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Grażyna Bacewicz
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Grażyna Bacewicz (February 5, 1909 in Łódź – January 17, 1969 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish composer and violinist. She was the first Polish female composer to achieve national and international recognition. Her father and brother Vytautas were Lithuanian and used the last name Bacevičius, the other brother Kiejstut was Polish. Her father, Wincenty Bacewicz (lith. Vincas Bacevičius), gave Grażyna her first piano and violin lessons. In 1928 she began studying at the Warsaw Conservatory, where she initially took violin and piano classes, and graduated in 1932 as a violinist and composer. She continued her education in Paris, having been granted a stipend by Ignacy Jan Paderewski to attend the École Normale de Musique, and studied there in 1932-33 under the guidance of Nadia Boulanger. At the same time she took private violin lessons with Henri Touret. Later she also left France in order to learn from the Hungarian violinist Carl Flesch. After completing her studies, Bacewicz took part in numerous events as a soloist, composer, and jury member. During the 1930s, she was the principal violinist of the Polish Radio orchestra, which was directed then by Grzegorz Fitelberg. This position gave her the chance of hearing a lot of her own music. During World War II, Grazyna Bacewicz lived in Warsaw, continued to compose, and gave underground secret concerts (premiering her Suite for Two Violins). Bacewicz also dedicated time to family life. She was married in 1936, and gave birth t
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Violin Concerto No. 3: III. Vivo
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8383Violin Sonata No. 3: III. Scherzo: Vivo
5894String Quartet No. 4: I. Andante - Allegro moderato
4645Concerto For String Orchestra: III. Vivo
4586Piano Quintet No. 1: I. Moderato molto espressivo
4587Oberek (1951)
4388Oberek No. 1 - Musical Moments
4309Overture For Symphonic Orchestra
40110Lullaby
389albums
Bacewicz: Violin Concertos nos. 1, 3 & 7
Bacewicz, G.: Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 3, 7 / Overture
Bacewicz: Symphony for String Orchestra, Concerto for String Orchestra & Piano Quintet No. 1
Bacewicz, G.: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 3 / Enescu, G.: Violin Sonata No. 2
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Bacewicz: Oberek No. 1 (Musical Moments)
Bacewicz: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2
Bacewicz: Piano Sonata No.2; Piano Quintets Nos.1&2
Bacewicz: Piano Quintets Nos. 1 & 2, Quartet for 4 Violins and Quartet for 4 Cellos
Bacewicz: Piano Works
Bacewicz: Violin Sonatas Nos. 2, 4, And 5 / Partita / Capriccio
Bacewicz: Complete String Quartets
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Bacewicz: Violin & Piano Works