SIMON RATTLE - SZYMANOWSKI

Songs of a Fairy-tale Princess, Op.31 - from 3644352 [1-3]

[1] The Lonely Moon 4.44

[2] The Nightingale 2.55

[3] Dance 2.11

with Iwona Sobotka

Harnasie Op. 55 - ballet pantomime, Op.55 - from 3644352 [4-14]

Tableau 1: In the mountain pasture

[4] No.1 Driving the Sheep 4.23

[5] No.2 Mimed scene (Courtship) 2.06

[6] No.3 The Tatra Robbers' March 1.39

[7] No.4 Mimed Scene (The Harnas and the Girl) 3.32

[8] No.5 The Tatra Robbers' Dance. Finale 4.20

Tableau 2: In the inn

[9] No.6a The Wedding 2.25

[10] No.6b Entry of the Bride 1.57

[11] No.6c Drinking Song 1.08

[12] No.7 The Tatra Highlander's Dance 3.49

[13] No.8 Raid of the Harnasie. Dance 5.31

[14] No.9 Epilogue 2.55

with Timothy Robinson [6, 12 & 14]

Love Songs of Hafiz, Op.26 - from 3644352 [15-22]

[15] Desires 1.51

[16] The infatuated East Wind 1.55

[17] Dance 1.48

[18] Pearls of my Soul 1.50

[19] Eternal Youth 3.00

[20] Your Voice 2.46

[21] Drinking Song 2.34

[22] Hafiz' Grave 5.47

with Katarina Karnéus [15-22]

City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle

Total approximate duration 65.13

CD 2

Violin Concerto No. 1 Op. 35 - from 5556072 [1-3]

[1] I Vivace assai – Tempo comodo: andantino – Subito vivace assai 11.44

[2] II Vivace scherzando (Fig 52) – Tempo comodo: allegretto – Vivace 8.36

[3] III Cadenza (Vivace) – Allegro moderato – Lento assai 5.10

Violin Concerto No. 2 Op. 61 - from 5556072 [4-6]

[4] I Moderato – Andante sostenuto –Tempo I – Cadenza 11.29

[5] II Allegramente, molto energico (Fig 26) 3.51

[6] III Andantino molto tranquillo (Fig 40) –Tempo I (Allegramente animato) 5.49

with Thomas Zehetmair

Symphony No. 4 Op.60 (Sinfonia concertante) - from 5568252 [8-10]

[7] I Moderato. Tempo comodo 9.50

[8] II Andante molto sostenuto 8.16

[9] III Allegro non troppo, ma agitato ed ansioso 6.31

with Leif Ove Andsnes

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, / Sir Simon Rattle

Total approximate duration 71.16

CD 3

Szymanowski: King Roger, Acts 1 & 2 - [1-19] from 5568242 [1-19] 64.59

Elzbieta Szmytka, Jadwiga Rappé, Philip Langridge, Thomas Hampson

City of Birmingham Youth Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle

Total approximate duration 64.59

CD 4

Szymanowski: King Roger, Act 3 - [1-7] from 5568252 [1-7] 22.15

Elzbieta Szmytka, Jadwiga Rappé, Philip Langridge, Thomas Hampson

City of Birmingham Youth Chorus / City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle

Stabat Mater Op.53 - from 5551212 [1-6]

[8] Stabat Mater dolorosa 6.11

[9] Quis est homo qui non fleret 2.25

[10] Eia Mater, fons amoris 3.51

[11] Fac me tecum pie flere 3.02

[12] Virgo virginum praeclare 2.53

[13] Christe, cum sit hinc exire 4.57

Litania do Marii Panny Op.59 - from 5551212 [7-8]

[14] Dwunastodzwieczna cytaro 3.26

[15] Jak krzak skarlaly 4.35

Symphony No. 3, Op.27 'Song of the Night' - from 5551212 [9-11]

[16] I Moderato assai 7.42

[17] II Vivace, scherzando 7.14

[18] III Largo 9.45

Elzbieta Szmytka / Florence Quivar / Jon Garrison / John Connell

City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle

Total approximate duration 78.16

The music of the great Polish composer Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) has, until recently, been relatively neglected. Sir Simon Rattle's recordings, gathered together here for the first time, brought it before a new and receptive audience.

This 4-CD set contains all the Szymanowski recordings that Sir Simon has made for EMI Classics. The collection contains some of the composer's best-known works: the two Violin Concertos, The Song of the Night, the beautiful Stabat Mater and the exquisite Love Songs of Hafiz. The set also contains Rattle's complete recording of the opera King Roger.

EMI 4cds 5145762