A first single from my new album "Music for Sci-fi Movies".

The album is available through Bandcamp:
https://jedrzejsiwek.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-sci-fi-movies

The Day The Earth Stood Still (from Music for Sci-fi Movies)

To celebrate this year's Piano Day, I decided to record a miniature for a piano. The new series is called "Piano Meditations", in which I will record ten tracks. Before this happens, I encourage you to listen to the first piece that initiates the cycle and celebrates Piano Day 2021.

What is Piano Day?
Piano Day, an annual worldwide event founded by a group of likeminded people, takes place on the 88th day of the year – in 2021 it’s the 29th March – because of the number of keys on the instrument being celebrated.

Composed and performed by Jędrzej Siwek
Out of Stock, 2021

Piano Meditation No. 1 (Piano Day 2021)

The first track from the upcoming album "No trees were harmed during the process of making these recordings".  

The album will be available on cassette tape and DL, premiere in September 2021.

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SZSZRZ is a sound collective formed by:
Tomasz Pizio (@tomasz-pizio)
Łukasz Suchy (@el-suchy)
Jędrzej Siwek

SZSZRZ - Rework No 1

"Tuba Mirum" is a part of the "Dies Irae", a Latin poetic sequence used in Anglican and Catholic liturgies, especially the Requiem Mass.

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Tuba Mirum

Mozart was convinced that he was composing a "Requiem" for his impending death. Cherubini wrote "Requiem in D-Minor" with a similar intention (performed on the day of his funeral). Verdi composed "Messa da Requiem" as an expression of rebellion in the face of death, dedicating his work to the memory of Alessandro Manzoni. On the other hand, Britten wrote it as a pacifist manifesto for WWII. I reassure the concerned - there have been no tumults in my life. I'm recording "Requiem" because I don't know more beautiful music than this one full of sadness, pain and grief.

Will 2023 be the year of the Requiem? I hope so. Before the affirmation becomes a fact, I am sharing the opening sequence from upcoming album: "Requiem Aeternam". The track is also available on all streaming platforms.

https://jedrzejsiwek.bandcamp.com/album/requiem

Mozart był przekonany, że komponuje "Requiem" na okoliczność zbliżającej się śmierci. Cherubini z podobną intencją napisał "Requiem D-Moll" (utwór wykonano w dniu jego pogrzebu). Verdi skomponował "Messa da Requiem" jako wyraz buntu w obliczu śmierci dedykując swoje dzieło pamięci Alessandra Manzoniego. Z kolei Britten, jako manifest pacyfisty na WWII. Uspokajam zaniepokojonych - w moim życiu nie doszło do wstrząsów. Nagrywam "Requiem", ponieważ nie znam piękniejszej muzyki od tej pełnej smutku, bólu, żalu i rozpaczy.

2023 rokiem Requiem? Chciałbym. Za nim afirmacja stanie się faktem, udostępniam do posłuchania sekwencję otwierającą zapowiadany album: „Requiem Aeternam”. Utwór również do odsłuchu w serwisach streamingowych.

I. Introitus: Requiem Aeternam (single version)

Bought an upright piano in April 2025.
Spent two years convincing myself not to get one.
Then I did.

Sold my digital keyboard and found a Finnish Fazer piano from the ’80s.
It’s small, powerful, and has a rich tone.

My practice changed. So did my relationship with music — and the instrument.

The first concert with this piano on stage is set for the end of the year.
I can’t wait. More to come.

video version: https://youtu.be/BKZcX981wLw

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