Karol Szymanowski
06.10.1882—29.03.1937

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Karol Szymanowski
Stabat Mater | op. 53 | for soprano, alto, baritone, mixed choir and orchestra

Work Details
Opus: op. 53
Year of composition: 1925-1926
Scored for: for soprano, alto, baritone, mixed choir and orchestra
Composer: Karol Szymanowski
Choir: SATB
Soloinstruments/Soloists: soprano, alto, baritone
Instrumentation: 2 2 2 2 - 4 2 0 0 - perc(4), hp, org, str(8 8 6 6 4)
Instrumentation details: 1st flute; 2nd flute; 1st oboe; 2nd oboe (+c.a); 1st clarinet in A; 2nd clarinet in A; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon (+cbsn); 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet in Bb; 2nd trumpet in Bb; percussion(4); harp; organ; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Duration (min): 25
Dedication: Pamieci Izabeli Krystallowej

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World Première
Location: Warsaw / Poland
Date: 11.01.1929
Conductor: Grzegorz Fitelberg
Main Soloists: Stanislawa Szymanowska
Work Introduction

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. Drawing on his musical roots and mother tongue, he wrote a transparent score for soloists, mixed choir and orchestra. [...]

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