Kazimierz Serocki
Kazimierz Serocki (1922-1981) was a Polish composer and pianist, born in Toruń. He studied piano and composition in Łódź, then spent a year in Paris with Nadia Boulanger and the pianist Lazare Lévy. In 1956 he and Tadeusz Baird started the Warsaw Autumn festival. His early works drew on twelve-tone technique, and his later scores give a central place to sound colour and percussion. With Baird and Jan Krenz, Serocki formed the composers' alliance Group 49. He held posts in the Polish Composers' Union and wrote film scores, among them The Youth of Chopin.
Music Workshop (LP)
Six excellent avant-garde compositions for ensemble, led by Zygmunt Krauze, from the late 1960's by as many Polish experimental composers, released by Muza in 1970.
Edgard Varèse, Miloslav Kabeláč, Iannis Xenakis, Maurice Ohana, Carlos Chavez, John Cage, Kazimierz Serocki
Les Percussions De Strasbourg (2LP)2LP set including some of the most important compositions for percussion ensemble of the 20th century, performed by Les Percussions De Strasbourg and released by Philips in 1983.
Pianophonie
'Forte e piano' is one of Serocki's lesser known and acclaimed works, while 'Pianophonie' is considered his greatest masterpiece. However, it's worth remembering that 'Forte a piano' and 'Pianophonie' are interrelated. It's difficult to imagine the latter without the former. Serocki was born in Torun. He studied composition with Kazimierz Sikorski and piano with Stanislaw Szpinalski at the State Higher School of Music in Lódz and graduated in 1946. He continued in Paris, studying composition w…