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Artur Malawski was born on 4 July 1904 in Przemyśl and died on 26 December 1957 in Kraków. He graduated from the
Kraków Conservatory of Music (studies under J. Chmielewski) with a high distinction as a violin virtuoso in 1928,
and then from the Warsaw Conservatory of Music with two diplomas - in composition under K. Sikorski and
conducting under W. Bierdiajew in 1939. He lectured on composition, conducting and theory at the State Higher School
of Music in Kraków from 1945 until his death, where his pupils included Penderecki and Schaeffer. He also taught conducting
at the State Higher School in Katowice (1950-54). In addition, Malawski appeared as a conductor of symphony orchestras in concert halls and on the radio. In the years 1948-51 he was President of the Polish Section of the ISCM. His conducting activities were
restricted largely to his own works as he devoted most of his time and energy to composition.
Malawski received many awards for his works, among them in 1946 the Award of the Kraków Voivodeship; in 1949 - the
Second Prize at the Chopin Competition for Composers in Warsaw for his Symphonic Variations, and the Third
Prize at the same competition for Toccata and Fugue in the Form of Variations; in 1952 - the State Award of
the Third Degree for The Peaks; in 1955 - the State Award of the Second Degree for his composer's and teaching
activities in the previous decade; in the same year - the Prize of the Festival of Polish Contemporary Music
and the Award of the Minister of Culture and Art for Symphonic Studies and for Trio for Piano, Violin and
Violoncello; in 1956 - the Award of the Polish Composers' Union for the whole of his composer's and teaching
activity; in the same year - the Order of the Banner of Labor of the Second Degree; in 1957 - the Music Award
of the City of Kraków for his creative work, especially for his Symphony No.2.
LIST OF WORKS
Orchestral Works
Allegro capriccioso for small orchestra - 1929
Peaks, symphonic sketch - 1934 (destroyed)
Sinfonietta - 1935
Fugue in the old style - 1936
Symphonic Variations - 1937
Ukrainian Fantasy - 1941
Symphony No. 1 - 1943
Five Miniatures for piano (orchestral version by D. Ulm) - 1947
Symphonic Studies for piano and orchestra - 1947
Toccata for small orchestra - 1947
Overture - 1948
Toccata and Fugue in the Form of Variations for piano solo and orchestra - 1949
Mountaineers' Triptych for small orchestra - 1950
Popular Suite - 1952
Hungaria - 1956
Symphony No.2 "Dramatic" - 1956
Hungaria - 1956
Works for Choir, Solo Voices and Orchestra
Devil's Seesaw, Op.10a - 1934
The Ballad of the Frogs, Op.10b - 1934
Gorgons' Island, cantata for soprano, baritone, mixed choir and orchestra, after the poem by T. Miciński - 1939
The Old Tale for mezzo-soprano, baritone, mixed choir and orchestra, after the novel by J.I. Kraszewski - 1950
The Peaks, ballet-pantomime for soprano, tenor, baritone, mixed choir and orchestra - 1950
My Rock, excerpt from "The Peaks" for unaccompanied mixed choir, to words by J. Mazur
Little Choral Suite for unaccompanied mixed choir - 1952
Olympic Hymn - 1954
Chamber Music
String Quartet No. 1 - 1926 (destroyed)
Andante, recitativo misterioso, for violin and piano - 1928 (destroyed)
Fairy Tale for violin and piano, arranged for violin and orchestra - 1928
Sextet for 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos - 1932 (destroyed)
Elements of the Tatra for wind quintet - 1934 (partly destroyed)
Burlesque for violin and piano - 1940
String Quartet No. 2 - 1943
Andante and Allegro for violin and piano - 1949
Mazurka for violin and piano - 1950
Sonate, on the theme of F. Janiewicz, for violin and piano - 1951
Siciliana and Rondo , on the theme of F. Janiewicz, for violin and piano - 1952
Trio for piano, violin and violoncello - 1953
Songs
Słopiewnie "Green Words" - 1935
Sport's Hymn - 1936 or 1937
Nike of Cheronea for mezzo-soprano and piano - 1943
Three Children's Songs for voice and piano - 1949
- Meeting
- The Wind and Peggy
- The Bird is flying
To Mother for mezzo-soprano and piano - 1950
Piano Works
Robot - 1933 (destroyed)
Tor - 1933 (rev. as Oriental Dance, rev. as Synkopa)
Mazurka - 1946
Five Miniatures - 1947
Mountaineer Triptych - 1949
Stage Works
A Midsummer Night's Dream, (incidental music) for flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, bassoon, horn, percussion and harp - 1954
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