Karol Szymanowski

Szymanowski's Third Symphony sets poetry by Rumi in a Polish translation by Tadeusz Micinski. Tenor, chorus and a large orchestra create a continuous vocal and instrumental design rather than a conventional...

Szymanowski's Fourth places a solo piano within a three-movement symphonic design. It was dedicated to Artur Rubinstein, although the composer himself introduced it as pianist. The piano alternates between solo...