Gindry Instrumentation baritone solostring orchestra  Duration 15 Minutes   AWARDED 1st price at Adam Didur Competition  Year 1998  Alexander Wat's poem "Mopsożelazny piecyk" is a surrealist work that captures a unique blend of absurdity and depth. Written by one of Poland's most distinguished poets and thinkers, the piece draws on Wat's personal and cultural disillusionment with both political and philosophical ideologies, as well as the traumatic experiences he faced, especially during World War II.The title, "Mopsożelazny piecyk" (roughly translating to “The Pug-Iron Stove”), suggests an inanimate object imbued with an odd vitality and humor. The 'stove,' seemingly mundane and utilitarian, symbolizes a complex meeting point between warmth and confinement, reflecting themes