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« on: 13:53:16, 26-11-2007 » |
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Of the Polish composer who wrote a symphony with a soprano part?
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John W
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« Reply #1 on: 13:55:19, 26-11-2007 » |
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I think you might be referring to Gorecki's Third Symphony? a favourite of Classic FM's some years ago.
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« Reply #2 on: 13:55:25, 26-11-2007 » |
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Gorecki - Symphony No.3. You probably heard the Dawn Upshaw recording
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« Reply #3 on: 14:00:17, 26-11-2007 » |
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Wow, that was fast, thanks  I don't know which recording I heard but I definitely want to hear it again. |
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« Reply #4 on: 15:19:44, 26-11-2007 » |
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Sure it wasn't Szymanowski's 3rd symphony? It has a solo soprano or tenor part.
Highly recommended, by the way.
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« Reply #5 on: 21:47:32, 26-11-2007 » |
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The piece I heard was more recent than Szymanowski (post war, I think) so I'll stick with the first answer.
Szymanowski is somebody I want to listen to more of anyway. At the moment I'm a bit undecided about him. Love his violin concerto but I was unimpressed by a couple of other things I heard (don't ask me what, I can't recall them well enough).
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« Reply #6 on: 01:34:44, 27-11-2007 » |
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There was a Szymanowski thread on here some time ago - several people made the point that there were really three Szymanowskis - the early, Romantic, Richard Strauss like one, the middle Scriabin plus Debussy one (Romanticism meets Impressionism) and the sparer, sometimes folky, almost Bartokian late one. Simplistic but broadly accurate, I think. Unlike many composers, you can love one strand of Szymanowski and be totally repelled by another. I love the late stuff particularly, probably because the Stabat Mater was the first piece I got to know. Happy exploring!
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« Reply #7 on: 06:55:50, 27-11-2007 » |
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The piece I heard was more recent than Szymanowski (post war, I think) so I'll stick with the first answer.
Szymanowski is somebody I want to listen to more of anyway. At the moment I'm a bit undecided about him. Love his violin concerto but I was unimpressed by a couple of other things I heard (don't ask me what, I can't recall them well enough).
Which violin concerto? There are two. The second is quite a late work and perhaps does more than any other by him to dispel the suggestion that some kind of Bartókian folklorism had somehow taken over his musical manner altogether; it's a glorious piece, exquisitely orchestrated and it's performed nowhere near frequently enough. The first concerto is rather better known - and an even better piece! Best, Alistair |
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« Reply #8 on: 09:23:59, 27-11-2007 » |
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Which violin concerto? There are two. Are there?  I know the first, I believe. The one that's in a single movement (go on, tell me they're both like that  ). |
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« Reply #9 on: 09:44:25, 27-11-2007 » |
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Er, yes they are actually.
No.1 is the one Nicola Benedetti did when she won YMotY, I think.
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C Dish
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« Reply #10 on: 12:12:02, 27-11-2007 » |
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There was a Szymanowski thread on here some time ago - several people made the point that there were really three Szymanowskis - the early, Romantic, Richard Strauss like one, the middle Scriabin plus Debussy one (Romanticism meets Impressionism) and the sparer, sometimes folky, almost Bartokian late one.
Plus a fourth one with the first name Pavel. Edit: I heard a piano piece by one Pavel Szymanowski, or at least thought I did. But Google comes up with nothing. |
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« Reply #11 on: 12:17:32, 27-11-2007 » |
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Pavel Szymanski, perhaps?  |
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Bryn
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« Reply #12 on: 12:20:56, 27-11-2007 » |
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Pavel Szymanski, perhaps? I seem to remember that a Member with Balls 'discovered' Szymanski fairly recently. His work has featured in recent Cutting Edge concerts. |
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« Reply #13 on: 12:31:27, 27-11-2007 » |
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Pavel Szymanski, perhaps? KERPOW! That must be it. Thanks, B owryn |
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