The most celebrated Polish composer of the early 20th century, Karol Maciej Szymanowski was born in the village of Tymoszówka, then in the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire (now Tymoshivka in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine). He studied music privately with his father before enrolling at the Gustav Neuhaus Elisavetgrad School of Music in 1892. From 1901 he attended the State Conservatory in Warsaw, of which he was later director from 1926 until retiring in 1930. Szymanowski’s 20 Mazurkas for Piano, Op. 50 were composed between 1924 and 1925. By that time Szymanowski's music has received international recognition. The composer's works were performed throughout the world by celebrated soloists such as Artur Rubinstein, Harry Neuhaus, Robert Casadesus, Paweł Kochański, Bronisław Huberman, Joseph Szigeti, and Jacques Thibaud.Notes by Martin Labazevitch
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Karol Szymanowski
From 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 Play
Recorded on 06/05/2019, uploaded on 07/25/2019
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Selections from 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50
Mazurka No. 1: Sostenuto. Molto rubato
Mazurka No. 2: Allegramente. Poco vivace
Mazurka No. 3: Moderato
Mazurka No. 6: Vivace. Junacko
The most celebrated Polish composer of the early 20th century, Karol Maciej Szymanowski was born in the village of Tymoszówka, then in the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire (now Tymoshivka in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine). He studied music privately with his father before enrolling at the Gustav Neuhaus Elisavetgrad School of Music in 1892. From 1901 he attended the State Conservatory in Warsaw, of which he was later director from 1926 until retiring in 1930. Szymanowski’s 20 Mazurkas for Piano, Op. 50 were composed between 1924 and 1925. By that time Szymanowski's music has received international recognition. The composer's works were performed throughout the world by celebrated soloists such as Artur Rubinstein, Harry Neuhaus, Robert Casadesus, Paweł Kochański, Bronisław Huberman, Joseph Szigeti, and Jacques Thibaud. Notes by Martin Labazevitch
More music by Karol Szymanowski
The ill-tempered starling (Nikczemny szpak)
Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35
Etude Op. 4 No. 1
Notturno and Tarantella, Op. 28
Mazurka No. 2, Op. 50
Saint Christina (Swieta Krystyna)
Mazurka no. 7, Poco vivace, from 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50
Fantasy in C Major, Op.14
Notturno and Tarantella, Op. 28
Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35
Performances by same musician(s)
Ballade No. 4 in f minor, Op. 52
Mazurka No. 2, Op. 50
Sonata in E Major, K. 162, L. 21
Mazurka No. 1, Op. 50
Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI/50
Cello sonata, Op. 40, IV. mov./Allegro
Sonata for Violin and Piano in D Major, Op. 10, No. 2
Tarantella, Op. 28, No. 2
Souvenir de la Mer Baltique
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