Szymanowski/Gergiev - Symphonies 3 & 4 Stabat Mater [SUPER AUDIO CD]
Symphonies 3 & 4 Stabat Mater
Szymanowski/Gergiev
SUPER AUDIO CD Rel Date: 1983-09-10
This second, star-studded installment of Valery Gergiev's Szymanowski symphony cycle features tenor Toby Spence as tenor soloist in the Symphony No.3, subtitled Song of the Night, and internationally renowned pianist Denis Matsuev as soloist in the virtuosic Symphony No. 4, subtitled Symphonie concertante. Szymanowski's Stabat Mater completes the disc and stars soprano Sally Matthews, mezzo Ekaterina Gubanova and baritone Kostas Smoriginas. Szymanowski's third symphony combines the influences of Wagner, Chopin and Scriabin. The fourth symphony, one of Szymanowski's last compositions, was dedicated to Arthur Rubinstein and is a piano concerto in all but name.
Tracklist:
- Symphony No 3: I. Moderato Assai
- Symphony No 3: II. Allegretto Tranquillo
- Symphony No 3: III. Largo
- Stabat Mater: I. Stabat Mater Dolorosa
- Stabat Mater: II. Quis Est Homo Qui Non Fleret
- Stabat Mater: III. O, Eia, Mater, Fons Amoris
- Stabat Mater: IV. Fac Me Tecum Pie Flere
- Stabat Mater: V. Virgo Virginum Praeclara
- Stabat Mater: VI. Christe, Cum Sit Hinc Exire
- Symphony No 4: I. Moderato – Tempo Comodo
- Symphony No 4: II. Andante Molto Sostenuto
- Symphony No 4: III. Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Agitato Ed Ansioso