Felicjan Szopski
Felicjan Szopski (born June 5, 1865 in Krzeszowice , † September 28, 1939 in Warsaw ) was a Polish composer , pianist , music critic and teacher .
Szopski studied from 1885 to 1892 with Władysław Żeleński in Cracow , Zygmunt Noskowski in Warsaw, Heinrich Urban in Berlin and Hugo Riemann in Leipzig. From 1893 to 1907 he worked as a professor at the Kraków Conservatory and then at the Apolinary Kątski Music Institute in Warsaw . From 1918 to 1929 he was head of the music department of the Ministry of Art and Culture and employee of the Kwartalnyk Musyczny . He published reviews in daily newspapers in Krakow and Warsaw. Bronislaw von Pozniak was his pupil for a while.
Szopski published a monograph on his teacher Władysław Żeleński (Warsaw 1928). Among other things, he composed a symphonic prelude, songs and folk song arrangements as well as two operas. The first one, Eros i Psyche (1915, based on a drama by Jerzy Żuławski ), has been lost. The second, Lily (1915, based on a poem by Adam Mickiewicz ), premiered in Warsaw in 1916.
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- Felicjan Szopski at RMF Classic
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- Felicjan Szopski on polskiemuzy.pl
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| SURNAME | Szopski, Felicjan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish composer, music teacher and critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Krzeszowice |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 28, 1939 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |