Symphony No. 4 (Szymanowski)
The Symphony No. 4 (Symphonie concertante) Op. 60 is a work for solo piano and orchestra written by the Polish composer Karol Szymanowski between March and June of 1932. It is dedicated to the pianist Arthur Rubinstein.[1] Szymanowski himself played the piano part at the premiere performance on 9 October 1932, with Grzegorz Fitelberg conducting the Poznań City Orchestra.[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
- Piotr Paleczny, piano; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Mark Elder, conductor (BBC Radio Classics, 1995)
- Howard Shelley, piano); BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Vassily Sinaisky, conductor (Chandos Records, 1996)
- Louis Lortie, piano; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Edward Gardner, conductor (Chandos Records, 2013)
- Leif Ove Andsnes, piano; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Simon Rattle, conductor (EMI Classics, 1999 / Warner Classics, 2015)
- Denis Matsuev, piano; London Symphony Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, conductor (LSO Live, 2013 / Alto, 2018)
- Tadeusz Zmudzinski, piano; Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra (Katowice); Karol Stryja, conductor (Marco Polo, 2000 / Naxos Records)
- Jan Krzysztof Broja, piano; Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra; Antoni Wit, conductor (Naxos Records, 2009)
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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