Henryk Czyż (composer)

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Henryk Czyż (born June 16, 1923 in Grudziądz , † January 16, 2003 in Warsaw ) was a Polish composer, conductor and music teacher.

biography

Czyż studied law and philosophy at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń from 1946 to 1948 . He then studied composition with Tadeusz Szeligowski and conducting with Walerian Bierdiajew at the State Music Academy in Poznan until 1952 . 1952–53 he was conductor of the Poznan Opera , 1953–57 deputy conductor of the Radio Symphony Orchestra , 1957–60 chief conductor and artistic director of the Łódź Symphony , 1961–62 director of the Warsaw Opera and 1963–67 artistic director and first conductor of the Krakow Philharmonic. From 1962 to 1966 he led a conducting class at the Cracow State Music Academy , where Antoni Wit was his student.

From 1971 to 1974 he worked as general music director in Düsseldorf , from 1972 also as artistic director and chief conductor of the Philharmonic Łódź . From 1980 to 1995 he led a conducting class at the Warsaw Music Academy . He has appeared as a guest conductor in almost all European countries, the USA and South America, with the symphony orchestras of Leningrad, Berlin, Stockholm, Madrid, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia . He conducted numerous recordings, for which he was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque and the Edison Award (for Krzysztof Penderecki's St. Luke Passion) and the Grand Prix Mondial du Quadrophonie (for Das Paradies und die Peri by Robert Schumann ).

In addition to classical music and oratorios, his extensive repertoire included works by modern and contemporary composers such as Igor Stravinsky , Claude Debussy , Arthur Honegger and Krzysztof Penderecki . He has also written several books on music and also campaigned for the music of contemporary Polish composers on television programs. Among other things, he was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit of the Republic of Poland (1953), the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1958), the First Prize of the Ministry of Culture (1975) and the State Prize First Class for Lifetime Achievement (1978).

Works

Fonts

  • Ucieczka spod klucza (Warsaw 1973)
  • Porcelanowy amorek (Warsaw 1977)
  • Jak z nut (Warsaw 1978)
  • Serkal i inne tizery (Łódź 1978)
  • Never taki diabeł straszny - gawędy telewizyjne (Łódź 1979)
  • Tizery (Warsaw 1982)
  • crip-tease (Warsaw 1988)
  • Pamiętam jak dziś (Warsaw 1993)
  • Niewczesne żarty (Warsaw 1995)

Compositions

  • Pastereczka for high voice and piano (1941)
  • Tryptyk for symphony orchestra (1948)
  • Pożegnania , three songs for deep voice and piano based on words by Alexander Pushkin (1948)
  • Etiuda for symphony orchestra (1948–49)
  • Wesele , cantata for tenor, mixed choir and orchestra based on words by Bruno Jasieński (1949)
  • Divertimento in B flat major for chamber orchestra (1949–50, Version 2 1977)
  • Concertino for piano and orchestra (1949–62)
  • Kwartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1950)
  • Wariacje symfoniczne na temat polski for orchestra (1950–52)
  • Wariacje fortepianowe (1951)
  • Rondo for piano and small symphony orchestra (1952)
  • Impresje taneczne for small symphony orchestra (1952)
  • Uwertura for symphony orchestra (1954)
  • Białowłosa , musical (1962)
  • Dwie arie buffo for bass and piano based on your own text (1964–74)
  • Trzy pieśni żartobliwe for low voice and piano (1964)
  • Aria Bałandaszka for tenor from the unfinished opera Oni by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1965)
  • Kynolog w rozterce , comic opera (1965)
  • Sny muzykalne , two songs for soprano and piano (1966)
  • Divertimento per otto (1977)
  • Etiuda Kreutzerowska No. 1 in A minor for string orchestra (1979)
  • Etiuda Kreutzerowska no.2 in C major for symphony orchestra (1979)
  • Etiuda Kreutzerowska no.8 in E major for symphony orchestra (1979)
  • Etiuda jazzowa for string quartet (1982)
  • Canzona di barocco for string orchestra (1983)
  • Rondo for flute and double bass (1992)
  • Joy of Swinging Music , dance suite for flute quartet and double bass (1995)
  • Tryptyk for voice and string orchestra (1999)

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personal data
SURNAME Czyż, Henryk
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish composer, conductor and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Grudziądz
DATE OF DEATH January 16, 2003
Place of death Warsaw