Symphony No. 4 (Szymanowski)
The Symphony No. 4 (Symphonie Concertante) Op. 60 was written by Polish Composer Karol Szymanowski between March and June of 1932 and dedicated to pianist Arthur Rubinstein.[1] Szymanowski himself played the piano part at the premiere performance by the Poznań City Orchestra on 9 October 1932; the conductor was Grzegorz Fitelberg.[2]
The symphony is cast in three movements:
The symphony is scored for solo piano, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussion (4 players), harp and strings.
A typical performance lasts approximately 25 minutes.
Selected recordings
- BBC Radio Classics - BBC Symphony Orchestra, Piotr Paleczny (piano), Mark Elder (conductor)
- Chandos - BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Howard Shelley (piano), Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)
- Chandos - BBC Symphony Orchestra, Louis Lortie (piano), Edward Gardner (conductor)
- EMI - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Simon Rattle (conductor) - also released on the Warner Classics label
- LSO Live - London Symphony Orchestra, Denis Matsuev (piano), Valery Gergiev (conductor) - also released on the Alto label
- Naxos - Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra (Katowice), Tadeusz Zmudzinski (piano), Karol Stryja (conductor) - also released on the Marco Polo label
- Naxos - Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Jan Krzysztof Broja (piano), Antoni Wit (conductor)
References
- "Symphonie concertante for piano and orchestra op. 60". karolszymanowski.pl. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- Iwanicka-Nijakowska, Anna. "Symphony No. 4 (Symphonie Concertante) Op. 60 – Karol Szymanowski". culture.pl. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
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