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Witold Roman Lutosławski (Polish: [ˈvitɔld lutɔˈswafski] ⓘ; 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 Szymanowski , and possibly the greatest Polish composer since Chopin ". [ 1 ]
Witold Lutosławski was an outstanding Polish composer of the 20th century who attempted to create a new musical language by incorporating elements of folk songs, 12-tone serialism, atonal counterpoint, and controlled improvisations reminiscent of aleatory (chance, see aleatory music) compositions.
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Witold Lutosławski was born in Warsaw 25 January 1913, and died in Warsaw on 7 February 1994. He studied piano since the age of 6, with Helena Hoffman then with Józef Smidowicz after 1924, and with A. Taube. He studied violin with Lidia Kmitowa from 1926 to 1932.
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Witold Lutosławski—one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century—began to study violin in Warsaw in 1926 and, a year later, as a part-time student he entered the Warsaw Conservatory where Karol Szymanowski was both professor and director. In 1931 he enrolled to study mathematics at the Warsaw University. Simultaneously, he pursued composit...
For List of Works, click here. For Bibliography, click here. For Discography, click here. Requiem fragments for soprano, choir, orchestra (1937) Lacrimosa for soprano and organ (1937) Symphonic Variations for orchestra (1938) Two Studies for piano (1941) Variations on a Theme by Paganini for two pianos (1941) Variations on a Theme by Paganini for p...
In January 1985, on the occasion of the dedication of the Polish Music Reference Center (now: Polish Music Center), within the Music Library of the University of Southern California, Witold Lutosławski donated five complete manuscripts of the final versions of his compositions. The ceremony was held at the Music Library in Doheny Library at USC, in...
Witold Lutosławski is the greatest Polish composer of the second half of the 20th century, and one of the greatest music artists of the previous century.
WITOLD LUTOSŁAWSKI (1913-1994), Polish composer and conductor, is known as one of the greats of 20th-century music. During the Nazi occupation of Poland, Lutosławski performed as a pianist...
Witold Roman Lutosławski (ur. 25 stycznia 1913 w Warszawie, zm. 7 lutego 1994 tamże) – polski kompozytor, dyrygent, pianista. Kawaler Orderu Orła Białego. Jeden z najwybitniejszych polskich kompozytorów XX wieku [1] [2] [3] [4] [5].
