Marek Pasieczny’s review/article at the Japanese magazin for classical guitar: “Guitar Dream No.23″ (July/August 2010)

Gabriel Bianco,Marek Pasieczny & Olsztyn Orchestra

World premiere of Marek Pasieczny’s new guitar concerto “Fantaisie en hommage à Frédéric Chopin” for guitar and orchestra is going to be premiered during The VII International Olsztyn Guitar Festival 2010’ in Poland on the 17th of July at the Warminsko-Mazurska Philharmonic Hall in Olsztyn, Poland.
Gabriel BIANCO (guitar) with Olsztyn ‘Philharmonic Orchestra’ conducted by Janusz PRZYBYLSKI

“Fantaisie en hommage à Frédéric Chopin” pour guitar et orchestre
Célébration du 200 ème anniversaire de Frédéric Chopin
I.  Ballade – Impromptu
II.  Nocturne Mistique
III.  Mazurka Romanesque
IV.  Marche Funebre
V.  Fantaisie – Final
Marek Pasieczny is as well adjudicating, and giving masterclasses at ‘The 7th INTERNATIONAL GUITAR COURSE AND COMPETITION’ 17-18 of July

Pasieczny’s newest works are going to be premiered by world-renowned pianists during the Scottish International Piano Festival - “Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Fryderyk Chopin’s Birth” in Glasgow / U.K.

June, 13th; 11:30am – AcademyConcert Hall; RSAMD

Aaron Shorr and Jonathan Plowright (piano I),

Fali Pavri and Sinae Lee (piano II)

“Suite Polonaise - celebration du 200e anniversaire de la naissance de Frederic Chopin” (for two pianos – eight hands)

I. „Polonaise”
II. „Scherzo”
III. „Berceuse”
IV. „Impromptu (fanstasie)” V.  „Nocturne” 
VI. „Mazurka (Oberek)”

June, 12th; 7:30pm – AcademyConcert Hall; RSAMD

Duncan Maxwell Strachan

Duncan Maxwell Strachan (cello) and Sylvia Sze-Hua Jen (piano) 

‘Six Songs inspired by Wieslawa Szymborska’s poetry’  (for piano and cello)

1.’Jeszcze’ / ‘Still’
2.’Allegro ma non troppo’
3.Chmury/Clouds
4.’Upamietnienie’ / ‘Commemoration’
5. ‘Trzy slowa najdziwniejsze’ / ‘Three oddest words’
6.’Oboz glodowy pod Jaslem’ / ‘Starvation Camp near Jaslo’

more info/booking tickets here and here

Pasieczny is touring in Japan! Solo and together with Ian Watson (violin). Recitals in Tokyo, Hamamatsu, Fujieda and Fuji; between 12th and 29th of May. more info here In programme works by J.S.Bach, Nicolo Paganini, Arvo Part, Yuquijiro Yocoh, Dr.Alistair McDonald and Marek Pasieczny’s brand new compositions (world premieres and Japanese premieres) plus special arrangements!

Ludowe polskie melodie zapisane na gitarę i orkiestrę symfoniczną? Oj, tak! Marek Pasieczny swoim „Concerto polacco” uwiódł publiczność VI Lubuskich Spotkań Gitarowych. Sala Filharmonii Zielonogórskiej trzęsła się od braw. Echa „Chodzonego”, to znów religijnej pieśni „Cichy zapada zmrok”. I jeszcze „Za górkę zaszła” od Grójca/Worów, a na finał porywająca sądecka „Wściekła Polka”… A wszystko 30-letni blondyn o długich palcach rozpisał na gitarę (własną), skrzypce, obój, fagot, kotły, harfę i… pstrykanie palcami! Marek Pasieczny!

Po takim występie jak dziś w Filharmonii Zielonogórskiej, chciałoby się zapakować tego absolwenta wrocławskiej Akademii Muzycznej wraz z symfonikami do samolotu, żeby fruwali po świecie jako ambasadorzy kultury polskiej. W sumie to już się dzieje, bowiem tuż po zielonogórskim koncercie Marek Pasieczny leci do Japonii, gdzie ma zaplanowane tournee.

