Michał Kondracki

Michał Kondracki (born October 5, 1902 in Poltava , † February 27, 1984 in Glen Cove ) was a Polish composer and music critic.

From 1923 to 1927 Kondracki studied composition with Roman Statkowski and Karol Szymanowski and piano with Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński at the Warsaw Conservatory . He continued his education until 1930 in Paris at the Ecole Normale de Musique with Paul Dukas , Paul Vidal , Arthur Honegger and Nadia Boulanger .

After returning to Poland, he lived in Warsaw as a composer, music critic and journalist. He was vice-president of the Polish Society for Contemporary Music and the Society of Authors and Music Critics, artistic advisor to the Warsaw Opera and a member of the Karol Szymanowski Society. When the Second World War broke out, he stayed abroad. From 1940 he lived in Rio de Janeiro, where he worked for the radio.

In 1943 he went to New York and later moved to Sea Cliff, where he gave private piano lessons. From 1960 he lived in Glen Clove. From 1948 to 1949 and from 1957 to 1969 he was a correspondent for the magazine Ruch Muzyczny .

Works

Trzy utwory for piano, 1923

A jeżeli nic na głos for piano, 1924

Dwie pieśni for voice and piano, 1924

Kołysanka Don Juana for piano, 1924–26

Scherzo for piano, 1924–26

Preludium i fuga for piano, 1924–26

Kwartet smyczkowy (string quartet), 1925

Concert fortepianowy nr 1 , 1926

Partita na małą orkiestrę , 1926

Marchołt , comic opera, 1927

Metropolis , symphonic N-ballet action for orchestra, 1929

Mała symfonia góralska “Obrazy na szkle” for chamber ensemble, 1930

Krasula , humorous cantata for choir and orchestra, 1931

Żołnierze (Parade) , symphonic picture for orchestra, 1932

Popieliny , Mystery Play , 1933

Suita kurpiowska for orchestra, 1933

Nocturn for orchestra, 1934

Mecz for orchestra, 1935

Concert fortepianowy nr 2 , 1935

Koncert na orkiestrę , 1935

Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon, 1935

Legenda czyli baśń krakowska , ballet, 1937

Cantata ecclesiastica for choir and orchestra, 1937

Ptaszki św. Franciszka for choir a cappella, 1938

Toccata for orchestra, 1939

Epitafia for orchestra, 1939

Canção marcial da mocidade for a cappella choir, 1941

Taniec brazylijski for piano, 1942

Symfonia zwycięstwa for orchestra, 1942–44

Psalm for orchestra, 1944

Groteska for orchestra, 1944

Concertino in C for piano and small orchestra, 1944

Taniec brazylijski for orchestra, 1944

Taniec uliczników for orchestra, 1945

Nocturn for string orchestra and harp, 1951

Pastorale for orchestra, 1954

Hymn olimpijski “Happy the Man” for choir and orchestra, 1954

Kolęda for flute and string orchestra, 1955

Moods for piano, 1956

Hymn do Afrodyty for string orchestra, 1958

Noites cariocas, Rio de Janeiro for piano, around 1942

Jaś i Kasia for voice and piano, before 1926

Dziewczyna i pajacyk for voice and piano, before 1926

Dziesięć piosenek ludowych for voice and piano, before 1939

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personal data
SURNAME	Kondracki, Michał
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Polish composer and music critic
DATE OF BIRTH	October 5, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH	Poltava
DATE OF DEATH	February 27, 1984
Place of death	Glen Cove