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Krzysztof Meyer
12+ albums
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Krzysztof Meyer (b. August 11, 1943 in Kraków, Poland) - polish classical composer and pianist. Meyer was born in Cracow. As a boy he played piano and organ. He began his composition study early - in 1954, with Stanisław Wiechowicz. Then, at the State College of Music in Cracow he continued studying with Wiechowicz, and when he died in 1964, he made his diploma with Krzysztof Penderecki (1965). He also studied music theory (diploma in 1966). In Paris he took courses with Nadia Boulanger (1964, 1966, and 1968), and in Warsaw he became a private pupil of Witold Lutosławski. His Symphony No. 1 became his first work to get a performance, introduced in Cracow in 1964. In 1965, while still a student, he made his debut at the "Warsaw Autumn", as the youngest composer in the festival’s history (String Quartet No. 1). He was fascinated with avant-garde not only as a composer: from 1965 to 1967, as a member of "MW2 Ensemble", he performed experimental pieces, typical for the sixties, in Poland and in some West European countries. Later he continued to be active as a pianist, performing mostly his own works, or playing chamber music. From 1966 to 1987 Meyer taught theory at the State College of Music (now Academy of Music in Kraków) in Cracow, holding the chairmanship of the Department of Music Theory from 1972 to 1975. Since 1987 he has been professor of composition at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne. Between the years 1985-1989 he was the president of the Union of Polish Compo
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Concerto for Guitar, Timpani & Strings, Op. 115: I. Deciso
1102Concerto for Guitar, Timpani & Strings, Op. 115: II. Dolente
963Concerto for Guitar, Timpani & Strings, Op. 115: III. Inquieto
944Concerto for Guitar, Timpani & Strings, Op. 115: IV. Lento
865Concerto for Guitar, Timpani & Strings, Op. 115: V. Presto
806Fireballs
457Sonata no. 2 op. 109: Lento
408Piano Concerto, Op. 46: II. —
339Krzysztof Meyer: Sonata No.4, Op.22: IV. Interludio II
3110String Quartet No. 6, Op. 51: I. Con moto
30albums
Meyer: String Quartets Nos. 9, 11 & 12
K. Meyer: Piano Concerto, Op. 46 & Symphony No. 6, Op. 57 "Polish"
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Krzysztof Meyer: Sonata No.4, Op.22: IV. Interludio II
Meyer, K.: String Quartets Nos. 5, 6 and 8
String Quartets Nos. 5, 6 and 8
Meyer: Piano Works, Vol. 1
Krzysztof Meyer: Chamber Works
Meyer: String Quartets Nos. 7, 10 & 13
Krzysztof Meyer: Piano Works, Vol. 2
Meyer: String Quartets Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 4
Krzysztof Meyer: Piano Quartet, Op. 112 & Piano Quintet, Op. 76