I. Allegro deciso II. Scherzo III. Andante IV. Allegro con moto
Chicago native, Robert Muczynski has been described as “one of our country’s best composers".His works have travelled the globe with performances in the major cities of Europe, Australia, and the Far East.
Muczynski studied composition with Alexander Tcherepnin at DePaul University, Chicago during the late 1940’s. His principal piano teacher during his undergraduate and graduate years at DePaul was Walter Knupfer. At age 29, Muczynski made his New York debut at Carnegie Recital Hall, performing a program of his own compositions for piano. At that time he was head of the piano department at Loras College in Iowa.Meanwhile, Muczynski’s compositions were beginning to attract an international following. His Sonata for Flute and Piano Op. 14 received the Concours Internationale prize in Nice, France in 1961 and is now unanimously regarded by audiences, critics, and performers as an important addition to the flute repertoire.Kaori Fujii
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I. Allegro deciso
II. Scherzo
III. Andante
IV. Allegro con moto
Chicago native, Robert Muczynski has been described as “one of our country’s best composers". His works have travelled the globe with performances in the major cities of Europe, Australia, and the Far East.
Muczynski studied composition with Alexander Tcherepnin at DePaul University, Chicago during the late 1940’s. His principal piano teacher during his undergraduate and graduate years at DePaul was Walter Knupfer. At age 29, Muczynski made his New York debut at Carnegie Recital Hall, performing a program of his own compositions for piano. At that time he was head of the piano department at Loras College in Iowa. Meanwhile, Muczynski’s compositions were beginning to attract an international following. His Sonata for Flute and Piano Op. 14 received the Concours Internationale prize in Nice, France in 1961 and is now unanimously regarded by audiences, critics, and performers as an important addition to the flute repertoire. Kaori Fujii
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