Szymanowski, Karol: Symphony No. 1 & 3 / Love Songs of Hafiz, Op. 26 (1 SACD)

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)

Symphony No.3, Op. 27 'The Song of the Night' 26:03
for Tenor Solo, Mixed Choir, and Large Orchestra
on a poem from the second Divan by Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-1273), translated into Polish by Tadeusz Micinski (1873-1918)
Mojej Matce
1 Moderato assai - Meno mosso (quasi Adagio ma poco agitato) - Poco meno, molto tranquillo - 8:25
2 Allegretto tranquillo - Più tranquillo - Ancora più 7:08
sostenuto - Andantino. -
3 Largo - Largo assai - Meno mosso - Meno mosso. Adagio - Poco meno mosso. 10:28
Ben Johnson tenor
BBC Symphony Chorus

Love Songs of Hafiz, Op. 26 21:06
(Des Hafis Liebeslieder)
for Voice and Orchestra
on poetry paraphrased after Hafiz by Hans Bethge (1876-1946)
Meinem lieben Freunde Joseph Marx gewidmet
4 I Wünsche. Andante dolcissimo - [ ] - Tempo I 1:31
5 II Der verliebte Ostwind. Allegro poco agitato - Poco meno - 1:49
6 III Tanz. Allegretto poco scherzando 1:48
7 IV Die Perlen meiner Seele. Andantino - Meno mosso - 1:40
8 V Jugend im Alter. Allegro moderato, con passione - Poco meno - 2:47
9 VI Deine Stimme. Andantino - Poco più - Poco meno - 2:50
10 VII Trinklied. Vivace con brio, scherzando - Poco meno - Poco più mosso - 2:35
11 VIII Das Grab des Hafis. Lento assai - Poco avvivando - Meno mosso - 6:03
Ben Johnson tenor

Symphony No. 1, Op. 15 18:55
in F minor - in F-Moll - en fa mineur
12 [1] Allegro patetico 10:00
13 III Finale. Allegretto con moto. Grazioso - (Meno mosso) Mesto - Tempo I 8:50
TT 66:22

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner
Recorded in:
Watford Colosseum
19 September 2013 (Symphony No. 1)
Recorded in:
Maida Vale Studio 1, London
30 January 2014 (Love Songs of Hafiz)
Recorded in:
Fairfield Halls, Croydon
3 and 4 February 2014 (Symphony No. 3)
Producer(s)
Brian Pidgeon
Sound Engineer(s)
Neil Pemberton (Love Songs of Hafiz)
Ralph Couzens (other works)
Rosanna Fish (Assistant: Symphony No. 1)
Adele Conlin (Assistant: Love Songs of Hafiz)
Jonathan Cooper (Assistant: Symphony No. 3)
Format: Digital CD 16Bit 44.1Khz
Originally recorded in: 24Bit 96Khz