During my composition studies, I unexpectedly found myself in a peculiar state that could be called a creative impasse. 😆 This state, though seemingly trivial, revealed itself as a dynamic singularity within the creative space, where ideas implode before reaching full realization.

However, I managed to initiate a process of resolution—through the construction of a cycle of variations. Each variation, sometimes calm, sometimes stormy, became a part of a larger structure.
“To save from oblivion,” as Gałczyński wrote and Grechuta sang on the album Korowód—this was the additional goal of the cycle: to preserve several beautiful Polish folk melodies.

What seemed like an insurmountable crisis was crushed in its infancy, and its remnants were absorbed as fuel for further musical evolution. 😜
Originally, the variations were meant to be just a compositional exercise 🤭 proposed by Marek Pasieczny, but it ended with an 18-minute recording and 36 different compositional and performance ideas.