On Virtues of Musicians and Romances of Aristocrats, or Szymanowska in Paris

Kategorie: Felietony – On Virtues of Musicians and Romances of Aristocrats, or Szymanowska in Paris

On April 28-29, 2014, in the elegant palace of the Paris Section of the Polish Academy of Sciences the Second International Conference “Maria Szymanowska (1789-1831) and her Times” took place. This meeting of scholars created an opportunity for a review of the state of research about the life and work of Maria Szymanowska, in the context of the contemporary culture, including her connections to eminent artistic personalities

Yoko, Baśka, Freddie – kobiety w rocku

Kategorie: Publikacje – Yoko, Baśka, Freddie - kobiety w rocku

Prawdziwe życie muzyki popularnej w XX wieku miało swój początek tuż przed wybuchem pierwszej wojny światowej. I Około roku 1912 zwiększyło się w Europie (po raz kolejny) spożycie napojów alkoholowych, a towarzyszyła temu ekspansja: nowego rodzaju muzyki, mianowicie jazzu. Z jego inspiracji powstały wypracowane przez białych instrumentalistów takie gatunki jak dixieland czy ragtime.

Festa i muzyka na dworze Marii Kazimiery Sobieskiej w Rzymie (1699-1714)

Kategorie: Recenzje – Festa i muzyka na dworze Marii Kazimiery Sobieskiej w Rzymie (1699-1714)

Cóż za uczta dla muzykologa, kulturoznawcy, historyka i osoby zainteresowanej życiem muzycznym Włoch i Rzymu w XVIII wieku! Książka Anety Markuszewskiej  „Festa i muzyka na dworze Marii Kazimiery Sobieskiej w Rzymie (1699-1714)” sprawia wrażenie tak perfekcyjnej, że aż ma się ochotę na siłę szukać uchybień, błędów czy nieprzemyślanych sformułowań. I cóż to za piękne wydanie!

Women Conductors and Teachers – as Emerging from the Shadows

Kategorie: Publikacje – Women Conductors and Teachers - as Emerging from the Shadows

Nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, is not only the time of flowering of the salon music, the emancipation of women and the birth of a musical canon, but also the time when the woman composer, conductor and teacher figures appear in a world highly dominated by men, the world of music. Let us look at this period and see what changed to allow women become professional musicians.

Women Composers – as Emerging from the Shadows

Kategorie: Publikacje – Women Composers - as Emerging from the Shadows

Nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, is not only the time of flowering of the salon music, the emancipation of women and the birth of a musical canon, but also the time when the woman composer, conductor and teacher figures appear in a world highly dominated by men, the world of music. Let us look at this period and see what changed to allow women become professional musicians.

On Szymanowska and Chopin in Paris

Kategorie: Felietony – On Szymanowska and Chopin in Paris

I went to Paris in September last year, came back changed in October. An astounding city, full of history and charm. My purpose was to talk about Maria Szymanowska and visit and photograph places associated with Chopin. I found his grave and put a poem from “Chopin with Cherries” there. I went to the church where his Funeral Mass was held, with Mozart’s Requiem (St. Madeleine) and I wondered about his empty chair and white evening gloves at the Bibliotheque Polonaise near the Notre Dame Cathedral.