Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński
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File:Henryk melcer.jpgHenryk Melcer-Szczawiński (25 July 1869 – 18 April 1928) was a Polish composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2006/Apr06/Melcer_AP0111.htm|title=MELCER Violin Sonata, Piano Trio AP0111 [JW]: Classical CD Reviews- April 2006 MusicWeb-International|website=www.musicweb-international.com}} He was the Director of the Warsaw Conservatorium from 1922 until 1928, when he reportedly died while giving a lesson. His students included composer and pianist Jadwiga Sarnecka.{{Cite web |title=PWM -Kompozytorzy I Autorzy, Jadwiga Sarnecka, Biography |url=https://pwm.com.pl/en/kompozytorzy_i_autorzy/107/jadwiga-sarnecka/index.html |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=pwm.com.pl}}
Works
=Orchestral works=
- Piano Concerto in e minor (1892-4)
- Piano Concerto in c minor (1898)
- Symphony in c minor
=Stage works=
- "Protesilas i Laodamia" (1902, libretto by S. Wyspiański) (Tragedy)
=Chamber music=
- Violin Sonata in G Major (1907),
- Piano Trio in g minor (probably written 1892-4)
- Dumka for Violin and Piano
- Canon for Violin, Cello and Piano (1890)
=Piano works=
- Trois Morceaux Caracteristiques Op. 5, for solo piano
- Morceau fantastique (Phantasiestück)
- Etude in D major, Op. 8
- Nocturne in A major
- Prelude in C major
- Fugue in C-sharp minor
- Variations sur un theme populaire polonais
- Quasi mazurka sur le theme W.M.S.
- Valse a la Chopin
- La Fileuse de l'opera "Maria"
- Canons (1890)
Recordings
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Both piano concertos were recorded in the past on Olympia and on Muza, and in 2007 on Hyperion. The Violin Sonata in G major, the Dumka for Violin and Piano and the Piano Trio, Op. 2 were recorded by the Warsaw Trio and Piano Works were recorded by Matti Asikainen for the AP label.
References
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Sources
- {{cite book|last=Piątkowska-Pinczewska|first=Katarzyna|publisher=Victor Gollancz Ltd|year=1981|title=Chopin Playing from the Composer to the Present Day|ISBN=0-575-02884-X}}
- {{cite book|last=Methuen-Campbell|first=James|publisher=Kalisz: Inst. Pedagogiczno-Artystyczny UAM|year=2003|title=Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński : życie i twórczość|ISBN=83-913641-6-X}}
- {{cite web|last=|first=|title=Dreilaenderkatalog im Gateway Bayern|url=http://bvba2.bib-bvb.de/aleph-cgi/bvb_auth_guest|accessdate=2007-01-05|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050129041131/http://bvba2.bib-bvb.de/aleph-cgi/bvb_auth_guest|archive-date=2005-01-29|url-status=dead}}
- {{cite web|last=|first=|title=Library of Congress Catalog|url=http://catalog.loc.gov|accessdate=2007-01-05}}
- {{cite web|last=|first=|title=Melcer Henryk - biography|url=http://www.info.kalisz.pl/biograf/melcer.htm|accessdate=2007-01-05|language=pl}}
External links
- {{IMSLP|id=Melcer-Szczawiński, Henryk|cname=Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński}}
- [https://polona.pl/search/?query=Henryk_Melcer--Szczawi%C5%84ski&filters=creator:%22Melcer--Szczawi%C5%84ski,_Henryk_(1869--1928)%22,creator:%22Melcer--Szczawi%C5%84ski,_Henryk_(1869--1928)_Kompozytor%22,public:1,hasTextContent:0 Scores by Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński] in digital library Polona
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Category:Polish conductors (music)
Category:Polish male conductors (music)
Category:Polish male classical pianists
Category:Academic staff of the Chopin University of Music
Category:Academic staff of Lviv Conservatory
Category:19th-century Polish classical pianists
Category:19th-century Polish male musicians
Category:Musicians from Warsaw
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