Witold Friemann

Witold Friemann (20 August 1889 in Konin – 22 March 1977 in Laski) was a Polish composer, pianist, conductor and pedagogue. He was very prolific and composed more than 350 Opuses, most of which remain inedited.

Stage

 * Giewont, musical drama (dramat muzyczny; libretto by Kazimierz Brończyk; 1927–1929, 1934)
 * Kain, opera (1952)
 * Kasia, baśń operowa (1955)
 * Bazyliszek (legenda warszawska), vaudeville (1958)

Vocal

 * Psalm VIII for soloists, chorus and orchestra, text by Jan Kochanowski (1910)
 * Psalm XXX for soloists, chorus and orchestra, text by Jan Kochanowski (1921)
 * Psalm XC for chorus, text by Jan Kochanowski (1922)
 * Suita podhalańska for baryton solo and string orchestra (1946/1950)
 * Polskie misterium ludowe for soloists, mixed chorus and piano, text by Maria Konopnicka (1946)
 * 4 suity mazowieckie for soloists, mixed chorus and orchestra (1948–51)
 * Spod Warszawy for soloist, mixed chorus and orchestra (1949)
 * Cień Chopina for baryton, piano and orchestra, text by Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer (1949)
 * Rapsod mazowiecki for soloist, mixed chorus and orchestra (1950)
 * Pacem in terris (pro memoria Joannes XXIII, Op.253, for mixed chorus and orchestra (1963)
 * Cudne oczy (second version) for soprano (or tenor) and orchestra (1967)
 * Litania o zjednoczenie chrześcijan, Op.316, for mixed chorus and orchestra (1969)
 * Litania o zjednoczenie ludzkości, Op.318, for soprano, tenor, baryton, bass, female, male and mixed choruses and orchestra (1969)
 * Cudne oczy (third version) for soprano (or tenor) and orchestra (1970)
 * Równy krok for mixed chorus and orchestra (1971)
 * Piosenka o Koninie for mixed chorus a cappella (1971)
 * Didache for chorus and piano (1974)
 * Hymn dla Polski for chorus and piano (1976)

Orchestral

 * Konrad Wallenrod, symphonic poem (1908)
 * Inwokacja for 12 winds and timpani (1926)
 * Funeral march (1928)
 * Symphony No. 1 Słowiańska (1948)
 * Symphony No. 2 Sinfonietta Mazowiecka (1950)
 * 2 suity chłopskie (1952)
 * Symphony No. 3 (1953)
 * Suita mazowiecka (1956)

Concertant

 * Piano Concerto No. 1 Koncert-fantazja, Op.16 (1910-1913)
 * Cień Chopina, fantasy for piano and orchestra, Op.77 (1937)
 * Cello Concerto (1950)
 * Piano Concerto No. 2 (1951)
 * Piano Concerto No. 3 (1952)
 * Viola Concerto No. 1, Op.175 (1952)
 * Violin Concerto (1954)
 * Piano Concerto No. 4 (1956)
 * Clarinet Concerto No. 1 (1960)
 * Oboe Concerto Concerto lirico (1961)
 * Clarinet Concerto No. 2 (1961)
 * Concerto for soprano and orchestra (1961)
 * Concerto for 2 pianos solo (1962)
 * Piano Concert No. 5 Concerto impetuoso (1963)
 * Flute Concerto (1963)
 * Bassoon Concerto (1963)
 * Concertino for 2 pianos solo (1963)
 * Concerto for tenor trombone and orchestra No. 1 Concerto eroico (1966)
 * Horn Concerto, for French horn in F and orchestra (1966–68)
 * Trumpet Concerto (1967)
 * Viola Concerto No. 2, for viola solo, string orchestra, timpani and cymbals (1968)
 * Concerto for 2 bassoons and orchestra (1968)
 * Concerto for tenor trombone and orchestra No. 2 (1969)
 * Concerto for bass trombone and orchestra (1969–70)
 * Double bass Concerto, Op.329 (1970)
 * Cztery pieśni rycerskie, Concertino for viola and harp with flute, oboe, clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon and percussion (1970)
 * Tańce polskie for clarinet and orchestra (1975)

