| Uniform title | Karol Szynamowski. English |
| Cover title |
Szymanowski |
| Series |
Polish music history series, 0741-9945 ; 5
Polish music history series ; 5. ^A373016
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| Contents |
Preface / Wanda Wilk -- Instead of an introduction -- Heritage -- Youth -- "Young Poland in music": in the orbit of German music influences -- Symphony no. 2, Piano sonata no. 2. Sonata for piano in A major, op. 21 ; Success -- Hagith -- Year 1914: the end and the beginning -- History -- New paths -- The works of a master. The years 1914-1915: violin and piano music ; The years 1916-1917: orchestral music -- Elisavetgrad. 1918: far away from music ; 1919: Farewell to the past -- Landscape after the war -- Reconnaissance. Warsaw-New York ; Lechitic is essentially "A turning point" ; Warsaw-Paris -- Among his own. The first encounters ; Housing ; New compositions -- King Roger. Libretto ; The music -- National music. Mazurkas ; The most outstanding Polish composer -- Stabat Mater -- The director of the conservatory in Warsaw. Only three new compositions ; Davos -- Rector of the music academy. 1930: a happy year -- Between "Atma" and the "Bristol" -- Harnasie. Libretto ; The music -- The last harvests. Symphony no. 4 ; Violin concerto no. 2 ; Litany to the Virgin Mary -- The last struggles -- The ending. |
| General note | Translated from Polish. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-335), discography (pages 299-319), and index. |
| LCCN | 93030221 |
| ISBN | 0916545008 |
