Witold Friemann (20 August 1889 in Konin – 22 March 1977 in Laski) was a Polish composer, pianist, conductor and pedagogue. He was very prolific and composed more than 350 Opuses, most of which remain inedited.
Compositions
Stage
Giewont, musical drama (dramat muzyczny; libretto by Kazimierz Brończyk; 1927–1929, 1934) Kain, opera (1952) Kasia, baśń operowa (1955) Bazyliszek (legenda warszawska), vaudeville (1958)
Vocal
Psalm VIII for soloists, chorus and orchestra, text by Jan Kochanowski (1910) Psalm XXX for soloists, chorus and orchestra, text by Jan Kochanowski (1921) Psalm XC for chorus, text by Jan Kochanowski (1922) Suita podhalańska for baryton solo and string orchestra (1946/1950) Polskie misterium ludowe for soloists, mixed chorus and piano, text by Maria Konopnicka (1946) 4 suity mazowieckie for soloists, mixed chorus and orchestra (1948–51) Spod Warszawy for soloist, mixed chorus and orchestra (1949) Cień Chopina for baryton, piano and orchestra, text by Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer (1949) Rapsod mazowiecki for soloist, mixed chorus and orchestra (1950) Pacem in terris (pro memoria Joannes XXIII, Op.253, for mixed chorus and orchestra (1963) Cudne oczy (second version) for soprano (or tenor) and orchestra (1967) Litania o zjednoczenie chrześcijan, Op.316, for mixed chorus and orchestra (1969) Litania o zjednoczenie ludzkości, Op.318, for soprano, tenor, baryton, bass, female, male and mixed choruses and orchestra (1969) Cudne oczy (third version) for soprano (or tenor) and orchestra (1970) Równy krok for mixed chorus and orchestra (1971) Piosenka o Koninie for mixed chorus a cappella (1971) Didache for chorus and piano (1974) Hymn dla Polski for chorus and piano (1976)
Orchestral
Konrad Wallenrod, symphonic poem (1908) Inwokacja for 12 winds and timpani (1926) Funeral march (1928) Symphony No. 1 Słowiańska (1948) Symphony No. 2 Sinfonietta Mazowiecka (1950) 2 suity chłopskie (1952) Symphony No. 3 (1953) Suita mazowiecka (1956)
Concertant
Piano Concerto No. 1 Koncert-fantazja, Op.16 (1910-1913) Cień Chopina, fantasy for piano and orchestra, Op.77 (1937) Cello Concerto (1950) Piano Concerto No. 2 (1951) Piano Concerto No. 3 (1952) Viola Concerto No. 1, Op.175 (1952) Violin Concerto (1954) Piano Concerto No. 4 (1956) Clarinet Concerto No. 1 (1960) Oboe Concerto Concerto lirico (1961) Clarinet Concerto No. 2 (1961) Concerto for soprano and orchestra (1961) Concerto for 2 pianos solo (1962) Piano Concert No. 5 Concerto impetuoso (1963) Flute Concerto (1963) Bassoon Concerto (1963) Concertino for 2 pianos solo (1963) Concerto for tenor trombone and orchestra No. 1 Concerto eroico (1966) Horn Concerto, for French horn in F and orchestra (1966–68) Trumpet Concerto (1967) Viola Concerto No. 2, for viola solo, string orchestra, timpani and cymbals (1968) Concerto for 2 bassoons and orchestra (1968) Concerto for tenor trombone and orchestra No. 2 (1969) Concerto for bass trombone and orchestra (1969–70) Double bass Concerto, Op.329 (1970) Cztery pieśni rycerskie, Concertino for viola and harp with flute, oboe, clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon and percussion (1970) Tańce polskie for clarinet and orchestra (1975)