Wladyslaw Szpilman - "The Pianist"
My memories of you - the Szpilman songbook
Wladyslaw Szpilman's miraculous survival of the Warsaw Ghetto is the subject of Roman Polanski's film "The Pianist". However, Szpilman was also a popular composer. He wrote about 500 songs many of which are still evergreens of Polish pop culture. This Songbook contains a selection of 16 songs with newly commissioned English lyrics. Some of them can be heard on the new Wendy Lands CD.
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My Memories of You (Voice & Piano)Voice, PianoMore Details
Concert works
Widely known as a pianist and composer of popular music, Wladyslaw Szpilman - subject of Roman Polanski's film "The Pianist" - also wrote some works for the concert hall. Having been a student of Franz Schreker, his amalgamation of serious and popular music is rooted in the stylistic tradition of the twenties. In addition to a piano suite "The Life of the Machines" Szpilman wrote five shorter orchestral works and a "Concertino" for piano and orchestra, completed in 1940 in the Warsaw Ghetto. Publishing Autumn 2003.
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Mortals and Angels: A Bluegrass Te Deum (SATB/Treble Choirs & Band)More Details
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Leshuana Haba'a BiYerushalayim (SSA and Two soloists a cappella)SSA and Two soloists a cappellaMore Details
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Ballet Scene for Orchestra (1968) (Pocket or Study Score)Pocket or Study ScoreMore Details
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Concertino (1940) for Piano and Orchestra2 PianosMore Details
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Concertino (1940) for Piano and Orchestra (Pocket or Study Score)Pocket or Study ScoreMore Details
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Introduction to a Film for Orchestra (1957) (Pocket or Study Score)Pocket or Study ScoreMore Details
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Little Overture for Symphony Orchestra (1968) (Pocket or Study Score)Pocket or Study ScoreMore Details
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Paraphrase on an Original Theme (1947) (Pocket or Study Score)Pocket or Study ScoreMore Details
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Suite for Piano "The Life of the Machines" (1933) (Piano)PianoMore Details
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Three Little Folk Song Suites (1951-55) (Piano)PianoMore Details
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Waltz in the Olden Style for Orchestra (1937/68) (Pocket or Study Score)Pocket or Study ScoreMore Details