Szymanowski - Stabat Mater, Op. 53
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Szymanowski - Choral Works
Elzbieta Szmytka, Florence Quivar, John Connell & Jon Garrison
CBSO Chorus & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
Three of Szymanowski's most important works show Rattle's ability to energise music in which he believes. Sensuality and cogency blend in refined sound. — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Engineering
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Szymanowski - Stabat Mater
Iwona Hossa (soprano), Ewa Marciniec (mezzo-soprano) & Jaroslaw Brek (baritone), Ewa Marciniec (mezzo-soprano)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Antoni Wit
Antoni Wit and his players undoubtedly have the measure of this music, but it is the singing of the soprano Iwona Hossa that lends this disc its special distinction… superb value. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2009, Choral Finalist
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Szymanowski: Concertos, Orchestral & Choral Works
RecommendedIwona Sobotka, Timothy Robinson, Katarina Karnéus, Thomas Zehetmair (violin), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Elzbieta Szmytka, Jadwiga Rappé, Philip Langridge & Thomas Hampson, Florence Quivar, Jon Garrison & John Connell
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, with City of Birmingham...
Both these differing works [Song of the Night and Stabat Mater] are sensitively performed, giving the listener an excellent insight into the contrasting aspects of this composer's work. Rattle's... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1997, Winner - Concerto
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Engineering
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Szymanowski: Stabat Mater, Op. 53, etc.
Elzbieta Szmytka, Florence Quivar, Jon Garrison, John Connell
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle
The first impression here is that Rattle is relatively new to Szymanowski. There's a huge enthusiasm here, a missionary quality that bespeaks the recent convert. On the other hand the care over... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Engineering
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Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 & Stabat Mater
RecommendedDenis Matsuev (piano), Kostas Smoriginas (bass-baritone), Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo-soprano) & Sally Matthews (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Valery Gergiev
The hot-house Scriabinesque chromaticism of Szymanowski’s Second Symphony seems tailor-made for Valery Gergiev’s impulsive interpretation. Unfortunately, the Barbican’s dry acoustic undermines... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd June 2013
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Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos 3 & 4 & Stabat Mater
Toby Spence (tenor), Denis Matsuev (piano), Sally Matthews (soprano), Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo) & Kostas Smoriginas (baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra, with London Symphony Chorus, Valery Gergiev
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... — More…
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Szymanowski: Choral Works
Jadwiga Gadulanka (soprano), Andrzej Hiolski (baritone), Jadwiga Rappé (alto)
Polish Radio Chorus Krakow, Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit
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Szymanowski: Stabat Mater, Op. 53 & Other Works
Jadwiga Gadulanka (soprano), Andrzej Hiolski (baritone), Krystyna Szostek-Radkowa (contralto), Barbara Zagórzanka (soprano), Anna Malewicz Madej (alto), Roma Owsinska (soprano)
Polish State Philharmonic Chorus (Katowice), Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra (Katowice), Karol Stryja
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Szymanowski, Bruckner & Schumann: A Choral Anthology
Elizabeth Robinson (soprano), Alfred Orda (baritone), Pamela Bowden (mezzo-soprano), Alexander Young (tenor), Forbes Robinson (bass), Kathleen Kay (contralto), Janet Fraser (soprano)
Royal Philharmonic Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, members, BBC...
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Artur Rodziński (Live)
Henryk Szeryng (violin), Adriana Martino (soprano), Renato Capecchi (bass), Anna Maria Rota (alto), Coro di Torino della RAI (chorus)
Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Roma, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino, Artur Rodziński
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