Zarzycki, Aleksander, 1834-1895
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Name (Latin)
Zarzycki, Aleksander, 1834-1895
Other forms of name
nna Zarzycki, Alexander, 1834-1895
Zarzycki, A. (Aleksander), 1834-1895
Date of birth
1834-02-26
Date of death
1895-11-01
Place of birth
Lwów (Poland)
Place of death
Warsaw (Poland)
Associated country
Poland
Occupation
Pianists Composers
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- His Mazourka, op. 26, 189-?:
- New Grove
- MGG
- LC manual auth. cd.
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Wikipedia description:
Aleksander Zarzycki (26 February 1834 in Lwów (Lemberg), Austria-Hungary (now Lviv, Ukraine) – 1 November 1895 in Warsaw) was a Polish pianist, composer and conductor. Author of piano and violin compositions, mazurkas, polonaises, krakowiaks, and songs. In 1871 he co-founded and became the first director of the Warsaw Music Society (Warszawskie Towarzystwo Muzyczne). In the years 1879–1888 director of the Warsaw Music Institute (Insytut Muzyczny w Warszawie). His Grande Polonaise and Piano Concerto have been recorded by Jonathan Plowright.
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