Friday, 10/11/2024
at 7:30 PM


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Reading from Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz: "The Birch Grove" (1932), translated by Henryk Bereska
Dance and entertainment music from the early 20th century Polish folk songs, arranged for piano by Felicjan Szopski and Karol Szymanowski

A forest lodge in Poland around 1930: A young man, early widowed, father of a daughter, is trapped in grief. He is visited by his younger brother. He is terminally ill, but full of joy of life and plays waltzes, foxtrots, and hit songs on the piano day in, day out, which he heard in the outside world. Outside the house, folk songs can be heard. Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, a close friend of the composer Karol Szymanowski, succeeded with the narrative "The Birch Grove" in creating a sensual and philosophical piece of literature, which was also filmed in 1970 by the Polish Oscar winner Andrzej Wajda.

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