Zbigniew Łapiński
Zbigniew Janusz Łapiński was a Polish musician, composer, pianist, accompanist, arranger, and conductor.
Biography
He was best known for his collaboration with Przemysław Gintrowski and Jacek Kaczmarski. He also worked with the band Czerwony Tulipan, as well as with Kuba Sienkiewicz, contributing to three of Sienkiewicz's solo albums and performing with him in acoustic concerts. Lapiński also took part in concerts and studio recordings with Mirosław Czyżykiewicz.Together with Jørn Simen Øverli, he recorded two albums: the first featuring songs by the Kaczmarski-Gintrowski-Lapiński trio and other polish poets; the second, a set of Vladimir Vysotsky’s songs translated into Norwegian, which won the 1989 Spellemannprisen.
In November 2005, he suffered a stroke and withdrew from professional life.
He died on April 2, 2018 and was buried in the Avenue of the Meritorious at Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw.
Honors
In 1999, he was awarded the honorary badge Meritorious Activist of Culture. On October 15, 2004, was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit. In August 2006, President Lech Kaczyński presented him with the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. In 2016, he was awarded the Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture.Works
Compositions by Lapiński :- Akompaniator
- Bajka średniowieczna
- Bankierzy
- Chrystus i kupcy
- Czary skuteczne na swary odwieczne
- Czerwony Autobus
- Dobre rady Pana Ojca
- Dylemat
- Dzieci Hioba
- Dzielnica żebraków
- Epitafium dla Sowizdrzała
- Hiob
- Jak długo grać będą…
- Karmaniola
- Kolęda barokowa
- Kolęda ludowa
- Kołysanka
- Koniec wojny trzydziestoletniej
- Meldunek
- Nie widzą, nie wiedzą
- Poranek
- Portret zbiorowy w zabytkowym wnętrzu
- Powrót z Syberii
- Prosty człowiek
- Pusty raj
- Pustynia ’80
- Rokosz
- Rozmowa
- Scena to dziwna…
- Somosierra
- Straszny rwetes, bracie ośle…
- Szturm
- Targ
- Tyle złota i purpury…
- Upadek Związku Radzieckiego
- W kołysce Ziemi Obiecanej…
- Wariacje dla Grażynki
- Wigilia na Syberii
- Wiosna 1905
- Władca Ciemności
- Z pasa słuckiego pożytek
- Zrodził się dzieciaczek…