Szymanowski - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4

Although Szymanowski later dubbed his First Symphony a “contrapuntal-harmonic-orchestral monster” and disavowed the influence of Wagner, Reger and Richard Strauss (also evident in the opulent Concert Overture), it is an astonishingly powerful work by a composer only in his mid-20s and still enthralls a century after its première. He described his Fourth Symphony as “nearly a concerto” owing to the piano’s prominent rôle, its highly-charged Neo-baroque character inviting comparison with Stravinsky. Szymanowski’s Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 gained Gramophone Editor’s Choice and 5 STARS for these “deliriously sensual scores” from ClassicFM

Composer(s):
Szymanowski, Karol

Arranger(s):
Fitelberg, Grzegorz

Conductor(s):
Wit, Antoni

Orchestra(s):
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Artist(s):
Broja, Jan Krzysztof

TRACKS

Concert Overture, Op. 12

1. Concert Overture, Op. 12 00:13:52

Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 15

2. I. [Allegro moderato] 00:09:58
3. II. Finale: Allegretto con moto grazioso 00:08:42

Symphony No. 4, Op. 60, "Symphonie Concertante"

4. I. Moderato - Tempo comodo 00:11:26
5. II. Andante molto sostenuto 00:09:37
6. III. Allegro non troppo, ma agitato ed ansioso 00:07:00

Study in B flat minor, Op. 4, No. 3 (arr. G. Filtelberg for orchestra)

7. Study in B flat minor, Op. 4, No. 3 (arr. G. Filtelberg for orchestra) 00:06:43

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