When composing his stabat mater, karol szymanowski relied on the comprehensibility of the text, which is why he made use of a version of the latin verses translated into polish. This second, starstudded instalment of gergievs szymanowski cycle features toby spence as soloist in the third symphony, song of the night and internationally renowned pianist, denis matsuev in. Stabat mater giovanni battista pergolesi choralwiki. He wrote collected songs and several stageworks, notably. Karol szymanowski was born on october 3, on his familys estate in he wrote a long novel, efebos, which was lost in the warsaw fires of towards. O quam tristis et afflicta fuit illa benedicta, mater unigeniti. Karol szymanowski 1883 1937 was born in tymoszowka, ukraine, and is regarded as one of the founders of modern polish music, elaborating on the work of chopin and scriabin. Karol szymanowski free sheet music to download in pdf, mp3. Tippett, szymanowski, weir, sapieyevsky compositions. In 1997 i created the ultimate stabat mater website for hans with the program frontpage. Karol szymanowski 18821937 symphony no 3 in b flat major, song of the night, op 27 191416 stabat mater, op 53 192526 symphony no 4, symphonie concertante, op 60 1932 valery gergiev london symphony orchestra sally matthews soprano ekaterina gubanova mezzosoprano toby spence tenor kostas smoriginas bassbaritone denis matsuev piano simon halsey chorus director neil. Completed in 1931, the choral ballet harnasie is late szymanowski and one of his finest achievements, though even now, when much of his. Stabat mater was commissioned by the warsaw patron of the arts, dr bronislaw krystall.
Szymanowskis stabat mater written by bluesever sunday, march 2016 17. Stabat mater dolorosa the greatest latin hymn of all time. Szymanowski symphonies nos 3 4 stabat mater albums. Scored for a massive orchestra with tenor soloist and chorus, the work concerns the abduction of a peasant bridetobe by the outlaw harnas and his followers, the harnasie, legendary robbers with more than just a hint of a robin hood reputation. It is based upon the prophecy of simeon that a sword was to pierce the heart of our lords mother, mary. Home university of southern california dissertations and theses 11 the stabat mater. Szymanowski stabat mater for soprano, alto, baritone. An analysis of settings by domenico scarlatti and karol szymanowski page 1 university of southern california dissertations and theses 11 the stabat mater. Karol szymanowski s stabat mater, set to a polish translation of the medieval poem, makes extensive use of traditional polish musical ideas.
The reshaping of europe at the end of the first world war had a. I am familiar with six recordings of his stabat mater. Stabat mater 5 many civilizations have subsumed femininity under the maternal, but christianity in its own way developed this tendency to the full. Includes a keyboard version of the original accompaniment. Karol szymanowski simple english wikipedia, the free. Stabat mater for soprano, alto, baritone, mixed choir and. Szymanowski wove all of these strands into the fabric of his musical thinking, animating the whole with his desire that poland develop a national tradition in music.
Karol szymanowski received numerous important awards, which include. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this page, paste this html in website. Pages in category stabat mater settings the following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. A franciscan friar named jacopone da todi is said to have written the original text of the stabat mater in the th century, although some scholars have attributed it to pope innocent iii, among others. His most popular works was his ballet harnasie and opera king roger. Bbc radio 3 composer of the week, karol szymanowski. Its title comes from its first line in latin stabat mater dolorosa roughly translated the sorrowful mother stood. Jozef janowskis polish translation of the famous marian hymn is particularly vivid, more so, perhaps, than the original latin text on which it was.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The stabat mater, written in 1736, may have been composed for members of the secular nobility, the cavalieri della vergine dei dolori, that met in naples and commissioned a setting of the stabat. In the 16th centry, the hymn was added to the roman missal. Szymanowski stabat mater veni creator litany to the. Szymanowski simplified his writing in his final manner. In his opinion religious music should above all express feelings, and as a consequence he preferred polish over latin. The littleknown litany is followed by the more familiar stabat mater and capped with szymanowskis third symphony, the song of the night. His notes on the composer, the music, the texts and translations and the different versions all came online. Other works include the three myths for violin and piano, nocturne and tarantellatwo string quartets, a sonata for violin and piano, a number of orchestral songs some to texts by hafiz and james joyce and his stabat mater. Szymanowski used the text of the contemporary polish translation by jozef jankowski 18651935, but outside poland the work tends to be performed with the original latin text. Choir midi learning files rheinberger stabat mater. At the cross her station keeping stabat mater dolorosa first line. The work is divided into six movements and uses jozef janowskis polish translation of the marian hymn, stabat mater. Karol szymanowski and his stabat mater university of.
