Witold Lutosławski
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Witold Lutosławski was indisputably one of the major composers of the twentieth century. Born in Warsaw in 1913, he showed prodigious musical and intellectual talent from an early age. His composition studies in Warsaw ended at a politically difficult time for Poland so his plans for further study in Paris were replaced by a period which included military training, imprisonment by the Germans and escape back to Warsaw, where he and his compatriot Andrzej Panufnik played in cafes their own compositions and transcriptions. After the war, the Stalinist regime banned his first symphony (1941-47) as 'formalist', but he continued to compose and in 1958 his Musique Funèbre, in memory of Bartok, established his international reputation. His own personal aleatoric technique whereby the performers have freedom within certain controlled parameters was first demonstrated in his Jeux Venitiens (1961) and is to be found in almost all the later music Over the years, Witold Lutosławski was frequently inspired by particular ensembles and artists including the London Sinfonietta, Sir Peter Pears, Heinz and Ursula Holliger, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Mstislav Rostropovich and Anne-Sophie Mutter. His Symphony No. 4 was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and received its world premiere in February 1993 under the baton of the composer. A powerful work, it reflected his increasing concern with expansive melody. Among many international prizes awarded to this most modest man were the UNESCO Prize (1959,1968), the French order of Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (1982), Grawemeyer Award (1985), Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal (1986), in the last year of his life, the Swedish Polar Music Prize and the Inamori Foundation Prize, Kyoto, for his outstanding contribution to contemporary European music, and, posthumously, the International Music Award for best large-scale composition for the fourth symphony. Lutosławski's contribution to the musical world was enormous and his loss in February 1994, at the age of 81, will continue to be deeply felt. (Image © Morten Krogvold)
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Dance Preludes [Second Version, 1955]
Witold Lutosławski
Clarinet & Ensemble
Chester Music
Grave
Witold Lutosławski
Cello & Strings
Chester Music
Partita for Violin and Orchestra
Witold Lutosławski
Piano & Orchestra
Chester Music
Slides
Witold Lutosławski
Full Score
Chester Music
Fanfare for Los Angeles Philharmonic
Witold Lutosławski
Brass Ensemble/Band
Chester Music
Fanfare for University of Lancaster
Witold Lutosławski
Brass
Chester Music
Symphony No. 3
Witold Lutosławski
Full Score
Chester Music
Concerto
Witold Lutosławski
Full Score
Chester Music
Epitaph
Witold Lutosławski
Piano & Oboe
Chester Music
Five Folk Melodies
Witold Lutosławski
Full Score
Chester Music
Partita for Violin and Piano
Witold Lutosławski
Violin & Piano
Chester Music
Recitativo e Arioso
Witold Lutosławski
Violin & Piano
Chester Music
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