Wojciech Kilar, 17 July 1932 – 29 December 2013

Wojciech Kilar, Polish composer noted particularly for his film scores, died today aged 81 in Katowice.

Here is a humorous Polonaise, poking fun at the self-importance of the Lithuanian gentry, written for Andrzej Wajda’s Pan Tadeusz
(1999).