Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński

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Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński (September 21, 1869 – April 18, 1928) was a Polish composer , pianist, conductor, and teacher.

1 Works
2 Recordings
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Works

His works include two piano concertos, one in E minor (1892-4) and one in C minor (1898); a violin sonata (1907) ([1]), and a piano trio in G minor (probably written 1892-4); a tragedy "Protesilas i Laodamia" (1902, librettist 'S. Wyspiańskiego), and a Symphony in C minor.

[edit] Recordings

Both piano recordings were recorded in the past on Olympia and on Muza, and in 2007 on Hyperion. The Violin Sonata for Violine in G major, the Dumka for Violin and Piano and the Piano Trio, Op. 2 were recorded by the Warsaw Trio for the AP label.

Preceded by Zygmunt Noskowski	Music directors, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra 1908–1909	Succeeded by Grzegorz Fitelberg

[edit] External links

Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński was listed in the International Music Score Library Project

[edit] References

Piątkowska-Pinczewska, Katarzyna (2003). Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński : życie i twórczość. Kalisz: Inst. Pedagogiczno-Artystyczny UAM.
(German) Dreilaenderkatalog im Gateway Bayern.
Library of Congress Catalog.
(Polish) Melcer Henryk - biography.