Marisol Montalvo, Ewa Kupiec, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Karl-Heinz Steffens - Karol Szymanowski: Modern Times (2016) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Concert Overture, Op. 12
02. Slopiewnie, Op. 46bis (Version for Voice & Orchestra): No. 1, Słowisień
03. Slopiewnie, Op. 46bis (Version for Voice & Orchestra): No. 2, Zielone słowa
04. Slopiewnie, Op. 46bis (Version for Voice & Orchestra): No. 3, Święty Franciszek
05. Slopiewnie, Op. 46bis (Version for Voice & Orchestra): No. 4, Kalinowe Dwory
06. Slopiewnie, Op. 46bis (Version for Voice & Orchestra): No. 5, Wanda
07. Symphony No. 4, Op. 60 "Symphonie concertante": I. Moderato
08. Symphony No. 4, Op. 60 "Symphonie concertante": II. Andante molto sostenuto
09. Symphony No. 4, Op. 60 "Symphonie concertante": III. Allegro non troppo, ma agitato ed ansioso
10. Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28 (Arr. G. Fitelberg for Orchestra): Nocturne. Lento assai
11. Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28 (Arr. G. Fitelberg for Orchestra): Tarantella. Presto appassionato



He ranks as one of the many lone wolves and practically outsiders in music, as one of those composers thoroughly familiar to pundits, but whose works were all too often ousted from the concert repertoire by more popular contempories. A clear ‘progression’ can be discerned in Szymanowski’s musical development. Whereas he was influenced by late Romantcism in his earliest works, after the middle of the First World War (i.e. the time of his return home) he was particularly attracted to Impressionism. From the works of this period on, he still remained committed to tonality, but goes to its very limits. Moreover, the orchestral works are usually accompanied by a lush and beguiling ecstasy of colours paralleled most likely in the music by Alexander Scriabin.

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