Witold Lutosławski
Witold Lutosławski is undoubtedly one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. To many, he was a role model both as a man and as an artist; his music remains a perfect example of “contemporary classical style”. Lutosławski’s work from the period spanning 1957–1994 provide answers to the most important problems faced by the contemporary art of composition – those associated with harmony, melody, and form. Lutosławski solved these problems, developing the main elements of his style: twelve-note harmony, controlled aleatoricism, two-part form and “thin textures”. At the same time, he was able to produce a perfect blend of intellectual psychological calculation with the emotional content of his work. His answers to the above formal problems are striking in their ingenuity, elegance, and sophistication; their importance to contemporary music cannot be overstated.
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- Composer Title Genre/form Duration
- Witold Lutosławski Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon trio czas trwania 11 min 53 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Symphony No. 1 symphony czas trwania 25 min 08 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Variations on a Theme of Paganini – author’s transcription for piano and orchestra variations czas trwania 11 min 21 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Six Children’s Songs children’s or mass song czas trwania 12 min 56 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Wind is raging in our empty room (perf. Kalina Jędrusik) tango czas trwania 4 min 04 sek
- Witold Lutosławski The Warsaw cabman waltz czas trwania 3 min 21 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Little Suite for chamber orchestra suite czas trwania 9 min 50 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Kiosk by the Vistula / Kiosk of the invalid waltz czas trwania 4 min 19 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Symphonic Variations variations czas trwania 9 min 20 sek
- Witold Lutosławski The circus is coming waltz czas trwania 2 min 40 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Symphony No. 2 symphony czas trwania 27 min 51 sek
- Witold Lutosławski To Arms children’s or mass song czas trwania 1 min 31 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Fanfare for Los Angeles Philharmonic fanfare czas trwania 0 min 59 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Concerto for Orchestra (dir. Witold Lutosławski) concerto czas trwania 30 min 36 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Variations on a Theme of Paganini variations czas trwania 5 min 19 sek
- Witold Lutosławski I am not expecting anyone today slow-fox czas trwania 3 min 49 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Symphony No. 4 symphony czas trwania 23 min 58 sek
- Witold Lutosławski The witch fokstrot czas trwania 3 min 24 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Ten Polish Dances for chamber orchestra suite czas trwania 13 min 59 sek
- Witold Lutosławski String Quartet string quartet czas trwania 27 min 01 sek
- Witold Lutosławski String Overture (dir. Grzegorz Fitelberg) overture czas trwania 5 min 04 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Sonata for piano (perf. Agnieszka Kopińska) sonata czas trwania 26 min 56 sek
- Witold Lutosławski The captain’s ballad tango czas trwania 3 min 04 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Bucolics – author’s arrangement for viola and cello cycle of miniatures czas trwania 6 min 26 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Funeral Music for string orchestra other czas trwania 14 min 17 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Twenty Polish Christmas Carols (selection) – version for three recorders Christmas carol czas trwania 8 min 29 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Concerto for Orchestra (dir. Jan Krenz) concerto czas trwania 29 min 11 sek
- Witold Lutosławski I am not expecting anyone today (perf. Hanna Banaszak) slow-fox czas trwania 6 min 31 sek