List of compositions by Karol Szymanowski
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Below is asortablelist of compositions byKarol Szymanowski.The works are categorized by genre, Michałowski catalogue[1]number,opus number,date of composition, titles and scoring.
Genre | M | Opus | Date | Polish title (Original title) | English title | Scoring | Notes |
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Piano | M1 | 1 | 1899–1900 | Dziewięć preludiów
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9 Preludes
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for piano | |
Vocal | M2 | 2 | 1900–1902 | Sześć pieśni
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6 Songs | for voice and piano | words byKazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer |
Piano | M5 | 3 | 1901–1903 | Wariacje fortepianoweb-moll | Variationsin B♭minor | for piano | theme and 12 variations; dedicated toArthur Rubinstein |
Piano | M3 | 4 | 1900–1902 | Cztery etiudy
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4 Études(4 Studies)
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for piano | |
Vocal | M4 | 5 | 1902 | Trzy fragmenty z poematów Jana Kasprowicza
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3 Fragments from Poems by Jan Kasprowicz
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for voice and piano | words byJan Kasprowicz |
Vocal | M6 | 6 | 1904, 1912 | Salome | Salome | for soprano and orchestra | lost; words byJan Kasprowicz |
Vocal | M7 | 7 | 1904 | Łabędź | The Swan | for voice and piano | words byWacław Berent |
Piano | M8 | 8 | 1903–1904 | Sonata fortepianowa nr. 1 c-moll | Sonata No. 1 in C minor | for piano | dedicated toStanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz |
Chamber music | M9 | 9 | 1904 | Sonata skrzypcowa d-moll | Sonata in D minor | for violin and piano | dedicated to Bronisław Gromadzki |
Piano | M10 | 10 | 1900–1904 | Wariacje na polski temat ludowyh-moll | Variations on a Polish Folk Themein B minor | for piano | dedicated toZygmunt Noskowski |
Vocal | M11 | 11 | 1904–1905 | Cztery pieśni
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4 Songs | for voice and piano | words byTadeusz Miciński |
Orchestral | M12 | 12 | 1904–1905 | Uwertura koncertowaE-dur | Concert Overturein E major | for orchestra | |
Vocal | M14 | 13 | 1905–1907 | Pięć pieśni
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5 Songs | for voice and piano | words by German poets in translation by Stanisław Barącz 1. words byRichard Dehmel 2. words byClemens BrentanoandAchim von Arnim 3. words by Richard Dehmel 4. words byFriedrich von Bodenstedt 5. words byOtto Julius Bierbaum |
Piano | M13 | 14 | 1905 | FantazjaC-dur | Fantasyin C major | for piano | |
Piano | M19 | 1905, 1909 | Preludium i fugacis-moll | Prelude and Fuguein C♯minor | for piano | ||
Orchestral | M15 | 15 | 1906–1907 | Symfonia nr. 1 f-moll | Symphony No. 1 in F minor | for orchestra | |
Chamber music | 16 | 1907 | Trio na fortepian, skrzypce i wiolonczelę | Piano Trio | for violin, cello and piano | withdrawn/destroyed by the composer | |
Vocal | M17 | 17 | 1907 | Dwanaście pieśni
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12 Songs | for voice and piano | words by German poets in translation by Stanisław Barącz 1.~8. words byRichard Dehmel 9. words byAlfred Mombert 10. words byGustav Falke 11. words by Alfred Mombert 12. words byMartin Greif |
Vocal | M18 | 18 | 1908, 1912 | Penthezilea | Penthesilea | for soprano and orchestra | words byStanisław Wyspiański |
Stage | 1908–1909 | Loteria na mężów,czyliNarzeczony nr. 69 | Lottery for HusbandsorFiancé No. 69 | Operetta in 3 acts; libretto by Julian Krzewiński-Maszyński; premiered in 2007 | |||
Orchestral | M24 | 19 | 1909–1910 | Symfonia nr. 2 B-dur | Symphony No. 2 in B♭major | for orchestra | |
Vocal | M20 | 20 | 1909 | Sześć pieśni
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6 Songs | for voice and piano | words byTadeusz Miciński |
Piano | M25 | 21 | 1910–1911 | Sonata fortepianowa nr. 2 A-dur | Sonata No. 2 in A major | for piano | |