7 maja 2010, Gazeta Lubuska

Classical Guitar (April 2010 issue)

Reviews of “Hommage a Aleksander Tansman” and “Two Stories; Aquarius; Cool Night Lights” (published by EUTERPE) now in (April 2010 issue) of Classical Guitar magazine. read here

Marek Pasieczny & Michal Daniel Bak

Brand new independent recordings of two young Polish guitarists appeared this month with Marek Pasieczny’s music. Michal Daniel Bak “Music Journey”

I think about this album with sentiment. I wrote most compositions several years ago, when I was younger than Michał. So, it somehow resembles a journey “back to the past”, and these juvenile interpretations of Michał are so dear to me. His interpretations are first of all full of expression and strengthened by his virtuosity. The mastery of the instrument and an interest in jazz music resulted in this very choice of repertoire presented on the debut disc. Michał feels confident in clear forms of sonata, variation or partita. The above mentioned interest in jazz proved to be invaluable in impressionistic variations, a jazz sonata or partita with numerous alterations. The performance, bursting with energy, but also showing a deep respect for all the compositions, is the source of joy for every artist! Great job, Michał! Marek Pasieczny
Warsaw, 1 March 2010

(live rec. video of ‘Journey Variations’ performed by Michal here)

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Jakub Kosciuszko

Jakub Kosciuszko “Here Comes The Silent Dusk. Music of Marek Pasieczny” 

“Music is a record of time, and this CD is a perfect example of this. The three compositions recorded on this album represent my works for solo guitar in significant ways. One can divide this repertoire into three phases – early, middle (guitar studies) and the last one – academic (composition studies).  A great respect towards the musical material and intellectually exquisite approach to new music makes Jakub a great partner in a composer-performer relationship. He can be characterized by his extraordinary maturity which reveals itself in treating each composition in a very focused way. Technical control of the instrument is not obscuring the music, on the contrary – it gives it a natural, full rein to deep musical cogitations.  I hope that this debut album (for me ‘retrospective’ and ‘regulative’) will be an important and appreciated step in the guitarists` musical career.
Marek Pasieczny
1.03.2010
Warszawa

(excerpts from the CD here ;more info about Kuba here)

Pasieczny wystapi z orkiestra na Szostych Lubuskich Spotkaniach Gitarowych w piątek 7.05.2010 r. o godz.19.00 w Filharmonii Zielonogórskiej im. Tadeusza Bairda, razem z Orkiestrą Symfoniczną Filharmonii Zielonogórskiej;Czesław Grabowski (dyrygent); Marek Pasieczny (gitara).

Marek PASIECZNY – „CONCERTO POLACCO” (‘Koncert Polski’)
1. Maestoso, lento assai
2. Liberamente quasi capriccioso – Andante
3. Allegro spianato molto regolare
4. Adagio mesto et molto espressivo
5. Vivace giocoso et brillante

Ponadto Pasieczny poprowadzi lekcje: 8.05.2010 r. – sobota; godz.9.00-17.00 – Państwowa Szkoła Muzyczna I i II st. w Zielonej Górze
wiecej o festiwalu tu

NEW! recenzja po koncercie TU

 Marek Pasieczny together with Sylvia Sze-Hua Jen (harpsichord)  will be giving recital at “The IInd International Sylvius Leopold Weiss Baroque Festival“ in Grodkow / Poland, 8-10th of April 2010.

Their programme includes works for guitar solo, harspichord solo and harpsichord/guitar by Marek PASIECZNY, Janetta GOULD, Bohuslav MARTINŮ.

more info here

 Pasieczny’s latest published work for guitar solo entitled “9 Miniatures” is now available here at the Les Productions d’Oz.

This brand new publication consists of nine independant pieces, technically easy, and are based on and inspired by several faintly well-known Polish folk tunes.

1.’It already turned Grey where it had sat down’ / ‘Już nam pusiwialo gdzie zasiadac mialo’  (from Sumin / Zamojskie)
2. ‘In the field a young green limetree’ / ‘W polu lipejka’  (from Zarudzie / Zamojskie)
3. ‘How I moped In the field’ / ‘Jak ja w polu zela’  (from Grabowica / Zamojskie)
4. Oh my mummy, you had Orly me’ / Oj moja mutulu, tys mnie jedna miala’ (from Nedezow / Zamojskie)
5. ‘Go I will not to rake hay’ / ‘nie pojde ja Grabic siana’ (from Mlociany, Lomianki / Warsaw )
6. ‘Chaff not the oat Marry’ / ‘Sieczka nie owies Marysiu’ (from Grojec – Glochow)
7. ‘I’ll Take the robe, I’ll Take the zhupan’ / ‘Wezme ja kontusz, wezme ja zupan’ (from Mazowsze / Cracow)
8.’I do not Wonder anyone’ / ’Nikomu się nie dziwuje’ (from Grudzondz)
9.’She dropped by the hill’ / ‘za gorke zaszla’ (from Grojec- Worow)

Miniatures from No.5 till No.9 were commissioned by The 6th International Guitar Competition in Olsztyn / Poland in 2009.  Miniatures No.1 till No.4 I composed in my hometown in Feb.2010.

This cycle is dedicated to Marcin Dylla.