Life and Works of Andrzej Panufnik (1914-1991)

Name: Life and Works of Andrzej Panufnik (1914-1991)
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Beata Boles\u00C5\u201Aawska presents the first book on the life and artistic output of one Poland's leading composers. The account of the composer's life is based on numerous archival documents as well as the personal accounts contributed by his family and friends. Panufnik's compositional style and techniques are also analysed. This book will be of interes > Sir Andrzej Panufnik was born in Warsaw and studied in the newly independent Poland in the 1930s, as well as in Vienna and Paris just before the outbreak of the Second World War. During the German occupation he formed a piano duo with his friend and fellow composer Witold Lutos\u00C5\u201Aawski, and they performed in caf\u00E9s around Warsaw. After the war, Panufnik quickly established himself as a leading Polish composer, and as a conductor he played a significant role in the re-establishment of first the Krak\u00C3\u00B3w and then the Warsaw Philharmonic. Although he was considered Poland\u2019s leading composer for some y.