Czeslaw Niemen's Niemen Enigmatic Hardback
by Dr or Prof Mariusz (Assistant Professor, University of Warsaw, Poland) Gradowski, Professor Ewa (University of Central Lancashire, UK) Mazierska
Part of the 33 1/3 Europe series
Hardback
Description
Niemen Enigmatic is the fourth album in the career of Czeslaw Niemen, arguably one of the greatest Polish musicians of all time (from pop and rock to jazz-rock and avant-garde).
The book asks how significant was this album? How enduring is its popularity? Has the popularity and meanings changed over time? It does this by unpacking its production, which was unprecedented in the history of the Polish popular music due to its large number of musicians with varied backgrounds, including progressive rock, mixing jazz, rock and soul with classical music.
It also examines its appeal to different segments of Polish population, and failure to reach foreign audiences, despite Niemen himself privileging this album, especially its centrepiece, Bema pamieci zalobny rapsod (Mournful Rhapsody in Memoriam of Bem aka A Funeral Rhapsody in Memory of General Bem aka Mourner’s Rhapsody), in his attempt to make a career abroad.
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:160 pages, 5 bw illus
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication Date:10/02/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9781501372674
Information
-
Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:160 pages, 5 bw illus
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication Date:10/02/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9781501372674
