Karol Szymanowski

Karol Szymanowski - Polish composer

Person from Poland

Genres: classical, impressionism, modern classical, romantic classical, opera, classical music, symphony, Classical

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About Karol Szymanowski

Karol Maciej Szymanowski (3 October 1882 – 29 March 1937) was a Polish composer, pianist, and writer associated with the modernist Young Poland movement, which was active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Szymanowski’s early compositions reflect the influence of the late Romantic German tradition as well as the early works of Alexander Scriabin. Examples of this early style include the piano work "Étude, Op. 4 No. 3" and his first two symphonies. In later years he developed a more impressionistic and partially atonal musical language, represented in works such as "Symphony No. 3" and "Violin Concerto No. 1". In a later period of his career, Szymanowski drew inspiration from the folk music of the Polish Górale people. Works reflecting this influence include the ballet "Harnasie", "Symphony No. 4", and his collections of "Mazurkas" for piano. His opera "King Roger", composed between 1918 and 1924, remains his most frequently performed stage work. Other notable compositions include the opera "Hagith", "Symphony No. 2", "The Love Songs of Hafiz", and "Stabat Mater". During his lifetime Szymanowski received several national honours, including the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, as well as other Polish and international distinctions.

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