{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"So Lit Song Lit","title":"Grażyna Bacewicz","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/71ce93ef\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1130,"description":"Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969) was a Polish composer of Lithuanian heritage. Her father taught all of his children to play violin and piano, as well as a little music theory, and she went on to become the concertmaster of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. After a serious car accident, she could no longer perform and then concentrated on composing. Another Nadia Boulanger student, her musical language is unique, very modern with a great deal of dissonance that comes out sounding incredibly beautiful!\nMusical clips performed by Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano, and Ellen Rissinger, piano:\n1st Groteski (from 3 Grosteski)\n\nIn her Collected Songs\nRóże (Rose)\nNad wodą wielką i czystą\nBoli mnie głowa\n\nWe also mentioned the resource Singing in Polish. And don't forget to check out our previous episodes on Szymanowski and Wertheim for more Polish repertoire!\nRecorded at Morningstar Studios in Norristown, PA.\n\n***\nSo Lit Song Lit is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about its network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts.\nYou can follow Ellen and The Diction Police on Facebook and at www.dictionpolice.com.\nYou can follow Toni Marie on Facebook at Toni Marie Palmertree, soprano and Instagram @ToniMariePalmertree","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/fEtM9LFa_exmIkKdhBufSjZ39nh5oKj3Ig-WOAZOcJM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM2MTUyLzE2Njgw/ODg5OTMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}