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(1913-1994), Warsaw, Poland. An important figure in 20th century music, he won many international prizes including the UNESCO Prize (1959,1968), the French order of Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (1982), Grawemeyer Award (1985), Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal (1986). His Symphony No. 4 was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and received its world premiere in February 1993 under the baton of the composer. It won, posthumously, the International Music Award for best large-scale composition.

Resources in This Category

• What Vastness of Suffering? Lutoslawski's First Symphony

  http://www.ce-review.org/00/9/reyland9.html
  Essay comparing different critical approaches with bibliography. By Nicholas Reyland for Central Europe Review.

• Witold Lutoslawski

  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1334783/
  Filmography noting use of music and on-screen appearances from the Internet Movie Database.

• Witold Lutoslawski

  http://www.allmusic.com/artist/witold-lutos%C5awski-mn0001551285
  Biography, photograph, works list, and credits from All Music Guide.

• Witold Lutoslawski: A Classic Among Moderns

  http://www.humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=c&p=c&a=i&ID=105
  Biographical timeline, key works, recommended recordings, and quotes, from Humanities Web.

• Witold Lutosławski

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Lutoslawski
  Entry at Wikipedia with internal links to related material and external source recommendations.

• Witold Lutosławski

  http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/lutoslawski.php
  Photograph and suggested works from the Classical Net Basic Repertoire List.

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