Stabat Mater / Litany to the Virgin Mary / Symphony no. 3 "Song of the Night"

Album by Karol Szymanowski & Simon Rattle & Elżbieta Szmytka & Florence Quivar & John Connell & Jon Garrison & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Stabat Mater / Litany to the Virgin Mary / Symphony No. 3 "Song of the Night" is a collection of three significant works by Polish composer Karol Szymanowski, composed between 1914 and 1933. These pieces blend rich orchestration with choral and solo vocal elements, reflecting Szymanowski's unique fusion of Polish folk traditions and modernist influences.
First released: 1st June 1994

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Stabat Mater, op. 53: I. Stala Matka bolejaca (Stabat Mater dolorosa)
    6:11
  2. 2.
    Stabat Mater, op. 53: II. I któz widzac tak cierpiaca (Quis est homo qui non fleret)
    2:25
  3. 3.
    Stabat Mater, op. 53: III. O Matko, zródlo wszechmilosci (Eia Mater, fons amoris)
    3:51
  4. 4.
    Stabat Mater, op. 53: IV. Spraw, niech placze z Toba razem (Fac me tecum pie flere)
    3:02
  5. 5.
    Stabat Mater, op. 53: V. Panno slodka racz mozolem (Virgo virginum praeclare)
    2:54
  6. 6.
    Stabat Mater, op. 53: VI. Chrystus niech mi bedzie grodem (Christe, cum sit hinc exire)
    4:57
  7. 7.
    Litany to the Virgin Mary, op. 59: I. Dwunastodzwieczna cytaro
    3:26
  8. 8.
    Litany to the Virgin Mary, op. 59: II. Jak krzak skarlaly
    4:35
  9. 9.
    Symphony no. 3 "Song of the Night": I. Moderato assai (O, nie spij, druhu, nocy tej!)
    7:43
  10. 10.
    Symphony no. 3 "Song of the Night": II. Vivace, scherzando
    7:14
  11. 11.
    Symphony no. 3 "Song of the Night": III. Largo (Jak cicho. Inni spia...)
    9:45

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