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 Little feather children’s or mass song czas trwania 1 min 53 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Little shell children’s or mass song czas trwania 2 min 47 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Silver window pane children’s or mass song czas trwania 1 min 20 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Spring. Four Children’s Songs for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra children’s or mass song czas trwania 9 min 43 sek
- Witold Lutosławski About Mr Tralaliński children’s or mass song czas trwania 2 min 29 sek
- Witold Lutosławski The overdue nightingale children’s or mass song czas trwania 2 min 39 sek
- Witold Lutosławski “The kitty” and “Here comes Greg” – songs for children children’s or mass song czas trwania 3 min 39 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Six Children’s Songs children’s or mass song czas trwania 12 min 56 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Songs for children (1947–1959) children’s or mass song
- Witold Lutosławski Iron march children’s or mass song czas trwania 4 min 08 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Tarantella for baritone and piano song czas trwania 4 min 29 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Lord Tennyson Song song
- Witold Lutosławski The Snowslide for tenor and piano song czas trwania 3 min 43 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Not for You for soprano and piano song
- Witold Lutosławski Partita for violin and piano (perf. J. Jakowicz) partita czas trwania 16 min 05 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Partita – author’s version for violin and orchestra with piano obligato partita czas trwania 17 min 58 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Partita for violin and piano (perf. P. Piekutowska) partita czas trwania 15 min 39 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Subito for violin and piano miniature czas trwania 4 min 09 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Lullaby for Anne-Sophie miniature
- Witold Lutosławski Slides for 11 soloists miniature
- Witold Lutosławski Invention for piano miniature czas trwania 0 min 56 sek
- Witold Lutosławski An Overheard Tune for two pianos miniature czas trwania 1 min 56 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Miniature for 2 pianos miniature czas trwania 1 min 57 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Recitativo e arioso for violin and piano miniature czas trwania 3 min 59 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Sacher Variation for cello solo miniature czas trwania 3 min 51 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Epitaph for oboe and piano miniature czas trwania 5 min 10 sek
- Witold Lutosławski String Quartet string quartet czas trwania 27 min 01 sek
- Witold Lutosławski Double Concerto for oboe, harp and chamber orchestra double concerto czas trwania 18 min 35 sek