A Music for Poland
With Donald Macleod. Szymanowski spent long periods of time in Zakopane and he wrote music with the aim of affirming a contemporary Polish musical language.
Szymanowski spent long periods of time in Zakopane, situated at the foot of the Tatra mountains. Having immersed himself in the customs of the local people, he published articles and wrote music which reflected these studies, with the aim of affirming a contemporary Polish musical language. Presented by Donald Macleod.
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Karol Szymanowski
20 Mazurkas Op.50 for piano
Performer: Marc-Andre HAMELIN - Piano
- HYPERION.
- cda-67399.
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Karol Szymanowski
Quartet no. 2 Op.56 for strings
Performer: Royal String Quartet
- Hyperion.
- CDA67684.
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Karol Szymanowski
Harnasie - ballet pantomime Op.55
Conductor: Antoni WIT Performer: Alexander PINDERAK - Tenor Performer: Ewa MARCZYK - Piano Performer: Wieslaw OCHMAN - Tenor Performer: Warsaw Philharmonic Choir Performer: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
- Naxos.
- 8570721.
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Karol Szymanowski
Symphony no. 4 Op.60 (Symphonie concertante) for piano and orchestra
Conductor: Simon RATTLE Performer: Leif Ove ANDSNES - Piano Performer: City Of Birmingham S O.
- EMI.
- CDS5568232.
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Karol Szymanowski
Piesni ksieznicki z basni Op.31, arr. composer for voice & orch [Songs of a fairy-tale pri
Conductor: Robert SATANOWSKI Performer: Izabella KLOSINSKA - Soprano (Soprano) Performer: Polish National Opera Orchestra
- Koch.
- CD 314-001H1.
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- Fri 14 Oct 201112:00BBC Radio 3
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