In the history of music, Józef Kazimierz Hofmann is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Józef Kazimierz Hofmann as Polish musician (1876-1957).
Józef Kazimierz Hofmann was born at Kraków in 1876. His recorded nationality is Poland.
Recording arrived in this generation and changed everything: a performance could now outlive the performer.
He worked as pianist, composer and screenwriter.
The instruments recorded are piano.
His work is classed as classical music.
Performance is the most perishable art and recording the most durable; a career sits between the two.
Recognition followed: Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
That the work came out of Poland shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Józef Kazimierz Hofmann died in 1957, aged 81. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Instruments: piano
- Genres: classical music
