Zbigniew Wiszniewski

Zbigniew Wiszniewski (born July 30, 1922 in Lemberg , Second Polish Republic ; † October 11, 1999 in Warsaw , Poland ) was a Polish composer and music teacher .

Wiszniewski studied music theory and composition with Kazimierz Sikorski and viola with Mieczysław Szaleski at the Łódź Music Academy from 1946 to 1951 . From 1948 to 1957 he worked as a violist and from 1955 onwards in the orchestra of the Polish Dance Ensemble. From 1954 he taught at the State College of Music, from 1979 to 1988 and then from 1993 at the Warsaw Music Academy .

From 1957 to 1966 and from 1968 to 1985 he was music editor at Polish Radio in Warsaw, from 1957 to 1962 he also worked in its experimental studio. From 1966 to 1968 he worked as a lecturer at the publishing house B. Schott's Sons in Mainz, editing the supplementary volumes of the Riemann Music Lexicon . From 1982 to 1984 he was an editor at Poradnik Muzyczny magazine . He was a co-founder of the Polish Violin Makers Association and wrote a theoretical paper on the assessment of instruments.

As a composer, Wiszniewski received numerous awards, including the Prix ​​Italia of Radiotelevisione Italiana for the radio opera Neffru (1959), the Prize of the Première Semaine Chrétienne Internationale de TV in Monaca for the television oratorio Genesis and the Golden Microphone (Złoty Microphone) for his outstanding performances creative achievements in Polish radio.

Works

• Kwartet smyczkowy nr 1 (1952)
• Neffru , radio opera (1958–59)
• Ad hominem , ballet for mixed choir and orchestra (1962)
• Trio for oboe, harp and viola (1963)
• Sonata for violin solo (1963)
• Tre pezzi della tradizione for mixed choir and orchestra (1964)
• Chamber music No. 1 for oboe, oboe d'amore, cor anglais and bassoon (1965-67)
• Tristia quattro pezzi da camera for eight instruments (1965)
• Tre intermezzi per arpa sola (1965)
• Chamber music No. 2 for ten instruments (1966)
• Chamber music no 3 (cadences for percussion) (1966)
• Duo per flauto e viola (1966)
• Triptych for orchestra (1967)
• Genesis , TV oratorio for baritone, actor, choir and orchestra (1967)
• Concerto for clarinet and strings (1968–70)
• Bracia , television oratorio for actors, male choir and orchestra (1970–72)
• Sickle of Missed Hours , cantata for choir and orchestra (1971)
• Pater noster , radio opera (1971–74)
• Chamber music No. 4 for ten instruments (1972–73)
• Quartetto per flauto, corno, pianoforte e contrabbasso (1972)
• Ad if , radio opera (1973)
• Sonata per violoncello solo (1977)
• Duo for flute and horn (1977)
• Duo for bass tuba and percussion (1981)
• Duo for alto saxophone and marimba (1982)
• Kwartet for four violinists (1982)
• Rhapsodia for violin and harp (1982)
• Duo for alto saxophone and violoncello (1983)
• Kwintet for oboe, bassoon, violin, viola and cello (1984)
• Duo for accordion and guitar (1984)
• Trio for alto saxophone in Eb, accordion and percussion (1985)
• Duo for trumpet and bass tuba (1985)
• Ballada for mandolin and Celtic harp (1985)
• For harpsichord (1985)
• For organ (1986)
• Sinfonia da camera for strings (1987)
• Koncert skrzypcowy (Violin Concerto) (1987)
• Trio for viola d'amore, accordion and organ (1987)
• Trigonos for two accordions and organ (1987)
• Kwartet for lute, percussion, pommer and krummhorn (1987)
• Concertante for oboe, harpsichord and strings (1987)
• Ballade de Villon de la Grosse Margot for baritone, choir and five instruments (1988)
• Duo for 2 cellos (1988)
• Pro organo (1988)
• Trio for flute, harpsichord and violoncello (1988)
• Koncert podwójny for trumpet, accordion and orchestra (1989)
• Sonata for oboe solo (1989)
• Duo for accordion and trombone (1990)
• Kwartet smyczkowy nr 2 (1990)
• Canon for choir and instruments (1992)
• Sonata for viola d'amore (1992)

swell

• culture.pl - Zbigniew Wiszniewski
• PWM - Zbigniew Wiszniewski
• Zbigniew Wiszniewski in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Zbigniew Wiszniewski at Discogs (English)