# Witold Friemann

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)

### Chamber

* Violin Sonata No. 1 Sonata polska (1912)
* Elegy for cello and piano (1913)
* Nokturne for violin and piano (1921)
* Romance for violin and piano (1922)
* Opowieść wschodnia for oboe, violin, cello and piano (1931)
* String Quartet No. 1 Rapsod śląski (1932)
* Prelude for cello and piano (1933)
* 4 pieśni rycerskie, suite for viola and harp or piano (1935)
* Suita antica for violin and piano (1935)
* Viola Sonata (1935)
* Mazurek for violin and piano (1939)
* Oberek for violin and piano (1939)
* 3 pieces for viola and piano (1940–47)
* String Quartet No. 2 (1942)
* Piano Quintet No. 1, with clarinet (1943)
* Violin Sonata No. 2 (1947)
* 2 Romances for violin and piano (1947)
* Clarinet Sonata No. 1 Quasi una sonata (1949)
* Polska suita for violin and piano, in A major (1950)
* String Quartet No. 3 (1953)
* Wind Trio (1953)
* Suite for clarinet and piano (1953)
* Piano Quintet No. 2 (1954)
* Piano Quartet (1954)
* Prelude for violin and piano, in G minor (1954)
* Clarinet Sonata No. 2 (1959)
* Clarinet Sonata No. 3 Romantica (1959)
* Polska suita for flute and piano (1964)
* 3 Mazurkas for violin and piano (1954)
* Improvisation for tenor trombone (1966)
* Taniec śląski for violin and piano (1967)
* I Suita kontemplacyjna (Contemplative suite No. 1) for trombone and piano (1968)
* Polonez majestatyczny for tuba and piano (1969)
* Danse a l’antique for flute and piano (1970)
* Myśli for viola and piano (1971)
* Choral for 4 trombones (1972)
* Suite for 4 trombones and bass drum (1972)
* Improvisation and Polonaise for clarinet and piano (1973)
* Nocturne for cello and piano, in G major (1974)
* Andante molto for clarinet and piano, in F major (1974)
* Mazurek for viola and piano, in G minor (1975)
* Suite for 4 trombones (1976)
* 2 pieces for 3 trombones (1976)
* Kiedy ranne wstają zorze for 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, timpani and cymbals (1976)
* Duet-romanza for 2 trombones (1976).

### Piano solo

* Smutna opowieść (1910)
* Suita staroświecka (1927)
* Etude in seconds, Op.53 (1928)
* Opowieść morska (1943)
* Introduction and ballade (1948)
* 18 Miniatures, Op.154 (1950)
* 50 miniatur dwugłosowych (1966)
* 50 utworów romantycznych: preludia, mazurki (1966)
* Quasi Notturno (1969)
* Preludium tragiczne (1969)
* Romance and Vita dolorosa (1975)
* Pensées tres tristet [?] (1976)
* Mazurkas, more than 160
* Preludes, more than 180

### Organ

* Muzyka w czasie Mszy św. (1944)

### Songs with piano

* Anioł, song for voice and piano, text by Michail Lermontov (1909)
* Modlitwa, song for voice and piano, text by Leopold Staff (1913)
* Pieśń czerkieska, song for voice and piano, text by Michail Lermontov (1922)
* Zwycięstwo, song for voice and piano, text by Rabindranath Tagore (1925)
* Cudne oczy, song for voice and piano, text by Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer (1928)
* Pamiętam ciche, jasne, złote dnie, song for voice and piano, text by Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer (1928)
* Noc majowa, song for voice and piano, text by Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer (1928)
* Chanson d’automne, song for voice and piano, text by Paul Verlaine (1933)
* Cudne oczy (first version) for soprano (or tenor) and piano (1967)
* Gwiazdy w twych włosach for tenor (or soprano) and piano (1969)
* Przez dżungle i puszcze for tenor (or mezzo-soprano) and piano (1969)
* Dwa for tenor (or mezzo-soprano) and piano (1969)