Aleksander Zarzycki

Aleksander Zarzycki

Aleksander Zarzycki (26 February 1834 in Lwów (Lemberg), Austria-Hungary (now Lviv, Ukraine) – 1 November 1895 in Warsaw) was a Polish pianist, composer and conductor. Author of piano and violin compositions, mazurkas, polonaises, krakowiaks, and songs.

In 1871 he co-founded and became the first director of the Warsaw Music Society (Warszawskie Towarzystwo Muzyczne). In the years 1879–1888 director of the Warsaw Music Institute (Insytut Muzyczny w Warszawie).

His Grande Polonaise and Piano Concerto have been recorded by Jonathan Plowright.

Selected works

Orchestral

• Suite polonaise (Suita polska), Op. 37

1. À la polonaise (Tempo di polacca)
2. À la mazourka
3. Intermezzo cantabile
4. À la cracovienne

Concertante

• Grande polonaise for piano and orchestra, Op. 7
• Concerto (Koncert fortepianowy) for piano and orchestra, Op. 17
• Andante et polonaise (Andante i polonez A-dur) in A major for violin and orchestra (or piano), Op. 23
• Introduction et cracovienne (Introduction and Krakowiak; Introdukcja i Krakowiak D-dur) in D major for violin and orchestra, Op. 35

Chamber music

• Romance (Romans) for violin and piano or small ensemble accompaniment (flute, clarinet, 2 horns and strings), Op. 16 (published 1876)
• Mazurka in G major for violin and piano or orchestra, Op. 26 (published 1884)
• Mazurka No. 2 (II. Mazurek E-dur) in E major for violin and piano, Op. 39

Piano

• Valse brillante (1866)
• Grande valse, Op. 4 (published 1862)
• 2 Chants sans paroles, Op. 6

1. Berceuse
2. Idylle

• 2 Nocturnes (G♭ major, A major), Op. 10 (published 1868)
• 2 Mazurkas, Op. 12 (published in 1869)
• Chant d'amour et Barcarolle, 2 Morceaux, Op. 19
• Sérénade et Valse-Impromptu, 2 Morceaux, Op. 24
• Mazurka in E, Op.38 (published 1894)

Vocal

• "Między nami nic nie było"
• 3 Lieder, Op. 11 (published 1868)
• 3 Songs for soprano and piano, Op. 22

References

• "Zarzycki Aleksander". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
• "Zarzycki Aleksander". WIEM Encyklopedia (in Polish). Retrieved 2007-11-27.

External links

• Free scores by Aleksander Zarzycki at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
• Scores by Aleksander Zarzycki in digital library Polona