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Witold Lutosławski - Five Songs to Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna's poems

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Material type Live Audio Recording
Date 22-09-1960
Duration 676
Description

The performance of Witold Lutosławski's Five Songs to Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna's poems at the 4th Warsaw Autumn International Festival of Contemporary Music.

The piece was performed by Krystyna Szostek-Radkowa (soprano), Margot Pinter (piano) and the Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio and Television in Katowice conducted by Jan Krenz on 22nd September 1960 at the Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall.

Song titles:

  1. The Sea;
  2. The Wind;
  3. Winter;
  4. Knights;
  5. Church bells.

[programme book cover design: Jan Lenica]

Names
First and last name Witold Lutosławski
Function Composer
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Date of birth 25-01-1913
Date of death 07-02-1994
Nicknames Derwid
Description Polish composer and conductor
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First and last name Jan Krenz
Function Conductor
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Date of birth 14-07-1926
Date of death 15-09-2020
Description Polish conductor and composer
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First and last name Krystyna Szostek-Radkowa
Function Performer
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Date of birth 14-03-1933
Description Polish singer (mezzo-soprano) and teacher
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First and last name Margot Pinter
Function Performer
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Description German pianist
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Ensembles/Orchestras
Name Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio in Katowice
Function Performer
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Events
Name 4th Warsaw Autumn International Festival of Contemporary Music
Place Warsaw
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Start date 17-09-1960
End date 25-09-1960
Related institutions
Name Polish Composers' Union
Function Organiser
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