Zbigniew Bargielski

Was born in 1937 in ¸om›a (Poland). He first studied law at the Maria Curie-Sk1odowska University in Lublin (1954­57). In 1958 he began studying composition at the State Higher School of Music in Warsaw under Tadeusz Szeligowski. After his teacher's death he continued his studies with Boles1aw Szabelski at the State Higher School of Music in Katowice. He perfected his compositional skills with Nadia Boulanger in Paris (1966­67) and at the Hochschule für Music in Graz (1972). In 1986 he held a grant from the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst.
He is a prizewinner of many competitions. He won an honourable mention (1981) and an award (1995) at the unesco International Composers1 Rostrum in Paris. His pieces have been performed in many European countries, the United States, Australia and South America. He is
a Professor of Composition at the Music Academy in Bydgoszcz.
He lives in Vienna.

Selected works: Danton, opera after G. Büchner (1968­69), Parades 1970 for orchestra (1970), Ein Zimmer for chamber ensemble, after
F. Kafka (1972), Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra (1975), Violin Concerto (1976), String Quartet OAlpine1 (1976), The Valley of White Bones for chamber ensemble (1977), Butterfly Cage for wind quintet (1978), Nocturne in Blue for violin and chamber orchestra (1978), In the Small Manor, opera after S. I. Witkiewicz (1979), Still Nigh, Still Sound for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (1980), String Quartet No. 2 OSpring1 (1980), A Bird from Dreams for accordion and percussion (1980), Icarus for bass clarinet or alto saxophone and marimba or vibraphone (1981), The Valley of Forgotten Memory for improvised piano and chamber ensemble (1981), Epitaph for two violins (1982), Sonnenlieder for mezzo-soprano, baritone, bass, choir and chamber ensemble (1983), Sunken Flame for violin, cello and accordion (1985), String Quartet No. 3 OStill Life with a Shout1 (1985­86), Labyrinth for cello and accordion (1987), No Man1s Land, oratorio (1989), Cha-ord for orchestra (1990), Requiem for orchestra (1991­92), Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra (1992), Trigonalia for guitar, accordion, percussion and chamber orchestra (1994), Concertino for piano and chamber orchestra (1995), Lost-Found for solo violin (1996), In Search of a Lost Sound for solo flute (1996), Tango for chamber ensemble (1997), String Quartet No. 4 OTime in Flames1 (1998), String Quartet No. 5 OTime that Has Passed1 (2001).

Through the Looking Glass
I composed the piece for the well-known German clarinettist Edward Brunner and the Wilanów Quartet. As it has never been performed, its presentation tonight is the work1s premiere. I introduced two changes to the original version, adding an introduction and a finale, both lasting several bars.
Zbigniew Bargielski