Aleksander Zarzycki Explained

Aleksander Zarzycki (26 February 1834 in Lwów (Lemberg), Austria-Hungary (now Lviv, Ukraine) – 1 November 1895 in Warsaw) was a Polish pianist, composer and conductor. Author of piano and violin compositions, mazurkas, polonaises, krakowiaks, and songs.

In 1871 he co-founded and became the first director of the Warsaw Music Society (Warszawskie Towarzystwo Muzyczne). In the years 1879–1888 director of the Warsaw Music Institute (Insytut Muzyczny w Warszawie).

His Grande Polonaise and Piano Concerto have been recorded by Jonathan Plowright.

Selected works

Orchestral

• Suite polonaise (Suita polska), Op. 37

1. À la polonaise (Tempo di polacca)

1. À la mazourka

1. Intermezzo cantabile

1. À la cracovienne

Concertante

• Grande polonaise for piano and orchestra, Op. 7
• Concerto (Koncert fortepianowy) for piano and orchestra, Op. 17
• Andante et polonaise (Andante i polonez A-dur) in A major for violin and orchestra (or piano), Op. 23
• Introduction et cracovienne (Introduction and Krakowiak; Introdukcja i Krakowiak D-dur) in D major for violin and orchestra, Op. 35

Chamber music

• Romance (Romans) for violin and piano or small ensemble accompaniment (flute, clarinet, 2 horns and strings), Op. 16 (published 1876) ^[1]
• Mazurka in G major for violin and piano or orchestra, Op. 26 (published 1884)^[2]
• Mazurka No. 2 (II. Mazurek E-dur) in E major for violin and piano, Op. 39

Piano

• Valse brillante (1866)
• Grande valse, Op. 4 (published 1862)^[3]
• 2 Chants sans paroles, Op. 6

1. Berceuse

1. Idylle

• 2 Nocturnes (G major, A major), Op. 10 (published 1868)^[4]
• 2 Mazurkas, Op. 12 (published in 1869)^[5]
• Chant d'amour et Barcarolle, 2 Morceaux, Op. 19
• Sérénade et Valse-Impromptu, 2 Morceaux, Op. 24
• Mazurka in E, Op.38 (published 1894)^[6]

Vocal

• "Między nami nic nie było"
• 3 Lieder, Op. 11 (published 1868)^[7]
• 3 Songs for soprano and piano, Op. 22

References

• Web site: Zarzycki Aleksander. Internetowa encyklopedia PWN. 2007-11-27. Polish. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607144745/http://encyklopedia.pwn.pl/haslo.php?id=4000479. 2011-06-07. dead.
• Web site: Zarzycki Aleksander. WIEM Encyklopedia. Polish. 2007-11-27.

External links

• • Scores by Aleksander Zarzycki in digital library Polona

Notes and References

1. HMB 1877, page 27. Early HMB 1877 so published 1876.
2. HMB 1884, page 260.
3. Hofmeisters Monatsberichte (HMB) 1862, page 240.
4. HMB 1868, page 74.
5. HMB 1869, page 210.
6. HMB 1894, page 393.
7. HMB 1868, page 47.