Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński

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

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, libretto by S. Wyspiański), and a Symphony in C minor.

Recordings

Both piano concertos 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.

References

↑ MELCER Violin Sonata, Piano Trio AP0111 (JW): Classical CD Reviews- April 2006 MusicWeb-International at www.musicweb-international.com

Piątkowska-Pinczewska, Katarzyna (2003). Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński : życie i twórczość. Kalisz: Inst. Pedagogiczno-Artystyczny UAM. ISBN 83-913641-6-X.
(German) "Dreilaenderkatalog im Gateway Bayern". Retrieved 2007-01-05.
"Library of Congress Catalog". Retrieved 2007-01-05.
(Polish) "Melcer Henryk - biography". Retrieved 2007-01-05.

External links

Free scores by Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński at the International Music Score Library Project

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

Authority control	VIAF: 74117240 ISNI: 0000 0000 8154 507X

Persondata
Name	Melcer-Szczawinski, Henryk
Alternative names
Short description	Polish musician
Date of birth	1869-09-21
Place of birth
Date of death	1928-04-18
Place of death

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