Wojciech Konikiewicz - piano
Portraits Of R.
PRIVATE EDITION
By Adam Baruch
This is a beautiful and sadly completely obscure solo piano album by Polish Jazz pianist/composer Wojciech Konikiewicz. It comprises of thirteen impressions composed by Konikiewicz as musical "illustrations" to an exhibition of thirteen paintings and sculptures portraying the great Polish film director Roman Polanski, which was held in the Adi Art gallery in Lodz. The music created by Konikiewicz to accompany the exhibition turned it into a multi-media happening.
The figure of Polanski is of
course synonymous with Polish Jazz, since his films always featured soundtracks
performed by Polish Jazz musicians and composed usually by the Godfather of
Polish Jazz, pianist/composer Krzysztof Komeda. Therefore the presence of
this music as part of the artistic homage to Polanski makes perfect sense.
The music is very lyrical and
contemplative, flowing gently from one impression to another, somewhat in
contrast to the tempestuous character of Polanski himself. Perhaps Konikiewicz
is able to see the gentle side of the great director or responds to the artwork
at the exhibition, but whatever the reason the music is definitely non
aggressive. Based on rather veiled melodic themes, these impressions are more
about letting the musical flow embrace the listener and carry him along on a
subconscious voyage of emotional happening. Calling these pieces impressions is
much more accurate than calling them improvisations, as they are a result of a
continuous process of subconscious flow of creation, unbounded by the need to
improvise on a actual given themes or chord changes.
This is very personal music and
as such requires openhearted and attentive listening and a kind of mental
submission to let the music enter into the listener's soul. Once such a process
takes place, the aesthetic experience is fully realized. I can only recommend
to people to try and find a copy of this album, which surely won't be easy, in
order to listen to enjoy this music and to discover yet another side of
Konikiewicz, who obviously is a multifaceted Artist.
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