Maja Trochimczyk

Dr. Maja Trochimczyk is the author and editor of several books on Polish music and musicians and the former director of The Polish Music Center in University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. She joined us on the phone to give us a brief and broad information about the history, instruments, and evolutions of the Polish music. For more information about Dr. Trochimczyk and her publications visit her official website at: http://www.trochimczyk.net

Listen:

August 18, 2008 Playlist

• National Anthem of Poland

• Unveiling of the Bride (Spadla Zwiszni)

• Frédéric Chopin – Prelude in E-Minor (op.28 no. 4)

• Trebunie Tutki – Kochanie Na Zatracenie / Loving to Loose

• Warsaw Village Band – To you Kasiunia

• Po Bobowisku (In The Bean Field)

• Ignace Paderewski – Nocturne, Op. 37, #2

• Gorecki And Friends – Tamburetta (A. Jarzebski)

• Polish tango, Chór Dana – On nie powróci juz, 1929

• Krzysztof Komeda – Rosemary’s Baby

• Roksana Vikaluk – More Sea

• Warsaw Village Band – The Owl

• Pod Moim Okienkiem (Under My Window) – Polish State Folk Ballet-Slask

• Maria Pomianowska – lipa

• Maria Pomianowska – Sciezka 8

• Maria Pomianowska – Chopin

• Wsciekla Polka (Wild Polka)

• Colas Breugnon: V: Dance II – Gaillarde (T. Baird)

• Weronika Grozdew – Planina

• Weronika Grozdew – Cyrwunem Zasiala

• Krzysztof Komeda with Stanko Dylag Carlsson Poland 1967