Henryk Pachulski 1859-1921

[giles.enders]

Henryk Albertovitch Pachulski   Born 4 October 1859  Lazy, Poland  Died 2 March 1921 Moscow

He studied piano with Strobel and composition under Stanislav Moniuszko and Wladyslav Zelenski in Warsaw.  From 1880 he settled in Russia and studied in Moscow under Aleksander Michaelowski, Pabst, Nikolai Rubinstein and Anton Arensky.  He remained in Russia for the rest of his life.

Orchestra

Suite for orchestra in memory of Tchaikovsky - four movements Prelude, scherzo, momento lirico, scena ballata Op.13  1897   pub. by P Jurgensen Moscow
Polish fantasy for piano and orchestra in A major  - orchestrated by Florian Dabrovsky  Op.17  1900   pub. by P Jurgenson Moscow
(revised version of above by O Thurmer 1915)  pub. by Augener
Meditation for string orchestra
Marche Solonelle pour grand orchestra  Op.15  1898   pub. by P Jurgenson  Moscow

Chamber

Three pieces for cello and piano  Op.4  1890  pub. by W Paxton & Co.

Piano

Piano Sonata No.1 in C minor  Op.10  1894   pub. by P Jurgenson
Piano Sonata No.2 in F major  Op.27   pub. by P Jurgenson  Moscow
Variations on an original theme  Op.1  (1 theme +12 variations)  pub. by P Jurgenson  Moscow
Two pieces for piano  Op.2  1888   pub. by P Jurgenson
Three pieces for piano  - Chant sans paroles  Op.3
Polonaise in E flat major  Op.5  1899   pub. by P Jurgenson
Valse Caprice in D flat major  Op.6 1891  pub. by P Jurgenson  Moscow
Two concert etudes - 1. Harmonies du soir  2. Fantome  Op.7   pub. by P Jurgenson  Moscow
Six preludes  Op.8  1891   pub. by P Jurgenson  Moscow  also by Edwin Ashdown  London
Two pieces for piano  1. Moment Musical in C minor 2. Etude- 'Aus lichen Tagen'  in F sharp major  Op.11   pub. by P Jurgenson
Phantastiche Marchen  Op.12   pub. by P Jurgensen  Moscow
Feuilles d'album  - four movements  Op.16   pub. by P Jurgenson  Moscow
Octaven - etude in G flat major  1901  pub. by P Jurgenson
Two mazurkas  Op.18
Toccata in C major Op.19  pub. by P Jurgenson
Two pieces for piano  Op.20   pub. by P Jurgenson
Four preludes  Op.21   pub. by P Jurgenson  Moscow
Three pieces for piano Op.22  1906   pub. by P Jurgenson
Album pour la jeunerse pour piano  Op.23: pub. by P Jurgenson, Moscow
1. Dans la chapelle in G major
2. Fugue a 2 voix in D major
3. Morceau canonique in D minor
4. Un peu de Reves in F major
5. Aven intime in D major
6. Chant des Mossonneuses  iin F major
7. Petite etude in B major
8. Scherzino in F major
9. Choral dorique in D
10. Le meme choral figure in D
11. Pres de la source, enforme d'etude  in A major
12. Chant des mediants, chant populaire polonaisin in A minor
13. Fragment in C sharp minor
14. Petite valse in G major
15. Point d'orgue in D minor
16. Recreation in B flat major
Two pieces for piano - 1. Equise  2. Valse Melancolique  Op.24  1907   pub. by P Jurgenson  Moscow
Eight Kanonische Studien  Op.26   pub. by P Jurgenson  Moscow
Three preludes - In G flat major  2. in B flat minor 3. Elegie  Op.29   pub. by P Jurgenson  Moscow

There are also many transcriptions from the works of Polish and Russian composers.

Song

The Reaper's Song

[Gareth Vaughan]

The Polish Fantasy, Op. 17 is for piano & orchestra and is on Mike Spring's list as a possible candidate for Hyperion to record.  Score & parts of Opp. 13 & 15 are in Fleisher, but not, alas Op. 17.

[eschiss1]

We have or used to have Op.13 in an uploaded recording here (and I think IMSLP has the score). Nice piece.

[violinconcerto]

... is on Mike Spring's list as a possible candidate for Hyperion to record. ...

Why are there such rare works on the list of Mike Spring for the piano repertoire and so common and ordinary violin concertos? Who is his little birdie? I have to have a serious word with him/her.

Tobias

[eschiss1]

I seem vaguely to recall that the violin concerto series is much more performer and performer-repertoire driven, which may or may not be part of the answer (but then there are performers with much more interesting repertoires, too...)

[violinconcerto]

There are indeed performers who would play much more interesting works! And there are indeed concertos that much more need to be recorded.

Tobias

[Christopher]

The Op.17 Fantasy has been recorded by Lydia Kozubek, on a CD coupling with Hummel (op. 85 piano concerto).

[markniew]

one correction - orchestrator of the Polish Fantasy was Florian Dąbrowski (1913-2002), Polish composer, author amiong others of 2 piano concertos   

[Gareth Vaughan]

The Op.17 Fantasy has been recorded by Lydia Kozubek, on a CD coupling with Hummel (op. 85 piano concerto).

I didn't know. In that case Mike Spring may not bother. Have you got details of the CD, please? Is it still available?

[eschiss1]

Polskie Nagrania, 2004. See Worldcat.

I didn't know that the availability of a work on recording had stayed his hand before.

[Christopher]

The Op.17 Fantasy has been recorded by Lydia Kozubek, on a CD coupling with Hummel (op. 85 piano concerto).

I didn't know. In that case Mike Spring may not bother. Have you got details of the CD, please? Is it still available?

You can see details of the CD here:

http://www.amazon.com/Utwory-Na-Fortepian-Z-Orkiestra/dp/B005QA8ZWY/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1439886206&sr=1-1-fkmr1&keywords=pachulski+kozubek

Now, what would we persuade Mike Spring to record in its place?  hmm cat out of bag....

[giles.enders]

Corrections duly noted.  Was the Polish Fantasy originally written for piano or did Pachulsky leave it incomplete.

[eschiss1]

Re op.17: a complete (I think...) 2-piano reduction was published ca.1901 and can be found at IMSLP. (See http://imslp.org/wiki/Fantaisie_for_Piano_and_Orchestra,_Op.17_%28Pachulski,_Henryk%29.)

[giles.enders]

Did Pachulski ever orchestrate his concerto or did he only compose a two piano reduction?

[eschiss1]

That's what I'm wondering too. I do not know!