After graduating from high school she studied singing at the still in her hometown. She participated in the master classes of Hanne-Lore Kuhse in 1985 in Weimar and the following year with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in Zürich. She first gained international attention by winning the first prize at the Benson and Hedges International Voice Competition in London, which was followed by winning second prize at the International Vocal Competition in Rio de Janeiro. Early on she got a long-term contract with The Grand Theatre in her home town Poznań to which she was closely linked from 1984 to 1998. Already in January 1986 her international career started and she debuted as Liù at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and thereafter sung at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Spencer (pianist)
Charles Spencer (born 1955) is an English classical pianist and music educator. Life Born in Thorne, South Yorkshire, Spencer studied with Max Pirani at the Royal Academy of Music in London and at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. He was awarded the Promotion Prize for Artistic Achievements of the Austrian Federal Government. He is mainly known as Lied Accompaniment, accompanist. He was the permanent pianist of Christa Ludwig, Bernarda Fink, Gundula Janowitz, Vesselina Kasarova, Marjana Lipovšek, Jessye Norman, Deborah Polaski, Thomas Quasthoff, Ildikó Raimondi, Peter Schreier, John Shirley-Quirk and Deon van der Walt. He also accompanied Cheryl Studer, Elīna Garanča, Petra Lang, Andreas Schmidt (jazz pianist), Andreas Schmidt, Peter Seiffert, Petra-Maria Schnitzer, Janina Baechle and Iris Vermillion. He has recorded numerous disks - including Schubert Lieder with Gundula Janowitz and Thomas Quasthoff, Brahms-Lieder with Marjana Lipovšek, Deborah Polaski, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urszula Kryger
Urszula may refer to: *Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa (1705–1753), Polish-Lithuania-Belarusian noble dramatist and writer *Urszula Augustyn (born 1964), Polish politician *Urszula Dudziak (born 1943), Polish jazz vocalist *Urszula Gacek (born 1963), British-born Polish member of the European Parliament *Urszula Kasprzak, usually known simply as Urszula (born 1960), Polish singer *Urszula Kielan (born 1960), retired high jumper from Poland *Urszula Krupa (born 1949), Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament *Urszula Mayerin (1570–1635), mistress to King Sigismund III of Poland *Urszula Modrzyńska (born 1928), Polish stage and film actress *Urszula Piwnicka, née Jasińska (born 1983), Polish javelin thrower *Urszula Plenkiewicz (1921–2021), Polish scout and liaison officer *Urszula Radwańska (born 1990), Polish tennis player *Urszula Sadkowska (born 1984), Polish judoka *Urszula Sipińska (born 1947), Polish singer-songwriter, pianist and architect *Urszula U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hufstader
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
