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Witold Lutoslawski

Notable works by Witold Lutoslawski.

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Cello Concerto (Lutosławski)

The Concerto for Cello and Orchestra is a cello concerto by the Polish composer Witold Lutosławski. The work was commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society with support from the Calouste

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Chantefleurs et Chantefables

Chantefleurs et Chantefables is a song cycle for soprano and orchestra set to the poems of Robert Desnos by the Polish composer Witold Lutosławski. The work was composed from 1989 to 1991 and was

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Concerto for Orchestra (Lutosławski)

Polish composer Witold Lutosławski's Concerto for Orchestra was written in the years 1950–54, on the initiative of the artistic director of the Warsaw Philharmonic, Witold Rowicki, to whom it is

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Les Espaces du sommeil

Les Espaces du sommeil is a musical composition by Polish composer Witold Lutosławski for baritone and orchestra, which takes its name from the poem it sets by French Surrealist Robert Desnos. It is

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Mi-parti

Mi-parti is an orchestral work by the Polish composer Witold Lutosławski, composed from 1975 to 1976 on a commission from the City of Amsterdam for the Concertgebouw Orchestra. The first performance

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Musique funèbre

Musique funèbre (; Funereal Music or Music of Mourning) is a composition for string orchestra by the Polish composer Witold Lutosławski, completed in

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Piano Concerto (Lutosławski)

The Concerto for Piano and Orchestra is a composition for solo piano and orchestra by the Polish composer Witold Lutosławski. The music was commissioned by the Salzburg Festival. It was first

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String Quartet (Lutosławski)

Witold Lutosławski's String Quartet was commissioned by Sveriges Radio for the tenth anniversary of its new music program "Nutida Musik." It was completed in 1964 and its world premiere was performed

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Symphony No. 2 (Lutosławski)

The Symphony No. 2 by the Polish composer Witold Lutosławski is an orchestral composition in two movements written between 1965 and 1967. The work exhibits Lutosławski's technique of "limited

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Symphony No. 3 (Lutosławski)

Witold Lutosławski wrote his Symphony No. 3 in 1973–1983. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Georg Solti, gave the world premiere on 29 September 1983. The work is dedicated to Solti and

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Symphony No. 4 (Lutosławski)

Polish composer Witold Lutosławski wrote his Symphony No. 4 in 1988–92, completing it on 22 August 1992. The symphony, lasting 20–25 minutes, is in one continuous movement embodying two sections: a

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Twenty Polish Christmas Carols

Twenty Polish Christmas Carols () is a collection of Polish carols arranged for soprano and piano in 1946 by Polish composer Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994) and then orchestrated by him for soprano,

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Variations on a Theme by Paganini (Lutosławski)

Variations on a Theme by Paganini (), often referred to as the Paganini Variations, is an arrangement for two pianos of Niccolò Paganini's Caprice No. 24, from Paganini's original set of 24 Caprices

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