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10th anniversary of Marek Stachowski’s death.
2014-11-13
Marek Stachowski, one of the most expressive composers, who belonged to Cracow School of Composition, died on 3 December, 2004.
On the 10th anniversary of his death, a Cracow music community organized the festival devoted to Marek Stachowski’s music. From 20th November till 1st December we could hear solo compositions, chamber music as well as compostions for string orchestra at concert halls in Cracow. Those great compositions were performed by notable performers such as: Kaja Danczowska, Dorota Imiełowska and Sinfonietta Cracovia.
Born on 21 March, 1936 in Piekary Śląskie the composer spent his adult life in Cracow. He obtained his elementary music education in that city. At The Academy of Music in Cracow (former National Higher School of Music) he was one of the most talented students of Krzysztof Penderecki, who was a fledgling teacher. His first attempts to write music in neoclassical style quickly turned into phenomenal sensory experiments. The scores of vocal and intrumental Neusis II from 1968 or orchestral Poème sonore from 1975 impressed with their radicalism, and at the same time with originality of colourful thinking. Later, he started searching for classical beauty in music. Very distinctive, almost mysterious and turbulent melody, as well as intriguing and very often impressionistic harmonics but also rhythmic spontaneity became domain of: the triptich Z księgi nocy (1990-2000), the composition for a vocal and instruments titled Ptaki (1976), and popular Sinfonietta for string orchestra (1998). Moreover, what is so fascinating about Marek Stachowski, is his feeling for a consort.
His string quartet or phenomenal Recitativo e preghiera for a cello and a piano (1999) attract artists and performers, as well as the audience. On the other hand, a wide range of cultural inspirations mark out countless tracks of nonmusical associations.
It is worth performing and listening to Marek Stachowski’s music.
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