Aleksander Zarzycki was born in Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine), studied in Berlin and Paris, and settled in Warsaw. He was a co-founder and the first director of the Warsaw Musical Society as well as the choir conductor at St Johns Archcathedral where Paderewskis remains are entombed in the crypt. French in flavour, the
Chant du printemps is a typical morceau de salon. Following a programmatic-like introduction of springtime nymphs welcoming the listener on their harps, a beautiful melody reminiscent of Mendelssohns
Songs without Words takes over.
from notes by Joseph A Herter © 2011
