Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos 3 & 4 & Stabat Mater

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Matsuev has his feet...firmly planted on terra firma, the edgier writing displaying more of a kinship with Bartok until the gorgeous return to lushness in the second movement suggests an almost... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2013 More…

Release Date: 2nd Sep 2013
Catalogue No: LSO0739
Label: LSO Live
Length: 69 minutes

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Szymanowski: Symphony No. 3 'The Song of the Night', Op. 27

Work length23:26

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London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Valéry Gergiev, Toby Spence

I. Moderato assai

Track length7:54

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II. Allegretto tranquillo

Track length6:29

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III. Largo

Track length9:03

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Szymanowski: Stabat Mater, Op. 53

Work length23:26

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London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Valéry Gergiev, Sally Matthews, Kostas Smoriginas, Ekaterina Gubanova

I. Stabat mater dolorosa

Track length7:13

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II. Quis est homo qui non fleret

Track length2:09

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III. O, Eia, Mater, fons amoris

Track length4:01

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IV. Fac me tecum pie flere

Track length2:44

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V. Virgo virginum praeclara

Track length2:48

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VI. Christe, cum sit hinc exire

Track length4:31

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Szymanowski: Symphony No. 4, Op. 60 (Sinfonia Concertante)

Work length23:02

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London Symphony Orchestra, Valéry Gergiev, Denis Matsuev

I. Moderato – Tempo comodo

Track length9:25

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II. Andante molto sostenuto

Track length7:32

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III. Allegro non troppo, ma agitato ed ansioso

Track length6:05

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This second, star-studded instalment of Gergiev’s Szymanowski cycle features Toby Spence as soloist in the Third Symphony, ‘Song of the Night’ and internationally renowned pianist, Denis Matsuev in the virtuosic ‘Symphonie concertante’, Symphony No 4. Szymanowski’s deeply personal choral work, 'Stabat Mater', completes the cycle and stars Sally Matthews and Ekaterina Gubanova, and introduces the young baritone, Kostas Smoriginas to LSO Live listeners.

For decades Szymanowski’s music was rarely heard outside Poland. Today, he is recognised as one of Poland’s greatest musical figures. His desire to embody the music of his native land and his incorporation of the folkloric sounds of the Polish mountains make his orchestral works a must for anyone with an interest in Polish culture and music.

Szymanowski’s Third Symphony is a musical setting of a 13th-century poem written during his second, Franco-Arabic period and combines the influences of Wagner, Chopin and Scriabin. The 'Stabat Mater' is derived from poet Józef Jankowski’s translation of the medieval poem about the grieving mother of Christ. Symphony No 4, one of Szymanowski’s last compositions, was dedicated to Arthur Rubinstein and is a piano concerto in all but name.

In September Valery Gergiev will travel to Rotterdam for the Rotterdam Phiharmonic Gergiev Festival, before opening The Met season with 'Eugene Onegin'. In October Gergiev will commence his Berlioz cycle with the LSO, with performances in the UK, Germany, France and Austria.

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November 2013

Matsuev has his feet...firmly planted on terra firma, the edgier writing displaying more of a kinship with Bartok until the gorgeous return to lushness in the second movement suggests an almost Ravelian sensibility. Certainly Matsuev and Gergiev go all out to turn the finale into Szymanowski's danse generale.

3rd October 2013

The [Stabat Mater] is beautiful and Gergiev has the full measure of its 23 gorgeous minutes.

Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos 3 & 4 & Stabat Mater

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