Stabat mater jozef janowskis polish translation of the famous marian hymn is particularly vivid, more so, perhaps, than the original latin text on which it was based. It contains a very musical interpretation of one of karol szymanowskis best works, the stabat mater 1926, as well as successful interpretations of one of the musicians last, the 10minute long litany for the virgin mary, and the earlier 3rd symphony, for tenor, chorus and orchestra. Stabat mater wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. The score is indeed filled with exotic colour and elusive, translucent imagery. The work is divided into six movements and uses jozef janowskis 18651935 polish translation of the marian hymn, stabat mater. The early works show the influence of the late romantic german school as well as the early works of alexander. Stabat mater for soprano, alto, baritone, mixed choir and. Karol szymanowski s stabat mater, set to a polish translation of the medieval poem, makes extensive use of traditional polish musical ideas. He is considered a member of the late 19thearly 20thcentury modernist movement young poland and widely viewed as one of the greatest polish composers. 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.
Szymanowski symphony 3 stabat mater emi 3615922 dc. It may seem odd that, at a time of great uncertainty and conflict, he should have produced works of otherworldly delicacy and. The stabat mater, fragrant with incense, finely balances liturgical stateliness with a cathartic emotional tug. Demeters shares with the medieval lament of the virgin mary the sadness of a mother grieving for a lost child. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. Simon rattle conducts beethovens ninth digital concert hall. Szymanowski stabat mater for soprano, alto, baritone. Stabat mater 5 many civilizations have subsumed femininity under the maternal, but christianity in its own way developed this tendency to the full. Karol szymanowski and his stabat mater university of.
Szymanowski, k stabat mater veni creator litany to the virgin mary demeter penthesilea wit nx 0724. Szymanowski referred to demeter as a cantata, claiming that even if it was not traditional sacred music it had a serious, religious character and could be considered a greek stabat mater. In 1997 i created the ultimate stabat mater website for hans with the program frontpage. If you use and like, thank you to consider support donation.
Tritles words, the quintessential piece to celebrate the armistice, vaughan williamss dona nobis pacem. Karol szymanowski free sheet music to download in pdf, mp3. In his opinion religious music should above all express feelings, and as a consequence he preferred polish over latin. Stabat mater valery gergiev, london symphony orchestra on allmusic 20 for the second of their two sacds of the. The stabat mater has often been ascribed to jacopone da todi, ofm ca. Karol szymanowski demeter for alto solo, female chorus. The piece was meant as a requiem dedicated to the memory of krystalls prematurely deceased wife. His setting of the veni creatorwas composed for the opening of the warsaw academy of music, of which he was the first rector. Reflecting the composers interest in classical antiquity.
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. 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. I am familiar with six recordings of his stabat mater. Karol maciej korwin szymanowski 18821937, was a polish composer and pianist, born on the 3rd october 1882 in tymoszowka, poland, he lived between the death of chopin and the rise of the postworld war ii generation of grazyna bacewicz and witold lutoslawski. Karol szymanowski simple english wikipedia, the free. Szymanowskis stabat mater is one of those works which, once heard, sticks in the. Stabat mater was performed again on 11th march 2016 at the klarafestival in brussels. Stabat mater szymanowski karol szymanowskis stabat mater, op. Drawing on his musical roots and mother tongue, he wrote a transparent score for soloists, mixed choir and orchestra.
The most fertile period in the compositional career of karol szymanowski was during the great war of 191418. Szymanowski stabat mater veni creator litany to the. 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. No commercial recordings available for your location. Karol maciej szymanowski was a polish composer and pianist, the most celebrated polish composer of the early 20th century. Karol szymanowski 1882 1937 russia karol maciej szymanowski polish pronunciation. O quam tristis et afflicta fuit illa benedicta, mater unigeniti. He chose the myth of the greek goddess for the piece, influenced by the important classical philologist tadeusz zielinski. Szymanowskis stabat mater written by bluesever sunday, march 2016 17. 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. For 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music without asking you anything in exchange. Cuius animam gementem, contristatam et dolentem pertransivit gladius. Stabat mater was commissioned by the warsaw patron of the arts, dr bronislaw krystall.
This page lists all recordings of stabat mater, op. Thus szymanowski described demeter in a letter to universal edition in 1932. 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. Karol szymanowski, stabat mater for soprano, alto, baritone, mixed choir and. The question is whether this was simply an appropriation of the maternal by men and therefore, according to our working hypo. 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. Karol szymanowski free sheet music to download in pdf. Szymanowski symphonies nos 3 4 stabat mater albums. This desire was manifested above all in the stabat mater 192526. Stabat mater dolorosa iuxta crucem lacrimosa, dum pendebat filius. The belgian audience heard szymanowski s composition in almost the same rendering, and the lpo was joined by another polish voice mezzosoprano agnieszka rehlis. 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.
Szymanowski wrote penthesilea in february 1908 during his stay in nervi near genoa in italy. Quae maerebat et dolebat, pia mater, dum videbat nati poenas inclyti. Szymanowski, k stabat mater veni creator litany to. Szymanowski wrote his stabat mater, with its focus on a grieving mother, in 192526, partly as. Shop and buy stabat mater, vocal score sheet music. 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. 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. He wrote collected songs and several stageworks, notably. After this he managed the site by adding new composers and translations regularly. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Szymanowski demeter for alto, female choir and orchestra. Stabat mater, vocal score by karol szymanowski 18821937.