He is called the unsurpassed melodist, the Great Romantic of the big beat era. Even his name sounds romantic: Severin Kraevsky... It would probably suit well some polar explorer or, say, a poet praising the harsh grandeur of the North, or a singer of the spiritual beauty of the Baltic. For millions of Poles, Severin Krajewski is a symbol of the Polish stage. But when they call him a “legend,” he objects: “I haven’t said the last word yet and don’t need praise.” “Severin is a genius,” Marylya Rodovich said about him. - This is an extraordinary person, he has no followers. He is a great composer... although when he is told this, he replies: "I am just one who composes melodies. Composers are Strauss and Beethoven..."