Stefan Kisielewski

Stefan Kisielewski

Stefan Kisielewski (born March 7, 1911 in Warsaw ; † September 27, 1991 ibid) was a Polish composer, music critic, writer and journalist.

Kisielewski studied piano with Jerzy Lefeld and composition with Kazimierz Sikorski at the Warsaw Conservatory between 1934 and 1937 and Polish literature and philosophy at the Warsaw University. 1938–1939 he completed his musical training in Paris.

In 1939 he became musical director of the Warsaw Radio. After the German occupation he worked as a piano accompanist and music teacher. Most of his early compositions were lost during the Warsaw Uprising.

From 1945 to 1949 he taught harmony, counterpoint and instrumentation at the Cracow State Music Academy. In 1945 he founded the journal Ruch Muzyczny , of which he was editor until 1948. Between 1965 and 1968 he was editor of the art and film magazine Syncopation .

Kisielewski has written several fantastic novels and crime stories as well as music critical and political essays. He composed three ballets, two symphonies, a concerto for chamber orchestra, numerous works for chamber music, choral works, songs, film and radio play music.

Musical works

• Kwartet smyczkowy (1935)
• Symfonia nr 1 (1939)
• Danse vive for piano (1939)
• Sześć preludiów i fug for piano (1943)
• Toccata for piano (1944)
• Serenada for piano (version 1) (1945)
• Koncert na orkiestrę kameralną (1949)
• Rapsodia wiejska for chamber orchestra (1950)
• Symfonia nr 2 (1951)
• Capriccio rustico for piano (1952)
• Pięć pieśni do słów KI Gałczyńskiego for voice and piano (1952)
• Siedem pieśni do słów KI Gałczyńskiego for voice and piano (1952–54)
• Mała uwertura for chamber orchestra (1953)
• Intermezzo for clarinet and piano (1953)
• Suita for oboe and piano (1954)
• Moto perpetuo for piano (1954)
• Suita for piano (1955)
• Perpetuum mobile for symphony orchestra (1955)
• Bakczysaraj w nocy for voice and piano (1955)
• Capriccio energico for violin and piano (1956)
• Symfonia for 15 musicians (1961)
• Suita for flute and clarinet (1961)
• System doktora Smoły i profesora Pierza , ballet pantomime (1962)
• Divertimento for flute and chamber orchestra (1964)
• Podróż w czasie for string orchestra (1965)
• Sygnały sportowe , overture for symphony orchestra (1966)
• Wesołe miasteczko , Ballelt (1968)
• Spotkania na pustyni for ten musicians (1969)
• Dialogi for 14 instruments (1970)
• Cosmos I for symphony orchestra (1970)
• Sonata for clarinet and piano (1972)
• Serenada for piano (version 2) (1974)
• Symfonia w kwadracie (1974–1978)
• Impresja kapryśna for flute solo (1982)
• Trzy sceny burzliwe for piano fortepian (1983)
• Mała rapsodia for clarinet and piano (1984)
• Scherzo for bassoon and piano fagot i fortepian (1988)
• Concert fortepianowy (1980–1991)