Henryk Pachulski (16 October 18592 March 1921)In Russian sources he is given the patronym Albertovich. was a Polish-born pianist, composer and teacher who spent most of his life in

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. Of noble birth, he was born the son of a surveyor and forester, in

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, near

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, Poland. He studied at the Warsaw Institute of Music under

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and Władysław Żeleński, then at the

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from 1880, studying with

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, Pavel Pabst,

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, and

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. From 1886 to 1917, he was professor of piano at the conservatory. He never returned to his native country. Pachulski wrote a ''Suite'' for orchestra, a ''Méditation'' for string orchestra, a ''Polish Fantasy'' for piano and orchestra, works for cello, piano (preludes, études, two sonatas, polonaises, mazurkas, waltzes), and numerous songs, as well as many four-handed piano transcriptions of Tchaikovsky's orchestral music. His Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 19, was dedicated to Arensky, and his Piano Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op, 27, to

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.Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th ed, 1954, Vol. VI, p. 479, Pachulski, Henryk Some of his works have been recorded by Lubow Nawrocka (Henry Pachulski – Piano Works 1, Acte Préalable, Warsaw 2008, AP0187) and Valentina Seferinova and Venera Bojkova (Henryk Pachulski - Piano Works 2, Acte Préalable, London, 2016, AP0361). His brother

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(1857–1919) also went to Russia and was employed as a musician by

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, the patroness of

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. He was a secretary to the von Meck family and married von Meck's daughter Yuliya. He is the prime suspect in the breakdown of the relationship between Tchaikovsky and his patroness.

Discography

* 2008 : Piano Works vol. 1 - Acte Préalable AP018

* 2016 : Piano Works vol. 2 - Acte Préalable AP036

* 2020 : Piano Works vol. 3 - Acte Préalable AP048

* 2023 : Władysław & Henryk Pachulski • Rogowski • Szeluto • Rozbicki - String Quartets - Acte Préalable AP056

* 2024 : Piano Works vol. 4 - Acte Préalable AP058

References

External links

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Brief biography
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Scores by Henryk Pachulski
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