Karol Szymanowski
Born: 3rd October 1882, Tymoshivka, Ukraine
Died: 29th March 1937, Lausanne, Switzerland
Nationality: Polish
Karol Maciej Szymanowski was a Polish composer, pianist and writer. He was a member of the modernist Young Poland movement that flourished in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Szymanowski's early works show the influence of the late Romantic German school as well as the early works of Alexander Scriabin, as exemplified by his Étude Op. 4 No. 3 and his first two symphonies.
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Further Reading: Szymanowski
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Bartók, Janáček and Szymanowski from Piotr Anderszewski
26th Feb 2024
The pianist talks about his new album of piano works from Central Europe, featuring Bartók Bagatelles, the second book of Janáček's On an Overgrown Path and Szymanowski Mazurkas.
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Krystian Zimerman performs piano music by Szymanowski
30th Sep 2022
The Polish pianist offers a selection of pieces by his compatriot, in performances that are often highly idiosyncratic yet always thoughtful, intelligent, and full of staggering technical and expressive mastery.
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Popular Works: Szymanowski
- Etudes (12), Op. 33 (13)
- Etudes (4), Op. 4 (17)
- Kolysanka (Lullaby), Op. 52, "La berceuse d'Aitacho Enia" (16)
- Masques (3), Op. 34 (43)
- Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 1 (23)
- Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 2 (23)
- Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 3 (24)
- Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 4 (20)
- Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 6 (14)
- Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 7 (14)
- Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 8 (13)
- Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 9 (13)
- Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 10 (13)
- Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 11 (15)
- Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 12 (13)
- Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 13 (15)
- Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 14 (13)
- Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 15 (15)
- Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 16 (14)
- Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 17 (13)
- Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 18 (14)
- Mazurkas (2), Op. 62 (20)
- Métopes Op. 29 (Trois poèmes pour piano) (22)
- Mythes, Op. 30 (58)
- Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28 (59)
- Paganini Caprices (3), Op. 40 (15)
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 21 (13)
- Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 36 (13)
- Preludes (9), Op. 1 (20)
- Romance in D major, Op. 23 (23)
- Roxana's Song from the opera 'King Roger', for violin & piano (20)
- Stabat Mater, Op. 53 (17)
- String Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op. 37 (16)
- String Quartet No. 2, Op. 56 (20)
- Symphony No. 3 'The Song of the Night', Op. 27 (18)
- Symphony No. 4, Op. 60 (Sinfonia Concertante) (29)
- Variations in B flat minor, Op. 3 (18)
- Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35 (41)
- Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61 (26)
- Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 9 (44)
