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Mikołaj Górecki’s personal alphabet
2015-07-28
Mikołaj Górecki reveals his personal alphabet. How will you perceive composer after the last letter is released?
A is for Antique
Sooner or later we will all become antiques.
B is for Boldness of Machines
Why? You can switch them off.
C is for Czesław Miłosz
My favourite.
D is for Distance
Necessary to see the things from a proper perspective.
E is for Emotions
Necessary in art, especially in music.
F is for Fruits of Philosophy
Consciously or not, we live by philosophy.
G is for Guitar
I used to hide my electric guitar under my bed from my father.
I is for Idyll
Can happen.
K is for Key of Composing
The opposite of decomposing.
L is for Laziness
I don't think I know what that is.
N is for Not being able
May the weakness omit me.
O is for Originality
Aim.
P is for People you call Friends
Having friends can save you.
R is for Relatives
Nothing is better than good relations with your relatives.
S is for Silesia region
Apparently, a beautiful region.
T is for Teaser
Secrets and mysteries are sometimes necessary.
W is for Wind of Freedom
Freedom is the most important thing, provided that it does not turn into insubordination.
Z is for Zan Tontemiquico
It's a pity that pre-Columbian poetry is so little known.
© PWM/ foto: Mariusz Makowski
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