Szymanowski: Demeter, Op. 37b

This page lists all recordings of Demeter, Op. 37b, by Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock.

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Szymanowski - Violin Concertos

Szymanowski - Violin Concertos


Szymanowski:

Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35

Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61

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

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

Litania do Marii Panny (Litany to the Virgin Mary), Op. 59

Demeter, Op. 37b

Stabat Mater, Op. 53


Konstanty Kulka, Piotr Paleczny, Wieslaw Ochman, Jadwiga Gadulanka, Jadwiga Rappé & Andrzej Hiolski

Polish Radio Chorus of Krakow & Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk

Released or re-released in last 6 months

EMI 20th Century Classics - 2068702

(CD - 2 discs)

$11.49

In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day.

Szymanowski - Stabat Mater

Szymanowski - Stabat Mater


Szymanowski:

Stabat Mater, Op. 53

Iwona Hossa (soprano), Ewa Marciniec (mezzo-soprano) & Jaroslaw Brek (baritone)

Warsaw Philharmonic Choir

Veni Creator, Op. 57

Iwona Hossa (soprano)

Warsaw Philharmonic Choir

Litania do Marii Panny (Litany to the Virgin Mary), Op. 59

Iwona Hossa (soprano)

Warsaw Philharmonic Choir

Demeter, Op. 37b

Ewa Marciniec (mezzo-soprano)

Warsaw Philharmonic Choir

Penthesilea, Op. 18

Iwona Hossa (soprano)


Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit

Karol Szymanowski’s Stabat Mater, set to a Polish translation of the medieval poem, makes extensive use of traditional Polish musical ideas.

His setting of the Veni Creator was composed for the opening of the Warsaw Academy of Music, of which he was the first rector.

The Litany for the Virgin Mary is a more meditative work, yet rises at times to a level of rhapsodic intensity.

All the choral works on this recording are as firmly embedded in Christian musical tradition as they are recognisably of their period.

“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.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2008 *****

Released or re-released in last 6 months

Naxos - 8570724

(CD)

$6.99

Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days.

Szymanowski - Stabat Mater

Szymanowski - Stabat Mater


Szymanowski:

Stabat Mater, Op. 53

Veni Creator, Op. 57

Litania do Marii Panny (Litany to the Virgin Mary), Op. 59

Demeter, Op. 37b

Penthesilea, Op. 18


Jadwiga Gadulanka (soprano), Andrzej Hiolski (baritone), Krystyna Szostek-Radkowa (contralto), Barbara Zogorzanka (soprano), Anna Malewicz Madej (alto), Roma Owsinska (soprano )

Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra, Katowice, Polish State Philharmonic Chorus (Katowice), Karol Stryja

"their Stabat Mater blazes ecstatically" - Fanfare

Naxos - 8553687

(CD)

$6.99

Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days.

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