Karol szymanowski 1883 1937 was born in tymoszowka, ukraine, and is regarded as one of the founders of modern polish music, elaborating on the work. The council of trent banned it, like most sequences. Stabat mater dolorosa iuxta crucem lacrimosa, dum pendebat filius. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. An analysis of settings by domenico scarlatti and karol szymanowski page 1. Stabat mater simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Stabat mater for soprano, alto, baritone, mixed choir and orchestra makes use of the words of the famous medieval sequence, which meditates on the despair of the mother of the crucified jesus, present during his torment. Donald macleod explores the myriad influences on the lifes work of karol szymanowski. The hymn title means stood the mother, full of grief. Drawing on his musical roots and mother tongue, he wrote a transparent score for soloists, mixed choir and orchestra.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. If you use and like, thank you to consider support donation. The piece was meant as a requiem dedicated to the memory of krystalls prematurely deceased wife. An examination of the persichetti, poulenc, and szymanowski stabat mater settings with. Szymanowskis first composition on a liturgical text, stabat mater was written during his late period of 19221937, characterized by his use of polish melodies and rhythms. Szymanowski described his stabat mater as a peasant requiem. All popular tracks tracks albums playlists reposts station follow share. Authoritative information about the hymn text at the cross her station keeping, with lyrics, midi files, printable scores, pdf files, and piano resources. Kodi archive and support file community software vintage software apk msdos cdrom software cdrom software library.
Szymanowski stabat mater for soprano, alto, baritone, mixed choir. Stabat mater dolorosa is considered one of the seven greatest latin hymns of all time. Karol szymanowski 18821937 stabat mater, op 53 192526 although szymanowski is bestknown for his orchestral and chamber music, his contribution to vocal music was far from negligible. There are two great stabat mater in the xxth century, those of poulenc and szymaowski. This desire was manifested above all in the stabat mater 192526. Szymanowskis stabat mater is justifiably cited as his greatest work, and is usually included with his veni creator and litany to the virgin mary, as it is here. Karol szymanowski composer 18821937 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Following a trip to zakopane in 1922, szymanowski wrote of. Imslp does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country. Cuius animam gementem, contristatam et dolentem pertransivit gladius. Karol szymanowski, simon rattle, city of birmingham symphony orchestra, elzbieta szmytka, florence quivar, john connell, jon garrison, city of birmingham symphony chorus szymanowski. Unlike the works karol szymanowski composed during the first two decades of the 20th century, his stabat mater could only have been written in a country with slavic culture.
The works of szymanowski include four symphonies, two violin concertos, the operas hagith and king roger, the balletpantomime harnasie, the oratorio stabat mater, as well as many piano, violin, vocal and choral compositions. This dissertation focusses on a broad range of topics associated with karol szymanowski and his stabat mater, opus 53. Simon rattle conducts beethovens ninth digital concert hall. Refund policy, no drm protection and pricing is per second. What mattered to him was to give modern, selfcontained forms to what in the mysterious life of the soul is at the same time most real and most intangible. For 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music without asking you anything in exchange. The culmination of karol szymanowskis compositional career occurred in his final, nationalist period, during which he brought together all of his past experience in a valiant effort to reawaken polands interest in its musical heritage. The question is whether this was simply an appropriation of the maternal by men and therefore, according to our working hypo. After this he managed the site by adding new composers and translations regularly.
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