Karol Szymanowski

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Born 6 October 1882. Died 28 March 1937.

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Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)

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Biography

Karol Maciej Szymanowski (6 October 1882 – 28 March 1937) was a Polish composer and pianist, considered one of the greatest Polish composers of the 20th century; awarded the highest national honors including the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland and other, also foreign distinctions.

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