Dies ist ein beeindruckendes Kammermusikwerk von Witold Lutoslawski. Die fünf Sätze, aus denen das Werk besteht, basieren auf Volksliedern aus Nordpolen und bieten eine Vielzahl von Kontrasten. Dies...
For four violins. Edited by Irena Dubiska. Score and single parts.
The Holly And The Ivy arranged by Witold Lutoslawski for unison Voices and Piano.
Written in 1941, Lutoslawski's Paganini Variations For Two Pianos.
A unique compilation of Lutoslawski's piano pieces, especially suitable for the younger pianist. All the music is faithfully reproduced from the Polish originals.
First performed in April 1981 by Ronan Jablonski and Krystyna Brucinska in Warsaw.
First performed in 1970 by Mstislav Rostropovich, to whom the work is dedicated, with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edward Downes.
Composed at the request of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and first performed by Pinchas Zucherman and Marc Neikrug in January 1985 in Minnesota, USA, Duration c. 15 mins.
A short, 3 minute piece d'occasion written in 1951 for Tadeusz Ochlewski, director of Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne.
Written as a 70th birthday tribute to Paul Sacher and based on the letters of his name. The work was requested by Mstislav Rostropovich, who gave the first performance in May 1976.
After Chain II for Violin and Orchestra in (1985) and the orchestrated version of Partita in (1988), Lullaby For Anne-Sophie, for Violin and Piano, was the third piece composed by Witold Lutoslawski....
Lutoslawski: Strawchain & Other Songs was written in 1951 for Polish Radio, Strawchain & Other songs presents a series of contrasting songs about nature and people. Strawchain itself is a set of varia...
Three songs for SSA and piano based on Polish words about seasons and weather. Would make a useful short item to include in a Junior/Middle school concert.
Witold Lutos awski was a preeminent Polish musician during his last three decades and one of the major European composers of the 20th century. In the political whirlwinds of the second half of the cen...
For oboe and piano. Written as a tribute to the composer and pianist Alan Richardson (1904-1978). First performance given by Janet Craxton And Ian Brown in London, 1980.
First performed by Stefan Kamasa and Andrzej Orkisz in 1973.
For violin and piano. Commissioned by the 1994 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. One of the composer's last works, dating from the same year as his 4th Symphony.
The critically acclaimed and final large-scale work of Lutoslawski, commissioned and first performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in February 1993, conducted by the composer. In 2 movemen...
Subito - literally meaning 'suddenly' - is a virtuosic scherzo filled with dazzling colours. The title itself defines the character of this work. Its expression is shaped by violent changes of tempo a...
Janusz Wojtarowicz - accordionist, composer, arranger, music producer, author of music for theatre and film, founder and member of the accordion group MOTION TRIO. He was the creator of the idea that...
First performed at the Aldeburgh Festival in June 1965 by Peter Pears with the Philharmonia of London conducted by the composer. Duration c. 16 mins.
First performed in October 1993 in London by the London Sinfonietta, conducted by the composer. First performed in October 1993 in London by the London Sinfonietta, conducted by the composer. Scored f...
Twenty charming and inventive carols for unison singing and piano reduction. The harmonies in the piano accompaniment complement the diatonic melodies. Full Score and Instrumental parts on hire. Key S...
Written for unison voices and piano. Polish titlesNo. 1-Przybiezeli do BetlejemNo. 2-Wzlobie lezy.
Spring by the Polish composer Witold Lutosławski, arranged for Unison Voice and Piano by Richard Steinitz.
A folk song based on Polish words by Julian Tuwim for SSA and piano. Handy as a short item to include in a Junior/Middle school concert.
A fun choral work for SSA with piano accompaniment about the famous Tralislaw Tralalinski and his singing family, pets and neighbours.
A fun choral work for 3 equal voices with piano accompaniment about the famous Tralislaw Tralalinski and his singing family, pets and neighbours.
Voice part for these twenty charming and inventive carols. The harmonies in the piano accompaniment complement the diatonic melodies. Full Score and Instrumental parts on hire. Key Stage 3, 4
For Soprano Solo, Female Voices and Piano.
