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Hello everyone!

I just wanted to inform that all Piano Sonatas by Polish composer Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki has been recently recorded and are set to be published on 15th August on all major streaming services as Spotify, Tidal, Amazon, Apple etc. Pieces dating from 1819-23 in classical/early romantic style were recorded in July 2023. It's a set of 9 Sonatas with a timing of 90 minutes. As a teaser I am posting 3rd mvt. of D-Major Sonata from op 12. which is called "La Chasse"...

https://youtu.be/iF1Bcw_1Y4A

Looking forward to see all unsung composers enthusiasts having a listen of Complete Piano Sonatas album.

Franciszek Mirecki (1791-1862) was a Polish composer who gained international recognition as one of the first Polish composers before Chopin. He composed italian style operas mainly but also symphonic works, sacred music, chamber works and solistic repertoire like the Sonatas. He studied with Hummel and Salieri, he knew Beethoven in person - they've met because of Beethoven's research on Polish National songs which had a fruition in Beethoven's work Songs of Foreign Lands - Mirecki had a Polish input in this set - one of the songs is entitled "How badly I am drunk"

All the best to all members of the UC Forum,

Artur Slotwinski

Hello Unsung Composers Forum!

This is Artur with a new project - I created a new yt channel on which I am presenting first in history recordings of Wojciech Sowinski's piano works. I cordially invite and encourage all interested music lovers to visit my channel. There are also lectures but only in Polish - I will post new recordings regularly in next few months. I received some grant to record Sowinski's music - all in studio conditions on good Yamaha piano:

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSlotart

All the best for Unsung Composers Forum

Artur Slotwinski

Hello

I am Polish investigator of lost Piano Concertos. I am in touch with Grossman family and they told me their family house of the son of Ludwik Grossman was devastated during WWII. I hope the Concerto score wasn't there... And this is my kind request for any of You who might now something in this matter. We are looking for a manuscript (probably) signed by Ludwik Grossman or Louis or Wojciech Horejszo (his nickname). I searched some published scores by Grossman but no a piano concerto was found. Polish Encyclopedia of Music says only the title of the work and the key - no year nor publishing info or place of depository. We are looking for Piano Concerto/Concerto pour piano/Klavierkonzert etc. I need Your help now.

With best regards,

Artur

Hello!

I investigated many library catalogues in search of Anton de Kontski (Antoni Kątski, Anton von Kontski, Chevalier de Kontski) Piano Concertos. Polish Encyclopedia Of Music claims he composed 2 Pno. Ctos: in E-flat minor and in F-major. I mainly searched online catalogues of the libraries in cities where Anton Kontski resided: Petersburg, Moscow, Berlin, Buffalo, London, Wellington, Sydney, San Francisco and Grand Rapids. I found many of his works there but no piano concertos. The Concert Allegro in A-minor op 40 is a different thing. I would like to ask for Your kind help in search of the his Pno Ctos. After I find it I will perform it as pianist with orchestra as I did with Sowinski G-minor concerto which is available now on YouTube as live performance. I am going to e-mail as much libraries in the world in search of these works - probably in manuscrpits and not in on line catalogue as I suppose. Perhaps someone has seen this scores in some antique shop? I invite You to fruitful conversation!

With kind regards

Artur

[Czerwinski]

Dear Members of Unsung Composers Forum. According to my knowledge based on what I read in New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians there is certain amount of Piano Concertos written by unsung Polish composers. The problem is even I searched WorldCat, BNF, ONB and many other libraries I coudn't find the piano concertos by following composers who for sure wrote at least one piano concerto. Perhaps somone knows or found a work by the following composer on some old shelf somwhere?

Polish Composers who wrote Piano Concertos:

Czerwinski Wilhelm
Grossman Ludwik (Louis, Ludwig) in C major
Hertz Michał (Michal)
Iliński Jan Stanisław (Stanislaw), Janus Stanislaus Illynski (also he wrote Symphony in F major which is lost)
Kątski Antoni (Kontski, Katski, Anton de)
Każyński Wiktor (Kazynski) in f-sharp
Sołtys Mieczysław (c-minor)
Wernik Kazimierz (Casimir)

Perhaps if You know a concerto by another polish sounding name please contact me. I am composer, pianist and promoter of polish unsung music of XIXth centry. This year I managed to finish reconstruction of polish unknown Piano Concerto by Wojciech Albert Sowiński (Grand Concerto in g-minor). I based the reconstruction/restoration on 1-piano reduction so it was a big challenge! Please feel free to contact me! Glad to be here! All the best for You!

Artur Slotwinski