Episode 53: 20053 Tansman

To the general amazement of musical circles, Aleksander Tansman, a citizen of Lódz, a young student of law, and a student of Piotr Rytel and Henryk Melcer swept all three prizes (the Grand Prix and two honorable mentions) at the first Warsaw composition competition, organized in independent Poland in 1919. Owing to this spectacular success, he then organized his first composition concert in Lódz and Warsaw. During the concert held on the 27th of February 1919 in Lódz, he performed together with Eli Kochanski his first three compositions for cello and piano, including Sonata No.1 (Allegro, Adagio, Fugue), written in 1918. The manuscripts later went missing; however, the fact that they once existed and the record of favorable critical reviews after the concert proves the young composer's interest in the cello as a solo instrument.Track Listing:1 Deux pieces pour violoncelle et piano_I Melodie Lento2 Deux pieces pour violoncelle et piano_II Capriccio Molto vivo3 Sonate No. 2 pour violoncelle et piano_ I Allegro moderato4 II Largo5 III Scherzo Allegro grazioso6 Fantaisie pour violoncelle avec orchestre ou piano_Moderato - Molto vivace7 Partita pour violoncelle et piano_I Pre´ambule, Interlude et Toccata Lento8 II Dialogue et Aria Andante sostenuto - Molto piu lento sostenuto - tempo primo9 III Divertimento Allegro10 IV Interlude Andante cantabile - Tranquillo11 V Cadence et Fugue Largo improvisando - Allegro deciso12 Quatre pieces faciles pour violoncelle et piano_ I Cavatine Moderato13 II Sicilienne Andante grazioso14 III Rondine Allegro ma non troppo15 IV Serenade AllegrettoHelp support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).