Favorite Polish Composer

Started by kyjo, August 11, 2013, 09:21:41 PM

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Who is your favorite Polish composer?

Chopin
16 (44.4%)
Karlowicz
0 (0%)
Szymanowski
9 (25%)
Lutoslawski
3 (8.3%)
Kilar
0 (0%)
Penderecki
1 (2.8%)
Gorecki
1 (2.8%)
Bacewicz
2 (5.6%)
Baird
0 (0%)
Panufnik
0 (0%)
Rozycki
0 (0%)
Stojowski
0 (0%)
Tansman
0 (0%)
Dobrzynski
0 (0%)
Moniuszko
0 (0%)
Weinberg
4 (11.1%)
Xaver Scharwenka
0 (0%)
Philipp Scharwenka
0 (0%)
Ignacy Paderewski
0 (0%)

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Cato

#20
August 13, 2013, 01:00:23 PM
Quote from: kyjo on August 13, 2013, 12:52:20 PM
OK, this really was a stupid Pole! :D Chopin wins by a long shot.....

He is a giant: what else can you say?

And no votes for Penderecki?!  If more than one vote had been allowed, I wonder how many would have chosen him for a "top 3" poll!

e.g.

Chopin, Szymanowski, and... Penderecki or Lutoslwaskior Gorecki or... 0:)
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kyjo

#21
August 13, 2013, 01:04:38 PM
Quote from: Cato on August 13, 2013, 01:00:23 PM
He is a giant: what else can you say?

And no votes for Penderecki?!  If more than one vote had been allowed, I wonder how many would have chosen him for a "top 3" poll!

e.g.

Chopin, Szymanowski, and... Penderecki or Lutoslwaskior Gorecki or... 0:)

I was also really surprised Weinberg and Bacewicz each got a vote but Penderecki didn't get any! ??? Chopin was a giant no doubt, but I have to be in the right mood to enjoy his music.....

DavidW

#22
August 13, 2013, 02:01:05 PM
Quote from: Cato on August 13, 2013, 01:00:23 PM
He is a giant: what else can you say?

And no votes for Penderecki?!  If more than one vote had been allowed, I wonder how many would have chosen him for a "top 3" poll!


I would have, my favorites are Lutoslawski, Penderecki, Chopin and Gorecki in that order.

Quote from: kyjo on August 13, 2013, 01:04:38 PM
Chopin was a giant no doubt, but I have to be in the right mood to enjoy his music.....

Same here.

PaulR

#23
August 13, 2013, 02:40:07 PM
Weinberg

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#24
August 13, 2013, 03:14:28 PM
Lutoslawski is definitely becoming a favorite of mine.

vandermolen

#25
August 20, 2013, 02:53:24 AM
Quote from: kyjo on August 12, 2013, 08:04:49 AM
He's usually considered a Soviet composer, but I'll add him! :)

I think he was born in Poland. Weinberg and Gorecki are my favourites although Szymanovsky rates highly too.
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kyjo

#27
August 20, 2013, 05:27:08 AM
Quote from: The new erato on August 20, 2013, 02:58:44 AM
No Scharwenkas?

Would you like to vote for Xaver or Philipp?

springrite

#28
August 20, 2013, 05:54:07 AM
Quote from: kyjo on August 20, 2013, 05:27:08 AM
Would you like to vote for Xaver or Philipp?

My vote goes to Xaver.
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The new erato

#29
August 20, 2013, 06:12:32 AM
Quote from: kyjo on August 20, 2013, 05:27:08 AM
Would you like to vote for Xaver or Philipp?
Not really as first (or fifth) choice, but I don't see them as less obvious candidates than some other names here. But it may be argued that they were really Prussian at the time they were born.

kyjo

#30
August 20, 2013, 06:55:30 AM
I've added both Scharwenkas as well as another composer I had mysteriously forgotten, Paderewski.
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