Stefan Kisielewski

Stefan Kisielewski ( born March 7, 1911 in Warsaw, † September 27, 1991 ibid ) was a Polish composer, music critic, writer and journalist.

Kisielewski studied 1934-1937 at the Warsaw Conservatory piano with Jerzy Lefeld and composition with Kazimierz Sikorski at the Warsaw University and Polish literature and philosophy. 1938-39 he completed his musical studies in Paris.

In 1939 he became musical director of the Warsaw broadcasting. After the German occupation, he worked as a piano accompanist and music teacher. His early compositions were largely lost during the Warsaw Uprising.

From 1945 to 1949 he taught harmony, counterpoint and orchestration at the National Music Academy of Krakow. In 1945 he founded the journal Ruch Muzyczny whose editor, he was until 1948. Between 1965 and 1968 he was editor of the arts and film magazine Syncopation.

Kisielewski wrote several fantastic novels and detective stories and music critical and political essays. He composed three ballets, two symphonies, a concerto for chamber orchestra, numerous works for chamber orchestra, choral works, songs, film and radio music.

Musical Works

  • Kwartet smyczkowy (1935 )
  • Symfonia nr 1 (1939 )
  • Danse vive for piano (1939 )
  • Sześć preludiów i fug for piano (1943 )
  • Toccata for piano (1944 )
  • Serenada for Piano (Version 1) (1945 )
  • Koncert na orkiestrę Kameralna (1949 )
  • Rapsodia wiejska for chamber orchestra (1950 )
  • Symfonia nr 2 (1951 )
  • Rustico Capriccio for Piano (1952 )
  • Pięć Pieśni do Slow AI Gałczyńskiego for voice and piano (1952 )
  • Siedem Pieśni do Slow AI Gałczyńskiego for voice and piano ( 1952-54 )
  • Mała uwertura for chamber orchestra (1953 )
  • Intermezzo for Clarinet and Piano ( 1953)
  • Suita for Oboe and Piano ( 1954)
  • Moto perpetuo for piano (1954 )
  • Suita for piano (1955 )
  • Perpetuum mobile for symphony orchestra (1955 )
  • Bakczysaraj w nocy for voice and piano (1955 )
  • Energico Capriccio for Violin and Piano ( 1956)
  • Symfonia for 15 Musicians (1961 )
  • Suita for flute and clarinet (1961 )
  • System doktora Smoly i profesora Pierza, ballet - pantomime (1962 )
  • Divertimento for flute and chamber orchestra (1964 )
  • Podróż w czasie for String Orchestra ( 1965)
  • Sygnały sportowe, Overture for symphony orchestra (1966 )
  • Wesołe miasteczko, Ballelt (1968 )
  • Spotkania na pustyni for ten musicians (1969 )
  • Dialogi for 14 instruments (1970 )
  • Cosmos I for symphony orchestra (1970 )
  • Sonata for Clarinet and Piano ( 1972)
  • Serenada for Piano (Version 2 ) ( 1974)
  • Symfonia w kwadracie ( 1974-78 )
  • Impresja kapryśna for solo flute (1982 )
  • Trzy sceny burzliwe for Piano fortepian (1983 )
  • Mała rapsodia for clarinet and piano (1984 )
  • Scherzo for bassoon and piano fagot i fortepian (1988 )
  • Koncert fortepianowy ( 1980-91 )
  • Polish composer
  • Author
  • Novel, epic
  • Music critic
  • Journalist
  • Of the Order of Polonia Restituta ( Grand Cross )
  • Born in 1911
  • Died in 1991
  • Man
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