Wacław "Wacek" Kisielewski (12 February 1943 – 12 July 1986) was a Polish

pianist A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire and a wide variety of styles to choose from, among them traditional classical music, ja ...

. He was the son of Polish politician Stefan Kisielewski, and one half of the pianist duo Marek i Wacek (Marek and Wacek) with

Marek Tomaszewski Marek Tomaszewski (born 20 November 1943 in Kraków) is a Polish pianist. He was one half of the pianist duo Marek i Wacek, Marek and Wacek with Wacław Kisielewski from 1963 until his death on 12 July 1986.Lucjan Kydryński, "Marek i Wacek: histo ...

. He made

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of classical and modern music, and played concerts in many countries worldwide.

Lucjan Kydryński Lucjan Kydryński (January 6, 1929 in Grudziądz – September 9, 2006 in Warszawa) was a Polish journalist and writer, radio and TV program host. His activities include writing satire for ''Przekrój'', being the host of the National Festival of ...

, "Marek i Wacek: historia prawdziwa ", 1990, , ''Pomorze Publishers'', 166ppMarek i Wacek
at

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Waclaw died in a car accident in

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and was buried in the

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on 17 July 1986. The funeral mass in the Church of Saint Cross

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was attended by a huge crowd. The representatives of

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and

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were present, among others.

Discography

With Marek and Wacek

Long plays

* 1966 – ''Ballade pour deux pianos Barclay'' * 1968 ** ''Kisielewski-Tomaszewski: Play Favourite Melodies'' ( Pronit; CD re-release by Muza in 1994) ** ''Marek & Vacek: Piano Firework'' (

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) ** ''Marek & Vacek: Romanische Figel'' (

) ** ''Marek & Vacek: Trumerei'' (

) * 1969 ** ''Marek & Vacek: Piano Fascination'' (

) ** ''Marek & Vacek: Piano Firework, Vol. 1-2'' (

) * 1970 – ''Marek & Vacek: Classical and Pop Pianos'' (

) * 1971 – ''Marek & Vacek: Stargala, Vol. 1-2'' (

) * 1972 – ''Marek & Vacek: Concert Hits'' (

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) * 1973 ** ''Marek & Vacek: Concert Hits II'' (

) ** ''Marek & Vacek: Concert Hits, Vol. 1-2'' (

) * 1974 – ''Marek und Vacek Live: Vol. 1-2'' (

) * 1976 – ''Marek und Vacek: Spectrum'' (

) * 1977 – ''Marek & Vacek: Wiener Walzer'' (

) * 1978 – ''Marek und Vacek: Das Programm'' (

) * 1979 ** ''Marek und Vacek, Vol. 1-2'' (

) ** ''Marek & Vacek Live'' ( Wifon) * 1980 – ''Marek & Vacek: Mondscheinsonate'' (

) * 1981 ** ''Marek i wacek grają utwory romantyczne'' ( Veriton) ** ''Marek und Vacek in Gold'' (

) * 1982 – ''Die Marek und Vacek Story 1962-1982, Vol. 1-2'' ( Prisma) * 1984 ** ''Marek und Vacek '84'' ( Intercord) ** ''Marek i Vacek'' ( Wifon) ** ''Marek und Vacek: Welterfolge'' ( Intercord) ** ''Marek and Vacek: Again'' ( Pronit) * 1987 – ''Marek & Vacek: The Last Concert, Vol. 1-2'' ( Pronit)

Compact discs

* 1994 – ''Kisielewski - Tomaszewski: Play Favourite Melodies'' ( Muza) * 2001 – ''Niepokonani: Marek & Vacek Live'' (

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) * 2002 – ''Prząśniczka'' ( Pomaton/

)

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1943 births 1986 deaths Musicians from Warsaw Polish classical pianists Male classical pianists Polish jazz pianists Burials at Powązki Cemetery Road incident deaths in Poland 20th-century classical pianists 20th-century male musicians {{classical-pianist-stub