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.
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Karol Szymanowski
Biography
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BBC Reviews
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The Complete Music for Violin & Piano (feat. violin: Alina Ibragimova, piano: Cedric Tiberghien 2009
Reviewed by Charlotte Gardner
Extraordinary technique and powers of expression in glorious audio technicolour.