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The Life and Works of Andrzej Panufnik (1914-1991) (Paperback)
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The Life and Works of Andrzej Panufnik (1914-1991) (Paperback)
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Sir Andrzej Panufnik was born in Warsaw and studied in the newly
independent Poland in the 1930s, as well as in Vienna and Paris
just before the outbreak of the Second World War. During the German
occupation he formed a piano duo with his friend and fellow
composer Witold LutosA'awski, and they performed in cafes around
Warsaw. After the war, Panufnik quickly established himself as a
leading Polish composer, and as a conductor he played a significant
role in the re-establishment of first the KrakA(3)w and then the
Warsaw Philharmonic. Although he was considered Poland's leading
composer for some years after the war, Panufnik was subsequently
put under intolerable pressure both musically and politically.
Frustrated by the continuing rejection of his compositions and the
unending political demands inflicted on him by the country's
post-war Communist regime, he made a daring escape to England in
1954. He briefly became Principal Conductor of the City of
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, a post he relinquished after two
years to devote all his time to composition. His works were in
demand by major figures such as Leopold Stokowski who conducted the
first performances of Sinfonia Elegiaca, KatyA" Epitaph and
Universal Prayer, Yehudi Menuhin who commissioned the Violin
Concerto, Seiji Ozawa in Boston and Sir Georg Solti in Chicago who
both commissioned symphonies for the centenaries of their famous
orchestras; also Mstislav Rostropovich with the London Symphony
Orchestra, who together commissioned the Cello Concerto. Beata
BolesA'awska has written the first book on the life and artistic
output of Panufnik, setting his significance alongside the
political and cultural scene of twentieth-century Europe. The
account of the composer's life is based on numerous archival
documents, as well as the personal accounts contributed by his
family and friends. Panufnik's compositional style and techniques
are also analysed. This book will be of interest not only to those
devoted
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