Stanisław Moniuszko
Compositions for: Piano
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2 Piosnki A. Grozy3 Krakowiaki3 ValsesC
CzatyD
Dalibóg!DarmozjadDaryDumka, ISM 8Dwie zorzeDziad i babaE
ElegiaG
Gałązka rówienniczkaGdyby mnie kto kochał szczerzeGdybym miał twój darGroźna dziewczynaH
Hymn o Św. StanisławieI
Intende vociK
KozakKukułka No.1Kum i kumaKwiatyL
LzyM
MaciekMélodiesMorelN
Na skrzydłach pieśniO
O matko mojaO Władco świataOczekiwanieP
Panie, gdy serce drżyPieśń o królu ĆwieczkuPieśń pokutna No.2Piosenki obce na swojski strójPiosnka żołnierzaPiosnki sielskie Władysława SyrokomliPolonaisePrząśniczkaS
Słowiczek, ISM 51Sonety KrymskieSouvenirs de Zamek na CzorsztynieT
Trzech BudrysówV
Vilanella in B-flat majorW
WiosnaZ
ZawódZnasz-li ten krajŚ
Śpiew łabędziŚpiewnik domowy No.2Śpiewnik domowy No.3Śpiewnik domowy No.4Śpiewnik domowy No.5Śpiewnik domowy No.6Śpiewnik domowy No.7Arrangements for: Piano
3 Krakowiaki4 PiosnkiBeataDumka, ISM 8Dwie zorzeHalkaJawnutaKozakOczekiwaniePiosnka żołnierzaPiosnki sielskie Władysława SyrokomliPolonaise de concertPrząśniczkaSłowiczek, ISM 51Sonety KrymskieThe CountessVerbum nobileWiosnaZnasz-li ten krajWikipediaStanisław Moniuszko (Polish pronunciation: [stãˈɲiswaf mɔ̃ˈɲuʃkɔ]; May 5, 1819, Ubiel, Minsk Governorate – June 4, 1872, Warsaw, Congress Poland) was a Polish composer, conductor and teacher. He wrote many popular art songs and operas, and his music is filled with patriotic folk themes of the peoples of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (predominantly the Poles, Lithuanians and Belarusians). Since the 1990s Stanisław Moniuszko is being recognized in Belarus as an important figure of Belarusian culture. Moniuszko's operas are regularly performed at the Belarusian National Opera. There is a Museum of Stanisław Moniuszko.
He is generally referred to as "the father of Polish national opera".
Moniuszko's series of twelve song books is notable and contains songs to the words of Adam Mickiewicz, Antoni Edward Odyniec, and Józef Ignacy Kraszewski.
An English version of Straszny dwór (
The Haunted Manor, or The Haunted Castle) was created and premiered by the student operatic society at Bristol University in 1970; this version has been performed since, specifically in 2001 by Opera South, which company also presented the world premiere of a specially created new English version of Verbum Nobile in 2002.
Moniuszko's opera Flis (The Raftsman) was performed and recorded in the Wielki Theatre of Polish National Opera at the 2019 Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival, marking the 200th anniversary of Moniuszko's birth.
Paria was performed at Poznań Opera in June 2019, directed by Graham Vick and conducted by Gabriel Chmura.