Karol Szymanowski: Songs Op. 5, 7, 32, 41, 54

DUX 0621
• Three fragments Op. 5 (from poems by Jan Kasprowicz) • The Swan Op. 7 (to words by Wacław Berent) • Three songs Op. 32 (to words by Dymitr Dawydow) • Four songs Op. 41 (to words by Rabindranath Tagore) • Seven songs Op. 54 (to words by James Joyce)

CD DUX 0621Total time: [51:46]

Karol Szymanowski

Three fragments Op. 5 (from poems by Jan Kasprowicz)

1. Święty Boże / Holy God

[6:50]

2. Jestem i płaczę / I am and I weep

[4:58]

3. Moja pieśń wieczorna / My Evening Song

[5:50]

Karol Szymanowski

The Swan Op. 7 (to words by Wacław Berent)

4. Łabędź op. 7 / The Swan Op. 7 (do słów / to words by Wacław Berent)

[3:44]

Karol Szymanowski

Three songs Op. 32 (to words by Dymitr Dawydow)

5. Wschód słońca / Sunrise

[2:25]

6. Bezgwiezdne niebo / The Starless Sky

[2:21]

7. Jesienne słońce / Autumnal Sun

[3:06]

Karol Szymanowski

Four songs Op. 41 (to words by Rabindranath Tagore)

8. Mein Herz / Moje serce / My heart

[2:50]

9. Der junge Prinz 1 / Młody królewicz 1 / Young prince 1

[2:54]

10. Der junge Prinz 2 / Młody królewicz 2 / Young prince 2

[3:06]

11. Das letzte Lied / Ostatnia pieśń / The last song

[2:07]

Karol Szymanowski

Seven songs Op. 54 (to words by James Joyce)

12. Gentle lady / Droga moja

[2:04]

13. Sleep now / Zaśnij spokojnie

[1:48]

14. Lean out of the window / Złocisty mi świeci

[0:55]

15. My dove, my beautiful one / Turkawko moja

[1:42]

16. Strings in the earth / Struny ziemi

[2:00]

17. Winds of May / Majowy wiatr

[1:12]

18. Rain has fallen / Cały dzionek

[1:50]

Performers:
Anna Radziejewska /mezzosoprano /
Mariusz Rutkowski /piano/

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Krzysztof Penderecki Music for Chamber Orchestra

DUX 0678
• Seven Gates of Jerusalem • Chanconne in memoria del Giovanni Paolo II (2005) • Agnus Dei from “Requiem” A version by Boris Pergamenschikow for string orchestra (1994) • Intermezzo for 24 strings (1973) • De profundis from “Seven Gates of Jerusalem” (1998) • Serenade for string orchestra (1996-1997) • 3 Pieces in Baroque Style after sound-tracks to “The Saragossa Manuscript” for string orchestra (1963) • Sinfonietta per archi (1990/91)

Publishing series	Szymanowski Collection
composers	Szymanowski, Karol ∎
performers	Radziejewska, Anna ∎ , Rutkowski, Mariusz ∎