Thank you for expanding our collection! Manuscript Donation: Jan Jarczyk It has been just over a year since the untimely death of great Polish jazz pianist and composer, Jan Jarczyk. His presence graced us at the Polish Music Center—Jan’s concert in March 2014 and his arrangements of tunes by Bronisław Kaper and Henryk Wars (Henry…Continue Reading Recent Donations To The PMC Library
From Gajusz Keska: “Szymanowski – Piano Sonatas” (CD) From Krzesimir Debski: “The Greatest Vol. I” (CD) From Agata Zubel: “Dream Lake” (CD) From Tadeusz Owczak, Zelazowawsla: “Chopin: Mazurki, Walce, Nokturny, Polonezy” (CD) III Festiwal Pianistyczny im. Apolinarego Szeluty (DVD) From Maciej Siekierski, curator of the Hoover Institution Library & Archives at Stanford University: Helena Paderenska: Memoirs,…Continue Reading Recent Donations to the PMC Library
PENDERECKI Chamber Works, Vol 1 (DUX 0780), Dedications: works for cello and piano (DUX 0986) and Polish Cello Music (DUX 0925) are 3 CDs donated by the Jan Kalinowski and Marek Szlezer of the Cracow Duo, during their recent time in the PMC. See above for discussions of their scholarly activities and performances. …Continue Reading Recent Donations
Pianist Marek Szlezer, currently visiting Los Angeles to research Zygmunt Stojowski’s manuscripts at USC’S Polish Music Center, has kindly donated to us two of his latest DUX CDs featuring solo piano music by Krzysztof Meyer. Arranged mostly chronologically, Volume 1 contains Meyer’s early piano compositions, including Aphorisms for Piano, Op. 3 (1961), First Piano Sonata, Op. 5 (1962), Second…Continue Reading New PMC Gift
During a meeting in Warsaw, composer Joanna Bruzdowicz presented PMC Director Marek Żebrowski with her new CD, “Joanna Bruzdowicz: String Quartet No. 1 ‘La Vita,’ From the Fever World, World” (Acte Prealable CD 329, 2014). The album was recorded by Liliana Górska, mezzo-soprano, Tomasz Jocz, piano and the NeoQuartet. Żebrowski also met with composer Krzysztof…Continue Reading Recent Donations
From the Polish Music Information Centre in Warsaw: Zbigniew Penherski (Polish Music Today series – polmic 089/PRCD 1741) Lidia Zielińska (Polish Music Today series – polmic 090/PRCD 1742) Tadeusz Wielecki (Polish Music Today series – polmic 092/PRCD 1744) Anna Zawadzka-Gołosz (Polish Music Today series – polmic 093/PRCD 1745) Jacek Grudzień (Polish Music Today series –…Continue Reading Recent Donations To The PMC
Dąbrowski Paderewski Program Gift To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the recovery of Polish national freedom, on June 4 2014 the Grand Theatre National Opera in Warsaw held a gala concert whose hero was the spirit and work of Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Under the baton of Maestro Jerzy Maksymiuk, the National Philharmonic presented the monumental…Continue Reading Recent Donations to the PMC
Piano Secrets in Etude From our dear friend in Santa Barbara area, Betty Harford, the gift of a copy of the November 1933 issue of TheEtude magazine was given. In pristine condition, the magazine has a rare portrait of Chopin on the cover and many articles about Polish music and musicians inside, including a fascinating…Continue Reading Recent Donations To The PMC
Roman’s Musical Pilgrimage Wojciech Maciejewski, brother of composer and pianist Roman Maciejewski (1910-1998), has been a faithful friend of the Polish Music Center and a frequent donor of scores and other materials pertaining to his older brother. Wojciech Maciejewski’s latest donation is a hardcover biography, RomanMaciejewski, authored by Marek Sołtysik and published by the Państwowy…Continue Reading Recent Donations To The PMC