The Composer at Radio Free Europe
The text tells about the interesting life of Roman Palester, who struggles with enormous historical changes, living between different cultures and various creative worlds. All in search of freedom.
Czekając na „swój czas”. Zapomniane polskie miniatury i sonaty na altówkę z fortepianem połowy XX wieku
Jakie skarby polskiej literatury altowiolowej drzemią w bibliotekach i czy inspiracje dziełami Karola Szymanowskiego były żywe w twórczości jego kolegów i następców w połowie XX wieku? Twórczość Witolda Friemanna, Kazimierza Jurdzińskiego, Jerzego Fitelberga i Witolda Rudzińskiego, o której warto przypominać melomanom.
Statement from the Musicological Community of Ukraine
Statement from the musicological community of Ukraine to musicians, musicologists, cultural institutions, and public organizations around the world.
Na straży praw wykonawców. Wywiad z Wincentym Krawczykiem, sekretarzem Zarządu STOART (część II)
Działania podejmowane na rzecz artystów wykonawców muszą uwzględniać dynamicznie zmieniającą się rzeczywistość technologiczną i polityczno-prawną. Nadchodzi wiele zmian.
„Uczę się od tubylców sieci”. Wywiad z Jarosławem Wasikiem (część II)
W drugiej części rozmowy Jarosław Wasik – wokalista, kulturoznawca, autor tekstów i badacz piosenki polskiej – opowiada o pomysłach na przyszłość opolskiego Festiwalu, kulcie disco-polo, walce o ochronę praw twórców, a także o tym, co drzemie w młodym pokoleniu Polek i Polaków.
Polish Musical Life in the Twentieth-Century. Preview of Forthcoming Book
Meakultura is pleased to offer the following preview of Dr. Cindy Bylander’s forthcoming book on Polish musical life in the twentieth-century. Dr. Bylander, an American musicologist and independent researcher, is also the translation editor of From Poland with Music: 100 Years of Polish Composers Abroad (1918-2010) and the author of numerous articles and presentations on Polish music.
Behind the Curtain: The Double Life of Véronique[1]
The aim of this article is to interpret the musical aspect of Krzysztof Kieślowskiʼs famous movie The Double Life of Véronique. The director, whose works are filled with allusions to music and generally to art, always paid special attention to the sound of his films. The Double Life of Véronique, though not the last “fruit” of the cooperation between Kieślowski and Zbigniew Preisner, is the best illustration of this fact.
"I am lucky to be able to do what I like and what is best for my voice". Interview with Artur Ruciński
Artur Ruciński, world-famous baritone in interview with Joanna Stanecka talks about his personal musical taste, musicians life and his interest in Giuseppe Verdi’s oeuvre.
Life Choises: Causes and Effects of Migration (part 2)
The twentieth century, taken in its entirety, was an unusually dynamic time for the world and for Poland, a country that did not exist at the beginning of that century and that, after it returned to the map, soon faced the struggles of World War II and Communism. Poland’s difficult history consists of millions of individual biographies.
From Poland with Music: Ignacy Jan Paderewski
“The history of nations is made by titans of human genius. Ignacy Jan Paderewski – one of the best pianists ever, a composer, master teacher, publisher of Chopin’s works, public speaker, social activist, and politician – was undoubtedly one of them.”