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Roman Palester
12+ albums
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Roman Palester (December 28, 1907 - August 25, 1989) was a Polish composer of classical music. Palester composed his most significant work during the 1960s, and in 1964 was the first Polish musician to be awarded the Alfred Jurzykowski Prize.[1] His work was individual in style, and not noticeably Polish in character.[2] Palester was born in Śniatyń, Poland, in 1907. At age seven he began to learn to play the piano and by twelve was studying at the Music Institute in Kraków. In 1925, he began to study art history at Warsaw University. Palester graduated from the Warsaw Conservatory with a degree in music theory and composition in 1931, having studied under Kazimierz Sikorski.[3] His first recognition came in 1932 when his "Psalm V for baritone, choir and orchestra" was awarded first place in the Competition of the Singers’ Societies Association . Palester travelled extensively during his life and lived for times in Warsaw, Paris, and Munich. He was outspoken on political matters and during the Second World War was briefly imprisoned in Warsaw's Pawiak prison. However, his reputation recovered, and by the late 1940s, he was widely regarded as one of Poland's greatest living composers,[3] alongside Grażyna Bacewicz and Andrzej Panufnik. While in Munich, Palester worked for Radio Free Europe, as the head of its Polish culture department and as the presenter of a series entitled "Music Abolishes the Frontiers". Both the station's acutely anti-communist stance and his own refus
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Adagio
962Adagio (1954)
203The Wedding Cake, Pt. 1
184Concertino for alto saxophone and strings: Capriccio
135Concertino for Alto Saxophone and Strings: I. Capriccio
136The Wedding Cake, Pt. 3
117Concertino per clavicembalo e dieci strumenti su temi di vecchie danze polacche: Intrada. Allegro giusto
118Concertino for piano and orchestra: Allegro moderato
119Concertino for Piano and Orchestra: I. Allegro moderato
1110Concertino per clavicembalo e dieci strumenti su temi di vecchie danze polacche: Tema con variazioni. Andantino
11albums
Concertinos
Polish Collection of the Warsaw Autumn 1956-2005
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warsaw autumn - the world of the polish school
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Roman Palester. Muzyka Kameralna I Fortepianowa
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Palester: Vocal & Instrumental Music
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Palester: Chamber Music, Vol. 1
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The World Of The Polish School
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warsaw autumn - the world of t
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Roman Palester: Muzyka Fortepianowa
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Roman Palester: Piano Music 2
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Polish Collection of the Warsaw Autumn 1956-2005: The World of the "Polish School"
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A Polish Kaleidoscope: Piano Works for 4 Hands