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  1. Witold Roman Lutosławski (Polish: [ˈvitɔld lutɔˈswafski] ⓘ; 25 January 1913 – 7 February 1994) was a Polish composer and conductor. Among the major composers of 20th-century classical music , he is "generally regarded as the most significant Polish composer since Szymanowski , and possibly the greatest Polish composer since Chopin ". [1]

  2. Witold Lutosławski (born Jan. 25, 1913, Warsaw, Pol.—died Feb. 7, 1994, Warsaw) was an outstanding Polish composer of the 20th century who attempted to create a new musical language by incorporating elements of folk songs, 12-tone serialism, atonal counterpoint, and controlled improvisations reminiscent of aleatory (chance, see aleatory music) compositions while retaining elements of ...

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  3. Multimedia. One of Poland's most outstanding composers as well as a leading figure in the realm of music of the 20th century.

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  4. Feb 7, 1994 · Witold Lutosławski—one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century—began to study violin in Warsaw in 1926 and, a year later, as a part-time student he entered the Warsaw Conservatory where Karol Szymanowski was both professor and director. In 1931 he enrolled to study mathematics at the Warsaw University.

  5. Witold Lutosławski is the greatest Polish composer of the second half of the 20th century, and one of the greatest music artists of the previous century. He was an honorary member of the International Society for Contemporary Music, a doctor honoris causa of many universities in Poland and abroad ...

  6. Mar 6, 2012 · It wasn't always easy for Polish composer Witold Lutosławski to find his musical voice. His Symphonic Variations, which opens this third disc in a series of Lutosławski's music, was shunned by a ...

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  8. premiere: 1941, Warsaw: Andrzej Panufnik, Witold Lutosławski – pianos. recording (s): ACA Digital CM 20023, Ars Musici AM 1088-2, Berlin Classics 1118, Chandos CHAN 9398 , Koch International Classics KIC 7013-2 , Koch Schwann CD 310 088 , Olympia OCD 394 , Pianissimo PNS 21192 , Polskie Nagrania PNCD 045.

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