page_title: Alexandre Tansman
hierarchical_section_title: Alexandre Tansman
caption_attribution_description: English: Polish / French pianist and composer Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986) with his first wife Anna Eleonora Brociner
context_page_description: Alexandre Tansman was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of Jewish origin. He spent his early years in his native Poland, but lived in France for most of his life, being granted French citizenship in 1938. His Polish identity influenced several orchestral and chamber works, such as Rapsodie polonaise and Quatre Danses polonaises, and some guitar works, such as Hommage à Lech Walesa and Hommage à Chopin. His music is often said to be primarily neoclassical, drawing on his Polish Jewish heritage as well as his French musical influences.
context_section_description: Alexandre Tansman (Polish: Aleksander Tansman (Tancman); 12 June 1897 – 15 November 1986) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of Jewish origin. He spent his early years in his native Poland, but lived in France for most of his life, being granted French citizenship in 1938. His Polish identity influenced several orchestral and chamber works, such as Rapsodie polonaise and Quatre Danses polonaises, and some guitar works, such as Hommage à Lech Walesa and Hommage à Chopin. His music is often said to be primarily neoclassical, drawing on his Polish Jewish heritage as well as his French musical influences.
caption: Alexandre Tansman with his first wife Anna Eleonora Brociner (1904-1986)
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