Four traditional Polish children's songs for unison voices and piano, with music by Witold Lutosławski. Translated and arranged by Richard Steinitz.
Autumn by Witold Lutoslawski is a children's song cycle for unison Voices and Piano. Arranged and translated by Richard Steinitz.
This version of Partita was orchestrated by the composer in 1988 for Anne-Sophie Mutter. The first performance was given in January 1990 by Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by...
The title of this striking, virtuosic work refers to the continuous succession of sudden changes that occur within it, with contrasts of rhythm, dynamics and articulation. Written in 1992, it is Lutos...
Available by special order from Chester Music.
Lutoslawski's 1947 work for full orchestra.
Witold Lutoslawski's Symphony No. 2 in full score.
Originally written in 1954 for clarinet and piano, Lutoslawski subsequently made two orchestral versions. One closely adheres to the original with the clarinet as soloist; the other, made in 1959 for...
Commissioned by the Swedish Radio and first performed in March 1965 in Stockholm by La Salle Quartet. Study Score. Duration c. 24 mins.
Premiered by the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
Score in C for this short piece, written in 1987.
Setting of a poem by Hilaire Belloc. Written at the request of CRUSAID and first performed in London in May 1990 by David Wilson-Johnson and David Owen Norris.
Song cycle for Soprano and Piano (reduction from orchestral score) with poems by Robert Desnos. First performed at the BBC Proms in August 1991 by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer,...
For solo treble voice with piano accompaniment. Words by Janina Porazinska.
Trois poèmes d'Henri Michaux was written for the Zagreb Biennale and first performed there by the orchestra and choir of Radio Zagreb, conducted by the composer and Slavko Zlatic on 9 May 1963. It is...
First performed at the Aldeburgh Festival in April 1978 by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by the composer. Duration c. 15 mins.
Song cycle for soprano and orchestra with poems by Robert Desnos. First performed at the BBC Proms in August 1991 by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer, with Solveig Kringleborn. Dur...
A short piece for soprano solo and orchestra, written in 1937.
For soprano voice and symphonic orchestra. Full score with piano reduction included.
Rescored from Variations For Two Pianos (1941) at the request of the composer's pianist friend Felicja Blumenthal who gave the first performance in Miami in November 1979 with the Florida Philharmonic...
Score. The title of the work relates to its form, which consists of two structurally independent strands. Sections within each strand begin and end at different times. Chain 2 is in 4 movements: Ad L...
First performed in January 1980 by the National Symphony Orchestra, Washington conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich. Duration c. 18 mins. Orchestral parts available on hire from the publisher.
Written for and first performed by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer, in December 1986.
Internationally renowned Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski created this impressive and deceptively folk-like Orchestral work when he was a very young composer and it propelled him into the first rank...
Conceived as a connecting link for orchestra alone between Lutoslawski's Partita and Chain 2, both for orchestra and solo violin. It can, however, be played independently. First performed as part of a...
Srebrna Szybka (The Silver Windowpane) by Witold Lutoslawski, for unison voices and piano. Polish language.
Polish composer Lutoslawski created his Folk Melodies for piano in 1945, in the tradition of Bartok's folk settings for piano. In turn, transcriber Singleton has used four of the Folk Melodies to crea...
The Composer Portraits series offers unique and original monographs on individual composers. Text and music introductions written by experts are combined with carefully chosen selections of newly-engr...
Commissioned by Paul Sacher who conducted the first performance in Lucerne, 1980.
Lutoslawski's 1981 work for cello solo and string orchestra.
Six children's songs for voice (children's chorus in unison) and instruments.
Slides for 11 soloists, written in 1988. Includes Lutoslawski's original performance notes.
Strawchain and other songs for treble voices edited by Marie Pooler.
A fanfare lasting one minute for wind and brass instruments with timpani, tambourine and snare drum.
Commissioned by the town of Hagen and first performed there in 1968 by the Stadtisches Orchester, conducted by Berthold Lehmann. Duration, c. 20 mins.
for Voice and Organ
First performed in November 1954 by the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Witold Rowicki. Duration c. 29mins. Orchestral material available for hire from Chester Music.
