Wladyslaw Szpilman Songs: Ewa Bem "Deszcz"

Wladyslaw Szpilman Lyrics Konstanty Ildefons Galczynski Perf: Ewa Bem "Deszcz" Arr. Wojciech Karolak Polskie Radio Orchestra 2000 Dir. Wieslaw Pieregorolka

Songs of The Pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman

Wladyslaw Szpilman was an all-round musician -- a pianist performing both solo and in chamber ensembles, as well as the composer of symphonic pieces and popular songs. He first studied the piano in Warsaw and Berlin, and worked at Polish Radio for four years until the outbreak of war.

He miraculously avoided capture by the Nazis. In the final months of the war, he found shelter in the ruins of Warsaw and survived thanks to the help from his friends and a German Army officer, Wilm Hosenfeld.

After the war, he resumed his professional contacts with Polish Radio, serving as director of its Music Department for 18 years. He then founded the Warsaw Piano Quintet, which toured around the world for more than two decades. His compositional output includes around 500 songs and several symphonic works which have remained in the concert repertoire till today. (jb/pg/mk)
New Media, Polskie Radio S.A. 05.11.2010 12:00 (PAP / IAR)