From Television Theatre to Romantic Piano – Janusz Tylman's Musical Journey
Before “Romantic Piano” came into being, there were almost forty years of work in theatre, film, and television. My stage debut came in 1980 — the musical score for “Broniewski” at the Dramatic Theatre in Wałbrzych. Since then, I have composed music for dozens of productions, including “Edith i Marlene,” “Sinatra,” “Aznavour,” “Człowiek jak człowiek,” “Hymn miłości według Edith Piaf,” and “Tango Notturno,” as well as for numerous Television Theatre productions. I have also occasionally stood on the other side — as an actor and as an accompanist.
At the same time, I was writing music for films and television productions: “Ślubna gorączka” (2013), “Kamienica na Nalewkach, czyli szlagiery żydowskiej ulicy” (2000), “Król i królik” (2007), “Dokument podróży” (1998), “Aleksander Kamiński «Kamyk»” (1993), and “Zbiory” (1974).
It was under quite different circumstances, however, that I became known to a wider audience — as the pianist playing the black grand piano in “Śpiewające fortepiany” (“The Singing Pianos”) on TVP2 (2001–2005), and as a vocal coach on “Jak oni śpiewają” (“How They Sing”). It was there that I was most often asked whether I would ever record my own quiet piano album — no singing, no stage, just the instrument and emotion.
“Romantic Piano” is the answer to that question. It is a nostalgic, elegant, and deeply emotional piano sound — virtuosity paired with accessible melody, conceived as a space for quieting the mind rather than for display. The series was released as the albums “Romantic Piano Vol. 1” and “Romantic Piano Vol. 2,” and for those who want to play these pieces themselves, I have also prepared the sheet music volumes “Sheet Music for Piano Vol. 1” and “Sheet Music for Piano Vol. 2.”
Janusz Tylman