Andrzej Panufnik (1914-1991) Episode 1 of 5: Survival
Warsaw-born composer Andrzej Panufnik was just starting to make a name for himself as a composer when war broke out. During the Nazi occupation of the city, Panufnik wrote very little music other than resistance songs and a heartfelt overture full of the sounds of war. Afterwards, he slowly began to find work and his reputation as a composer and conductor grew. The Soviet-controlled government of the post-war years recognised his worth as a propaganda tool and he was frequently sent abroad as Poland's leading conductor and musical ambassador. Donald Macleod celebrates the life and music of Panufnik on the centenary of his birth and introduces music from the early years of his career including his wartime overture, a symphony at first celebrated and a year later condemned by the post-war communist government as bourgeois, and a lullaby which, like the symphony, was inspired by Polish traditional music.
00:00 Andrzej Panufnik Warszawskie dzieci Choir: Polish Army Choir.
00:02 Andrzej Panufnik Trio for piano and strings 3rd movement; Presto Ensemble: Subito Piano Trio.
00:08 Andrzej Panufnik Tragic overture [Uwertura tragiczna] for orchestra [rev.1955] Orchestra: London S O.. Conductor: Jascha Horenstein.
00:18 Andrzej Panufnik Janiewicz divertimento for string orchestra [rev.1955] Conductor: Mariusz Smolij. Orchestra: Polish Chamber Orchestra.
00:24 Andrzej Panufnik Sinfonia rustica (Symphony no.1) [1948, rev. 1955] Orchestra: Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra.
00:50 Andrzej Panufnik Lullaby for 29 strings and 1/2 harps Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz. Orchestra: Polish Radio and TV S O Krakow.
First broadcast: 22 Sep 2014 (b04hvs36) http://vk.com/wall-71199334_38