Waldemar Kazanecki (; born 29 April 1929 in

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, died 20 December 1991 in

) was a Polish pianist, conductor and composer.

Life and career

Waldemar Kazanecki began as a music editor on Polish Radio Katowice in 1954 and later became a pianist in the Jerzy Harald Orchestra. Kazanecki began composing for movies with the film ''

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'' (''The Countess Cosel'') in 1966. In 1975 he produced the score for ''

Nights and Days ''Nights and Days'' ( pl, Noce i dnie) is a 1975 Polish film directed by Jerzy Antczak. This epic family drama was based on Maria Dąbrowska's novel ''Noce i dnie'', and was described by ''The Washington Post'' as "Poland's Gone With the Wind". S ...

'' (''Noce i Dnie''),

Jerzy Antczak Jerzy Antczak (born 25 December 1929, in Włodzimierz Wołyński) is a Polish film director. His film ''Nights and Days'' was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Fes ...

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-nominated film. In total, he composed for some 500 movies and television shows. Kazanecki died in Warsaw in 1991.

Selected works

* ''

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'' (1973) * ''Nie ma róży bez ognia'' (1974) * ''

Noce i dnie ''Nights and Days'' ( pl, Noce i dnie) is a 1975 Polish film directed by Jerzy Antczak. This epic family drama was based on Maria Dąbrowska's novel ''Noce i dnie'', and was described by ''The Washington Post'' as "Poland's Gone With the Wind". S ...

'' (1975) * ''

Brunet wieczorową porą ''Brunet wieczorową porą'' () is a 1976 Polish comedy film directed by Stanisław Bareja. Synopsis A Gypsy woman appears at the house of the protagonist, Michał Roman, and makes a number of strange prophecies, which he initially dismisses. T ...

'' (1976) * ''

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'' (1980) * '' Bolek i Lolek'' * '' Baśnie i waśnie'' * ''

Zaczarowany ołówek Zaczarowany ołówek (''Enchanted Pencil'') is a Poland cartoon from 1964 to 1976 made by Se-ma-for. The series had no dialogue. It tells a story of a boy named Piotr (Peter) and his dog, aided by an enchanted Pencil A pencil () is a w ...

'' * ''

Ballada o Januszku ''Ballada o Januszku '' was a Polish mini series aired from 1988–1989. It was first broadcast on 8 November 1988. The series was based on the book written by Sławomir Łubiński. Cast * Wiesław Adamowski * Leonard Andrzejewski * Mirosław B ...

'' (1987) * '' Do przerwy 0:1'' (1969) * '' Gorzka miłość'' (1990) * ''

'' (1968) * '' Tylko Kaśka'' (1980) * '' Muchy króla Apsika''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kazanecki 1929 births 1991 deaths Polish composers Polish film score composers Male film score composers Musicians from Warsaw 20th-century composers 20th-century male musicians