Edward Olearczyk
Edward Olearczyk was a Polish composer. He was born in Rawa Ruska into a Jewish family, and studied with Zbigniew Drzewiecki at the conservatory in Warsaw. From 1939-1945 he worked in the USSR, and after returning to Poland, worked in Warsaw as a stage director in the Polish Army.
Olearczyk was known primarily as a composer of popular songs. In 1948 he won the Ministry of Culture and Arts competition for popular songs. In 1952 he initiated the radio shows, "We sing songs: learning songs on the radio." His songs enjoyed great popularity, some even outside the country, especially in the USSR. In 1952, he received the Gold Cross of Merit Award and in 1957 an award from the city of Warsaw. In 1957 he moved to Israel and died there in 1994.
He married a Christian wife prior to their immigration to Israel in 1957, along with their son Alon Oleartchik, who is currently a famous musician in Israel. His grandson is Israeli actor and member of American indie rock band Big Thief, Max Oleartchik.Works
Selected works include:
- Melodie miłości - musical comedy, Miroslaw Łebkowski libretto
- Chłopska kołysanka
- Złączone dłonie- 1947
- Piosenka o pepeszy
- Miliony rąk
- Pieśń na cześć towarzysza Bieruta
- Żołnierze z ZMP
- Pokój! Mir! Frieden! Paix!
- Nasza Partia
- Sztafeta pokoju
- Miasto pokoju
- Na strażnicy
- Stawaj bracie
- Przed świtem
- Skowronek
- Kołysanka warszawska
- Młoda piosenka
- Saperzy, saperzy
- Piosenka o wiosennym siewie
- Pociąg zlotowy
- MDM
- Przysięgamy ci Ojczyzno
- Na start
- Spotkanie Murmańsk - Wisła
- Piosenka o samolocie Iliuszyn
- Żegnał chłopiec dziewczynę
- Walc
- Melodia Starego Miasta
- Piosenka o tobie i o mnie
- Wieczorem nad Wisłą
- Powracali trzej chłopcy
- Błękitny staw
- Pewnie miła zapomniałaś
- Pochwała młodości
- Walc maturzystów
- Dwa wiosła
- Sama nie wiem, skąd to
- Nie wszystko się zmieniło
- Już dawno domyśliłam się
- To mój świat prześniony