Aleksander Zarzycki

Aleksander Zarzycki (26 February 1834 in Lwów (Lemberg), Austria-Hungary (now Lviv, Ukraine) – 1 November 1895 in Warsaw) was a Polish pianist, composer and conductor. Author of piano and violin compositions, mazurkas, polonaises, krakowiaks, and songs.

In 1871 he co-founded and became the first director of the Warsaw Music Society (Warszawskie Towarzystwo Muzyczne). In the years 1879–1888 director of the Warsaw Music Institute (Insytut Muzyczny w Warszawie).

His Grande Polonaise and Piano Concerto have been recorded by Jonathan Plowright.

Selected works

 * Orchestral
 * Suite polonaise (Suita polska), Op. 37
 * À la polonaise (Tempo di polacca)
 * À la mazourka
 * Intermezzo cantabile
 * À la cracovienne


 * Concertante
 * Grande polonaise for piano and orchestra, Op. 7
 * Concerto (Koncert fortepianowy) for piano and orchestra, Op. 17
 * Andante et polonaise (Andante i polonez A-dur) in A major for violin and orchestra (or piano), Op. 23
 * Introduction et cracovienne (Introduction and Krakowiak; Introdukcja i Krakowiak D-dur) in D major for violin and orchestra, Op. 35


 * Chamber music
 * Romance (Romans) for violin and piano or small ensemble accompaniment (flute, clarinet, 2 horns and strings), Op. 16 (published 1876)
 * Mazurka in G major for violin and piano or orchestra, Op. 26 (published 1884)
 * Mazurka No. 2 (II. Mazurek E-dur) in E major for violin and piano, Op. 39


 * Piano
 * Valse brillante (1866)
 * Grande valse, Op. 4 (published 1862)
 * 2 Chants sans paroles, Op. 6
 * Berceuse
 * Idylle


 * 2 Nocturnes (G♭ major, A major), Op. 10 (published 1868)
 * 2 Mazurkas, Op. 12 (published in 1869)
 * Chant d'amour et Barcarolle, 2 Morceaux, Op. 19
 * Sérénade et Valse-Impromptu, 2 Morceaux, Op. 24
 * Mazurka in E, Op.38 (published 1894)


 * Vocal
 * "Między nami nic nie było"
 * 3 Lieder, Op. 11 (published 1868)
 * 3 Songs for soprano and piano, Op. 22