Witold Maliszewski (russian: Витольд Осипович Малишевский, uk, Вітольд Йосифович Малішевський; 20 July 1873 – 18 July 1939) was a Polish composer, founder of Odessa Conservatory, and a professor of

Warsaw Conservatory The Chopin University of Music ( pl, Uniwersytet Muzyczny Fryderyka Chopina, UMFC) is a musical conservatorium and academy located in central Warsaw, Poland. It is the oldest and largest music school in Poland, and one of the largest in Europe.

Biography

Maliszewski was born in Mohyliv-Podilskyi,

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War ...

(now

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inva ...

). He graduated from

Saint Petersburg Conservatory The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory (russian: Санкт-Петербургская государственная консерватория имени Н. А. Римского-Корсакова) (formerly known as th ...

, in the class of

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov . At the time, his name was spelled Николай Андреевичъ Римскій-Корсаковъ. la, Nicolaus Andreae filius Rimskij-Korsakov. The composer romanized his name as ''Nicolas Rimsk ...

. He was a member of

Belyayev circle The Belyayev circle (russian: Беляевский кружок) was a society of Russian musicians who met in Saint Petersburg, Russia between 1885 and 1908, and whose members included Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Glazunov, Vladimir Stasov, ...

. In 1913 he became a founder and the first director of the Odessa Conservatory, which gave the world a number of outstanding musicians, such as

David Oistrakh David Fyodorovich Oistrakh (; – 24 October 1974), was a Soviet classical violinist, violist and conductor. Oistrakh collaborated with major orchestras and musicians from many parts of the world and was the dedicatee of numerous violin ...

, Emil Gilels and

Yakov Zak Yakov Izrailevich Zak ( uk, Яків Ізраїлович Зак), (russian: link=no, Яков Израилевич Зак), ''Jiakov Israilevič Sak''; Odessa, – Moscow, 28 June 1976) was a Soviet and Russian pianist and pedagogue. People's Ar ...

. After the

Russian revolution The Russian Revolution was a period of political and social revolution that took place in the former Russian Empire which began during the First World War. This period saw Russia abolish its monarchy and adopt a socialist form of government ...

, because of the imminent threat of

Bolshevik The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...

persecution, Maliszewski immigrated to Poland in 1921. In 1925–1927 he was teaching at the Chopin Music School and was the Director of the

Warsaw Music Society Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is official ...

. In 1927 he served as Chairman of the First International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition. From 1931 to 1934 Maliszewski was the Director of the Music Department at the Polish Ministry of Education. From 1931 to 1939 he was a professor at the

. He died in Zalesie near Warsaw. Maliszewski's symphonic works were largely shaped by Russian musical traditions. His symphonies belong to the non-programmatic ( Glazunov's) type, and only the Fourth symphony in D Major op. 21 contain elements of Polish dances. In the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...

, Maliszewski's name was prohibited, and in 1950 the conservatory which he founded in Odessa was renamed after

Antonina Nezhdanova Antonina Vasilyevna Nezhdanova (russian: Антони́на Васи́льевна Нежда́нова, – 26 June 1950), was a Russian and Soviet coloratura soprano. Nezhdanova was born in , near Odesa, Ukraine, then in the Russian Empire ...

, who had no links with the institution. His students included

Witold Lutosławski Witold Roman Lutosławski (; 25 January 1913 – 7 February 1994) was a Polish composer and conductor. Among the major composers of 20th-century classical music, he is "generally regarded as the most significant Polish composer since Szyman ...

Mykola Vilinsky Mykola Mykolayovych Vilinsky ( uk, Микола Миколайович Вілінський; 14 May 18889 September 1956) was a Soviet and Ukrainian composer who held senior chairs at the Odesa Conservatory and later the Kyiv Conservatory. He ...

, Shimon Shteynberg, Boleslaw Woytowicz, Feliks Roderyk Łabuński, Feliks Rybicki.

Selected works

;Stage * ''Syrena'' (The Mermaid), Opera-Ballet in 4 acts, Op. 24; libretto by

Ludomir Michał Rogowski Ludomir (Polish: Ludomir, Czech: Ludomír, South Slavic: Ljudomir) - is a Slavic names, Slavic given name consists of two words: "Lud" - people and "mir" - peace, glory, prestige. Feminine forms: Ludomira, Ljudomira, Ludomíra. May refer to: *L ...

(1927) * ''Boruta'', Ballet (1929) ;Orchestral * Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 8 (1902) * ''Joyful Overture'' (Ouverture joyeuse; Fröhliche Ouverture) in D major, Op. 11 (1910) * Symphony No. 2 in A major, Op. 12 (1912) * Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 14 (1907?) * Symphony No. 4 in D major, Op. 21, ''Odrodzonej i odnalezionej ojczyźnie'' (To the newborn and recovered homeland) (1925) ;Concertante * ''Fantazja kujawska'' (

Kuyavia Kuyavia ( pl, Kujawy; german: Kujawien; la, Cuiavia), also referred to as Cuyavia, is a historical region in north-central Poland, situated on the left bank of Vistula, as well as east from Noteć River and Lake Gopło. It is divided into three ...

n Fantasy) for piano and orchestra (1928) * Concerto in B minor for piano and orchestra, Op. 29 (1938) ;Chamber music * Sonata for violin and piano, Op. 1 (1900) * String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 2 (1902) * Quintet in D minor for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos, Op. 3 (1904) * String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 6 (1905) * String Quartet No. 3 in E major, Op. 15 (1914) * Quatre morceaux for violin & piano, Op. 20 (1923) ;Piano * Six Piano Pieces, Op. 4 (1904) * ''Prélude et fugue fantastiques'' in B minor, Op. 16 (1913) ;Choral * ''Requiem'' (1930) * ''Missa Pontificalis'' (1930)

Discographie

Archive recordings

*1952 : Fantazja kujawska ( Wladyslaw Kedra,

Polish Radio Orchestra of Bydgoszcz Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, ...

, cond. Arnold Rezler) *1959 : Piano Concerto ( Jakub Kalecki, Jerzy Gert) *Piano Concerto ( Andrzej Stefański, Polish Radio National SO)

Commercial recordings

*2014 : Works for Violin and Piano – Acte Préalable AP028

*2014 : Chamber Music vol. 1 – Acte Préalable AP032

*2015 : Complete Works for Piano – Acte Préalable AP032

*2017 : Chamber Music vol. 2 – Acte Préalable AP037

References

* Wrocki E., W. Maliszewski, Warszawa, 1932. * Valentyna Nazarenko, Ukrainian page of Maestro Maliszewski. "Day" Newspaper, No. 143, August 15, 2009 (translated from Ukrainian

* Nazarenko, V.I., Vilinsky, Yu. S., Volosatykh, O. Yu. Witold Maliszewski in the musical life of Ukraine and Poland. Chasopys of the Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music of Ukraine. - 2019. - № 2. P. 20-48.

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