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Wit, Brilliance, and Legendary Craftsmanship Concert on the 110th Anniversary of Birth and 30th Anniversary of Death of Witold Lutosławski - NOSPR

Wit, Brilliance, and Legendary Craftsmanship / Concert on the 110th Anniversary of Birth and 30th Anniversary of Death of Witold Lutosławski

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Jan Zegalski
Performers
Magdalena Lucjan – soprano
Ewa Andruszkiewicz – violin
Karolina Waloszczyk – cello
Karolina Stalmachowska – oboe
Bartosz Pacan – clarinet
Piotr Kopiński – piano
Agnieszka Kopińska – piano
Beata Tomanek – compere
Program
Witold Lutosławski
Variations on the Theme of Paganini for Two Pianos
Dance Preludes for Clarinet and Piano
Epitaph for Oboe and Piano
'Grave' Metamorphoses for Cello and Piano
Subito for Violin and Piano
Chantefleur et Chantefable (Transcription for Voice and Piano)

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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