Szymanowski - Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3

Composed in 1910, at a time when Szymanowski was influenced by Richard Strauss, Reger and Scriabin, the unusually structured Symphony No. 2 is a work of great power and invention, with many passionate and varied contrasts in its use of solo instruments, in particular the violin. Szymanowski’s Symphony No. 3 ‘Song of the Night’, in which orchestra, tenor and choir are subtly blended in a continuous web of intoxicating sound, is a ravishing setting of a Polish translation of a poem by the great medieval Persian mystic known as Mevlânâ, our Master, Jalāl ad-Dīn, which evokes the mysteries and beauty of a starlit Persian night.

Composer(s):
Szymanowski, Karol

Lyricist(s):
Jalal al-Din Rumi, Maulana

Conductor(s):
Wit, Antoni

Orchestra(s):
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Choir(s):
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir

Artist(s):
Minkiewicz, Ryszard

TRACKS

Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19

1. I. Allegro moderato - Grazioso 00:12:59
2. II. Theme: Lento - 00:01:30
3. II. Variation 1: L'istesso tempo - 00:01:20
4. II. Variation 2: L'istesso tempo - 00:01:55
5. II. Variation 3: Scherzando. Molto vivace - 00:02:40
6. II. Variation 4: Tempo di gavotte - 00:02:46
7. II. Variation 5: Tempo di minuetto - 00:02:46
8. II. Variation 6: Vivace e capriccioso - 00:01:22
9. II. Fuga 00:07:21

Symphony No. 3, Op. 27, "Piesn o nocy" (Song of the Night)

10. I. Moderato assai 00:08:48
11. II. Allegretto tranquillo 00:07:34
12. III. Largo 00:09:47

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