Name: Wit, Brilliance, and Legendary Craftsmanship
Start: 2024-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
Location: NOSPR

Organization

Admin

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Instrumentalist

Agnieszka Kopińska

Piano I

Bartosz Pacan

Clarinet

Piano

Karolina Stalmachowska

Oboe

Piotr Kopiński

Piano II

Karolina Waloszczyk

Cello

Ewa Andruszkiewicz

Violin

Soprano

Magdalena Lucjan

Voice

Wit, Brilliance, and Legendary Craftsmanship

Katowice

Poland

NOSPR

Chamber Hall

Wit, Brilliance, and Legendary Craftsmanship / Concert on the 110th Anniversary of Birth and 30th Anniversary of Death of Witold Lutosławski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini Lutosławski (+5 More)

Public

Concert

Variations on a Theme by Paganini

Dances Preludes

Epitaph

Grave, Metamorphoses

Subito

Chantefleurs et Chantefables

Lullaby for Anne-Sophie

Simon Samuel

Approved

Bass

Pianist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

hornist

Oboist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Trombonist

Harper

Saxophonist

Harpsichordist

Accordionist

Bassist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da gamba

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Composer

Conductor

Stage director

Librettist

Set designer

Costume designer

Choreographer

Lighting designer

Dancer

Actor

Chorus master

Video designer

Dramaturge

Translator

Sound designer

Repetiteur

Makeup artist

Executive producer

Hairstylist

Other

Stage Manager

Choir

Orchestra

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Illustrator

Extra

Contralto

Singer

Countertenor

Baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Bass-baritone

Tenor

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

The music of Witold Lutosławski was the antithesis of excess and verbosity. The composer condensed what he wanted to convey, refining his own conceptual forms over years to accommodate the listener's perceptual capabilities. He was also a master of miniatures – how else to describe it if not as mastery – the spectacular virtuosity of the “Wariacje na temat Paganiniego” (1941), performed during the occupation in the Warsaw café "Aria"? “Preludia taneczne” (1954) are pedagogical pieces, yet they are listened to with interest in the interpretations of professionals. In “Epitafium” (1980) and “Grave” (1981), he mourned deceased friends, giving each piece an individual shape. The short songs “Chantefleurs et chantefables” (1990) playfully echoed the content of surrealist verses for children, providing splendid entertainment for adults. 

Subito (1992), with its striking figure resembling a lightning strike, is Lutosławski's final composition. Grand and compact, it shows that the composer did not lose the discipline of his legendary craftsmanship until the end. 

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English

Muzyka Witolda Lutosławskiego była przeciwieństwem przesady i rozgadania. Kompozytor kondensował to, co chciał powiedzieć, latami szlifował własne koncepcje formy uwzględniające możliwości percepcyjne słuchacza. Bywał też mistrzem miniatury – bo jak inaczej nazwać, jeśli nie mistrzostwem, efektowną brawurę Wariacji na temat Paganiniego (1941), granych podczas okupacji w warszawskiej kawiarni „Aria”? Preludia taneczne (1954) to utworki pedagogiczne, a jednak słucha się ich z zainteresowaniem w wykonaniach profesjonalistów. W Epitafium (1980) i Grave (1981) opłakiwał zmarłych przyjaciół, każdemu z utworów nadając indywidualny kształt. Krótkie pieśni Chantefleurs et chantefables (1990) odbijały dowcipnie treść surrealistycznych wierszyków dla dzieci, zapewniając kapitalną zabawę dorosłym.

Subito (1992) z efektowną figurą przypominającą uderzenie pioruna to ostatni utwór Lutosławskiego. Efektowny i zwarty – pokazujący, że kompozytor do końca nie zagubił dyscypliny swojego legendarnego warsztatu.

polski

Wit, Brilliance, and Legendary Craftsmanship by Lutosławski, Ó (2024/2024), NOSPR, Katowice, Poland

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