In the 1950s, 303 researchers travelled through Poland and gathered over 46,000 recordings of folk music. It was one of the largest campaigns of its kind in Poland. It’s 1934. Two young ...

And why do we know so little about springtime carols? Let’s learn about – and listen to – this forgotten, but fascinating feature of Polish music and folk history. Polish folk music has managed to ...

The organizers describe the concerts as a music-and-dance journey through Poland showcasing a diversity of the nation’s folk heritage. The programme also includes music by Wojciech Kilar (1932 ...

and combine traditional Polish folk music with modern sound elements. In juxtaposing traditional instruments - including frame drums, hurdy gurdys, "white voice" style singing and the rarely-heard ...

Szymanowski was influenced by the music of Wagner, Richard Strauss, Reger, Scriabin and the impressionism of Debussy and Ravel. He also drew much influence from his countryman Chopin and from Polish ...

and Vivaldi were influenced by folk music from the Ashkenazy, Polish, Roma, Scottish, and Turkish traditions. Cross-cultural pollination yields luscious fruit as the sounds of Tafelmusik’s ...