Chamber

 * Violin Sonata No. 1 Sonata polska (1912)
 * Elegy for cello and piano (1913)
 * Nokturne for violin and piano (1921)
 * Romance for violin and piano (1922)
 * Opowieść wschodnia for oboe, violin, cello and piano (1931)
 * String Quartet No. 1 Rapsod śląski (1932)
 * Prelude for cello and piano (1933)
 * 4 pieśni rycerskie, suite for viola and harp or piano (1935)
 * Suita antica for violin and piano (1935)
 * Viola Sonata (1935)
 * Mazurek for violin and piano (1939)
 * Oberek for violin and piano (1939)
 * 3 pieces for viola and piano (1940–47)
 * String Quartet No. 2 (1942)
 * Piano Quintet No. 1, with clarinet (1943)
 * Violin Sonata No. 2 (1947)
 * 2 Romances for violin and piano (1947)
 * Clarinet Sonata No. 1 Quasi una sonata (1949)
 * Polska suita for violin and piano, in A major (1950)
 * String Quartet No. 3 (1953)
 * Wind Trio (1953)
 * Suite for clarinet and piano (1953)
 * Piano Quintet No. 2 (1954)
 * Piano Quartet (1954)
 * Prelude for violin and piano, in G minor (1954)
 * Clarinet Sonata No. 2 (1959)
 * Clarinet Sonata No. 3 Romantica (1959)
 * Polska suita for flute and piano (1964)
 * 3 Mazurkas for violin and piano (1954)
 * Improvisation for tenor trombone (1966)
 * Taniec śląski for violin and piano (1967)
 * I Suita kontemplacyjna (Contemplative suite No. 1) for trombone and piano (1968)
 * Polonez majestatyczny for tuba and piano (1969)
 * Danse a l’antique for flute and piano (1970)
 * Myśli for viola and piano (1971)
 * Choral for 4 trombones (1972)
 * Suite for 4 trombones and bass drum (1972)
 * Improvisation and Polonaise for clarinet and piano (1973)
 * Nocturne for cello and piano, in G major (1974)
 * Andante molto for clarinet and piano, in F major (1974)
 * Mazurek for viola and piano, in G minor (1975)
 * Suite for 4 trombones (1976)
 * 2 pieces for 3 trombones (1976)
 * Kiedy ranne wstają zorze for 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, timpani and cymbals (1976)
 * Duet-romanza for 2 trombones (1976).

Piano solo

 * Smutna opowieść (1910)
 * Suita staroświecka (1927)
 * Etude in seconds, Op.53 (1928)
 * Opowieść morska (1943)
 * Introduction and ballade (1948)
 * 18 Miniatures, Op.154 (1950)
 * 50 miniatur dwugłosowych (1966)
 * 50 utworów romantycznych: preludia, mazurki (1966)
 * Quasi Notturno (1969)
 * Preludium tragiczne (1969)
 * Romance and Vita dolorosa (1975)
 * Pensées tres tristet [?] (1976)
 * Mazurkas, more than 160
 * Preludes, more than 180

Organ

 * Muzyka w czasie Mszy św. (1944)

Songs with piano

 * Anioł, song for voice and piano, text by Michail Lermontov (1909)
 * Modlitwa, song for voice and piano, text by Leopold Staff (1913)
 * Pieśń czerkieska, song for voice and piano, text by Michail Lermontov (1922)
 * Zwycięstwo, song for voice and piano, text by Rabindranath Tagore (1925)
 * Cudne oczy, song for voice and piano, text by Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer (1928)
 * Pamiętam ciche, jasne, złote dnie, song for voice and piano, text by Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer (1928)
 * Noc majowa, song for voice and piano, text by Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer (1928)
 * Chanson d’automne, song for voice and piano, text by Paul Verlaine (1933)
 * Cudne oczy (first version) for soprano (or tenor) and piano (1967)
 * Gwiazdy w twych włosach for tenor (or soprano) and piano (1969)
 * Przez dżungle i puszcze for tenor (or mezzo-soprano) and piano (1969)
 * Dwa for tenor (or mezzo-soprano) and piano (1969)