Artur Malawski

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Artur Malawski

Artur Malawski (born July 4, 1904 in Przemyśl , † December 26, 1957 in Krakow ) was a Polish composer, teacher and conductor.

Life

Malawski first learned the violin in Przemyśl. From 1920 to 1928 he studied violin at the Kraków Music Academy with Jan Chmielewski and music theory with Bernardin Rizzi . From 1927 to 1933 he gave concerts in Cracow and other cities as well as on Polish radio.

After injuring his left hand, he had to give up his career as a violinist. From 1928 to 1936 he was professor of violin and music theory at the Krakow Conservatory, from 1929 to 1930 also at the Silesian Music School in Katowice, and from 1930 to 1932 at the Girls' School in Krakow. In 1932 he was a co-founder and an active member of the Society of Young Musicians ("Stowarzyszenie Młodych Muzyków") in Kraków. From 1936 he studied at the State Conservatory of Music of the Warsaw Music Academy with Kazimierz Sikorski (composition) and Valerian Bierdiajew (conducting).

After the outbreak of the Second World War , he lived in Włodzimierz Wołyński , where he directed the choir and orchestra of the Ukrainian Music Theater. In 1940 he went to Tarnopol, where he worked as a violin and chamber music teacher in the music school. He then lived in Lviv and Lublin, where he worked as a violin teacher and concert organizer. From 1945 he also taught music theory, conducting and composition at the State University of Music in Cracow, where he also headed the singing department of the opera class from 1951 to 1952. 1957 was appointed head of the newly founded conducting class. From 1950 to 1954 he also led the conducting class at the State Music Academy in Katowice . In 1955 he was appointed associate professor.

Artur Malawski trained numerous composers and conductors of high standing. Among his students Janusz Ambros , Karol Anbild , Andrzej Cwojdziński , Andrzej Dobrowolski , Roman dome-Ramati , Jerzy Katlewicz , Tadeusz Machl , Stefan Marczyk , Krzysztof Missona , Krzysztof Penderecki , Witold Rowicki , Boguslaw Schaeffer , Jerzy Semkov , Zdzisław Szostak .

Between 1945 and 1957 he also appeared sporadically as a conductor. His repertoire mainly included works of the Classical and Romantic periods, but also his own compositions. In 1948 he had great success with his Symphonic Etudes ("Etudy Symfoniczne") for piano and orchestra at the Festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music in Amsterdam. 1945 to 1948 he joined the commission of the university program at the Ministry of Culture. In 1946 he became a member and in 1957 he was chairman of the Polish Society of Contemporary Music ("Polski Towarzystwo Muzyki Współczesnej"). From 1951 to 1954 he was a member of the Main Association of the Union of Polish Composers (" Związek Kompozytorów Polskich ").

Artur Malawski has received numerous prizes and honors. From 1962 to 1982 a composition competition was held every two years in Cracow in the name of Artur Malawski.

Works

  • String Quartet No. 1 (1926)
  • Bajka (Fairy Tales) [Version I] for violin and piano (1928)
  • Andante, Recitativo Misterioso for violin and piano (1928)
  • Allegro Capriccioso for small orchestra (1929)
  • Bajka (Märchen) [Version II] for violin and orchestra (1932)
  • String Sextet (1932)
  • Robot for piano (1933)
  • Gate for piano (1933)
  • Taniec Wschodni (Eastern Dance) for piano (1933)
  • Synkopa for piano (1933)
  • Wierchy Symphonic sketch for orchestra or ballet pantonime for solo voices, choir and orchestra (1934)
  • Żywioły Tatr (Tryptyk Góralski) for wind quintet (1934)
  • Sinfonietta for small orchestra (1935)
  • Fuga W Starym Stylu A minor (Fugue in the old style) for small orchestra (1936)
  • Fuga in D major for string trio (1936)
  • Fugue in E minor for string quartet (1936)
  • Fuga Podwójna in G minor (double fugue in G minor) for string quartet (1937)
  • Wariacje (Variations) for orchestra (1938)
  • Burleska for violin and piano (1940)
  • Hucułka (Hutsul Dance) for violin and piano (1941)
  • Ukrainian Symphony for Orchestra (1941)
  • Symphony No. 1 (1939-43)
  • String Quartet No. 2 (1943)
  • Mazurek for piano (1946)
  • Pięć Miniature (Five Miniatures) for piano (1947)
  • Toccata for small orchestra (1947)
  • Etiudy Symfoniczne (Symphonic Etudes) for piano and orchestra (1948)
  • Uwertura (overture) for orchestra (1949)
  • Toccata Z Fugą W Formie Wariacji (Toccata with variation fugue ) for piano and * orchestra (1949)
  • Tryptyk Góralski [Version I] for piano (1949)
  • Tryptyk Góralski [Version II] for small orchestra (1950)
  • Andante and Allegreo for violin and piano (1950)
  • Mazurek for violin and piano (1950)
  • Sonata Na Tematy Feliksa Janiewicza (Sonata on Themes by Felix for Janiewicz) for violin and piano (1951)
  • Siciliana I Rondo Na Tematy Feliksa Janiewicza (Siciliana and Rondo on themes by Felix for Janiewicz) for violin and piano (1951)
  • Suita Popularna for orchestra (1952)
  • Piano Trio (1953)
  • Symfonia No. 2 "Dramatyczna" (Dramatic Symphony) (1956)
  • Hungaria 1956 , Symphonic music for large orchestra (1957)

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personal data
SURNAME Malawski, Artur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish composer, educator and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH 4th July 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Przemyśl
DATE OF DEATH December 26, 1957
Place of death Krakow