Pawel Szymanski (b. 1954)

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Maciek

#60
June 12, 2009, 04:19:06 AM Last Edit: January 18, 2012, 01:00:52 PM by Maciek
Page eight? PAGE EIGHT?! How on earth could we let this happen! The BEST thread on the board sank to page EIGHT of the Composer Discussion! :o :o :o :o

BTW, the thread has fascinating statistics. Top posters:
Maciek 41 posts (42 with this one)
Symphonien 20
Xantus' Murrelet 1
Bonehelm 1

;D

Speaking of vocal Szymanski, my favorite is still Four Liturgical Pieces for soprano and orchestra, one of the first Szymanski pieces I ever heard - I listened to it again last week and it is pure genius. I wish I could share it with you. The good recording I have is on cassette. Have got to get hold of a better sounding copy on another medium...

Over to you, Bryce.

(Have you seen State of Weightlessness yet?)

karlhenning

#61
June 14, 2009, 07:49:12 AM
Quote from: Maciek on June 12, 2009, 04:19:06 AM
Page eight? PAGE EIGHT?! How on earth could we let this happen! The BEST thread on the board sank to page EIGHT of the Composer Discussion! :o :o :o :o

BTW, the thread has fascinating statistics. Top posters:
Maciek 41 posts (42 with this one)
Symphonien 20
Xantus' Murrelet 1
Bonehelm 1

You can tell right away who the fanboys are, can't you? ;D

Hrmph. Believe I have not yet heard a note of Szymanski .

snyprrr

#62
June 14, 2009, 09:17:36 AM
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on June 14, 2009, 07:49:12 AM
Hrmph. Believe I have not yet heard a note of Szymanski .

Haha, nice try, Karl. ;D

Perhaps you would like I get Maciek to set you Szymanski's complete works on zip file?

Maciek

#63
June 14, 2009, 11:06:40 AM
And where did you get that idea?? ???

karlhenning

#64
June 14, 2009, 11:14:18 AM
Judging by the year of his birth, he's still writing, so his complete works does not yet exist in final form. Long may he write!

bhodges

#66
June 16, 2009, 11:38:54 AM
Quote from: Maciek on June 16, 2009, 11:33:47 AM
A little quote from an amusing old Vibraphone Quartet review...

Love it!  (Although with a title like that, how could one not be intrigued?)

Thanks, very funny...

--Bruce

Maciek

#67
July 10, 2009, 05:24:29 AM
Page six? PAGE SIX? I can't believe it!






BTW, taking advantage of a summer sale I've recently finally got hold of Szymanski's "Zaratustra" theatre music (heretofore had only heard selections from it). I'll post my thoughts soonish.

snyprrr

#68
July 10, 2009, 12:45:06 PM
...wow, I need my glasses fixed. I thought this was the Szymanowski thread!

Maciek

#69
July 10, 2009, 02:10:56 PM
See, that's what happens if you only listen to classical era string quartets and nothing else...

snyprrr

#70
July 10, 2009, 06:10:09 PM
I actually was thinking that my brain was missing that post-war kick, kind of like a vegetarian in need of some red meat! This is really strange for me... I would not be listening to endless Haydn! I feel like I'm in school, haha ::). But of course now I have to finish my little "project" before i can rejoin life..oy!!!

I've been saving that Xenakis Complete SQs as a "Break Open in Case of Emergency." Haha!!!

Haha, your post really cheered me up! Thanks.

Maciek

#71
August 05, 2009, 01:26:43 AM Last Edit: January 18, 2012, 01:07:41 PM by Maciek
Quote from: Maciek on July 10, 2009, 05:24:29 AM
BTW, taking advantage of a summer sale I've recently finally got hold of Szymanski's "Zaratustra" theatre music (heretofore had only heard selections from it). I'll post my thoughts soonish.

Zaratustra

Sadly, what I have to report is a first major disappointment in my Pawel Szymanski experience. While I wouldn't call the Zaratustra disc a complete waste of money (and anyway, it did cost very little), it is redeemed by only a single track. That single track is the only part of the disc I return to. The rest are sub-Enoish ambient music. The track that makes it worthwhile is a serene, romantic, sad and slightly soundtrackish (but then, this is theatre music) movement called The Streets of Babylon. To my ears, the rest is just monotonous and, frankly, quite irritating. And far, far too much generic percussion. (Even if it did receive some sort of accolade for best theatre music of 2005.) Sad.

DavidW

#72
August 05, 2009, 03:45:44 AM
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on June 14, 2009, 07:49:12 AM
Hrmph. Believe I have not yet heard a note of Szymanski .

Have you fixed this yet Karl?

This is pretty good Karl--



Maciek

#73
August 05, 2009, 04:02:02 AM
It is (don't have that specific recording though). But it's not Szymanski. It's Szymanowski! ;D

PS Love that smiley!

DavidW

#74
August 05, 2009, 04:04:04 AM
Oh shuckins!  I didn't see that! :o  OOps!  Well I haven't heard Szymanski either.  D'oh, my apologies I did that thing where I slipped in the ow in my mind without realizing it.

karlhenning

#75
August 05, 2009, 04:04:30 AM
Quote from: Maciek on August 05, 2009, 04:02:02 AM
PS Love that smiley!

Thanks a lot, Maciek!  ::) ;D  8)

Maciek

#76
August 05, 2009, 04:08:24 AM
 :-* :-* ;D

karlhenning

#77
August 05, 2009, 04:24:39 AM
Hmm . ..  I could go for some herring . . . .

Maciek

#79
September 03, 2009, 05:30:48 AM Last Edit: September 03, 2009, 05:32:24 AM by Maciek
I guess a 3 minute snippet is nothing to write home about - but if anyone is interested in sampling Szymanski's 5 pieces for string quartet, then piece no. 3 is included in this (free) downloadable compilation (scroll down a bit for playlist and link).
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