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Karol Szymanowski
12+ albums
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Karol Maciej Szymanowski (3 October 1882 – 29 March 1937) was a Polish composer, pianist, and writer associated with the modernist Young Poland movement, which was active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Szymanowski’s early compositions reflect the influence of the late Romantic German tradition as well as the early works of Alexander Scriabin. Examples of this early style include the piano work "Étude, Op. 4 No. 3" and his first two symphonies. In later years he developed a more impressionistic and partially atonal musical language, represented in works such as "Symphony No. 3" and "Violin Concerto No. 1". In a later period of his career, Szymanowski drew inspiration from the folk music of the Polish Górale people. Works reflecting this influence include the ballet "Harnasie", "Symphony No. 4", and his collections of "Mazurkas" for piano. His opera "King Roger", composed between 1918 and 1924, remains his most frequently performed stage work. Other notable compositions include the opera "Hagith", "Symphony No. 2", "The Love Songs of Hafiz", and "Stabat Mater". During his lifetime Szymanowski received several national honours, including the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, as well as other Polish and international distinctions. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Variations On A Polish Theme, Op. 10: No. 5 Andantino
36,2052No. 10 Allegramente - Vivace - Con brio
5,3693Nocturne and Tarantella, Op. 28: Nocturne
4,97849 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 1 in B Minor. Andante ma non troppo
4,57659 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 2 in D Minor. Andante con moto
4,439620 Mazurkas, Op. 50: No. 1
3,7947Valse Romantique
3,0598Variation 8: Meno mosso: Mesto
3,0479Métopes, Op.29: Wyspa syren/The Isle of Siren (lento, molto rubato e improvisando)
2,24110Andante quasi tempo di mazurka
2,169albums
Szymanowski: Piano Works, Vol. 2
SZYMANOWSKI: Piano Works, Vol. 4
SZYMANOWSKI: Piano Works, Vol. 2
Szymanowski, K.: Violin Sonata, Op. 9 / Myths, Op. 30 / Nocturne and Tarantella / Roxana's aria
Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works
Szymanowski: Piano Works, Vol. 1
SZYMANOWSKI: String Quartets / STRAVINSKY: Concertino
SZYMANOWSKI: Piano Works, Vol. 3
SZYMANOWSKI: Violin Sonata / Mythes / Notturne and Tarantella
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Szymanowski: 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 2 in D Minor. Andante con moto
Szymanowski: Piano Sonata No. 3, Métopes & Masques
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