Przemysław Gintrowski
Przemysław Gintrowski (born December 21, 1951 in Stargard Szczeciński , † October 20, 2012 in Warsaw ) was a Polish composer and songwriter .
In 1979, Gintrowski founded together with Jacek Kaczmarski and Zbigniew Łapiński what would later become legendary songwriters. Her song Mury (walls), based on the Catalan song L'Estaca by Lluís Llach , became the anthem of the Solidarność trade union in 1980/1981 during the Gdansk and Szczecin shipyard strikes . When in December 1981 by General Wojciech Jaruzelski of the state of war was declared, Kaczmarski went into exile, and the trio broke up. Gintrowski continued to work as a solo artist and gave concerts in the Polish underground. Underground publishers released his records, concerts took place without much notice with only a few hours of preparation.
In the mid-1980s he prepared a recital for the actress Krystyna Janda with the title Kamienie (stones). However, the program could never be performed. However, Janda performed with songs derived from it and won the Opole Song Festival with a title .
After the political change in Poland , Gintrowski supported the political activities of President Lech Wałęsa in the early 1990s . He was primarily concerned with settling accounts with the communists .
In addition to his work as a political songwriter, Gintrowski composed the music for a number of movies and television series. These include the film Matka Królów (German title: Mother Krol and Her Sons ) by Janusz Zaorski from 1982 and the television series Zmiennicy by Stanisław Bareja from 1986.
Web links
- Przemysław Gintrowski in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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| SURNAME | Gintrowski, Przemysław |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish songwriter and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stargard Szczeciński |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th October 2012 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |