Jadwiga Kubieniec

The aim of the present publication is a source-critical study of five compositions by Michal Spisak from the youthful period of his oeuvre. These works were written in the 1930s. These musical juvenil...

Le cycle s'ouvre sur le fougueux et audacieux Deciso. Suivent le Molto sostenuto, expressif et splendidement disposé ; le Presto concis, dans lequel la légèreté du scherzo est rompue par une vitalité...

The architecture of this piece is far from classical forms - it is the result of integrating several parts into a coherent whole. It is a work of contrasts, a penetration into lyrical melody, contempo...

There's no humorous tone to be found in Six Bagatelles.The cycle opens with the spirited and bold Deciso. Following this come the expressive, splendidly laid-out Molto sostenuto; the concise Presto, i...

A new understanding of the quartet form as a compact, lively, energetically pulsating organism is reflected in the score - the music is notated either using the traditional bar system or by approximat...

Romanza is a transcription of the second movement of Mieczyslaw Karlowicz's Concerto in A major Op. 8 for violin and orchestra. This piece was composed between November and December 1902, and dedicate...

This piece was written in 2000, whilst Weronika Ratusinska was a student at the Academy of Music in Warszawa. Despite their coincidence, the title of the composition does not refer to Fellini's film,...

Improvvisazione is arranged in the form of consecutive and contrasting segments of musical narrative: Moderato, Lento, Allegro, Andante, Allegro, Tranquillo, Allegro. The work combines an improvisatio...

Nymphs is a series of three miniatures for soprano saxophone (flute, clarinet or violin) and harpsichord, with a clearly defined extramusical content. The piece, inspired by mythology, is intended, th...

The most popular Christmas songs have been prepared with the beginner pianist in mind. Most of the carols can be played after a few weeks of learning. Melodies have been harmonised in the traditional...