Vocal | M22 | 22 | 1910 | Barwne pieśni(Bunte Lieder)
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Colourful Songs | for voice and piano | words by German poets in translation by Stanisław Barącz 1. words by Karl Bulcke 2. words byAlfons Paquet 3. words byEmil Faktor 4. words byAnna Ritter 5. words byRicarda Huch |
Chamber music | M23 | 23 | 1910 | RomansD-dur | Romancein D major | for violin and piano | dedicated to violinistPaweł Kochański |
Vocal | M26 | 24 | 1911 | Pieśni miłosne Hafiza
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Love Songs of Hafiz,6 Songs
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for voice and piano | words byHafezin translation byHans Bethge nos. 1, 4 and 5 orchestrated and incorporated into Op. 26 |
Stage | 25 | 1912–1913 | Hagith | Hagith | Opera in 1 act; libretto byFelix Dörmann | ||
Vocal | M28 | 26 | 1911, 1914 | Pieśni miłosne Hafiza
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Love Songs of Hafiz,8 Songs | for voice and orchestra | words byHafezin translation byHans Bethge 2. also for voice and piano 6.~8. orchestrations from Op. 24 |
Choral | M36 | 27 | 1914–1916 | Symfonia nr. 3"Pieśń o nocy" | Symphony No. 3"Song of the Night" | for tenor (or soprano), mixed chorus and orchestra | words byJalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmīin translation byTadeusz Miciński |
Chamber music | M30 | 28 | 1915 | Nokturn i tarantela | Nocturne and Tarantella | for violin and piano | dedicated toMonsieur Auguste Iwański |
Piano | M31 | 29 | 1915 | Metopy,Trzy poematy
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Métopes,3 Poèms
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for piano | |
Chamber music | M29 | 30 | 1915 | Mity
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Mythes(Myths)
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for violin and piano | |
Vocal | M32 | 31 | 1915 | Pieśni księżniczki
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Songs of a Fairy-Tale Princess | for voice and piano (or orchestra) | words byZofia Szymanowska;nos. 1, 2 and 4 orchestrated in 1933 |
Vocal | M33 | 32 | 1915 | Trzy pieśni do słów Dymitra Dawidowa
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3 Songs on Words by Dmitri Davydov | for voice and piano | words byDmitri Pavlovich Davydov– Дмитрий Павлович Давыдов (1811–1888) in translation byJarosław Iwaszkiewicz |
Piano | M34 | 33 | 1916 | Dwanaście etiud
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12 Études(12 Studies) | for piano | |
Piano | M35 | 34 | 1915–1916 | Maski
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Masques(Masks), 3 Pieces
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for piano | |
Concertante | M37 | 35 | 1916 | Koncert skrzypcowy nr. 1 | Concerto No. 1 | for violin and orchestra | in 1 movement; dedicated to violinistPaweł Kochański |
Piano | M38 | 36 | 1917 | Sonata fortepianowa nr. 3 | Sonata No. 3 | for piano | |
Chamber music | M41 | 37 | 1917 | Kwartet smyczkowy nr. 1 C-dur | String Quartet No. 1 in C major | for2 violins, viola and cello | |
Choral | M39 | 37b | 1917 | Demeter | Demeter,Cantata | for alto, female chorus and orchestra | words byZofia Szymanowska |
Choral | 38 | 1917 | Agawe | Agave,Cantata | for soprano, mixed chorus and orchestra | unfinished, words byZofia SzymanowskaafterThe BacchaebyEuripides | |
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Chamber music | M42 | 40 | 1918 | Trzy kaprysy Paganiniego | 3 Caprices de Paganini(3 Paganini Caprices) | for violin and piano | transcription ofCapricesNos. 20, 21 and24byNiccolò Paganini;dedicated toPaweł KochańskiandJózef Ozimiński |
Vocal | 41 | 1918 | Cztery pieśni do słów Rabindranatha Tagore
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4 Songs to Lyrics by Rabindranath Tagore
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for voice and piano | words fromThe GardenerbyRabindranath Tagorein translation byJarosław Iwaszkiewicz | |
Vocal | M44 | 42 | 1918 | Pieśni muezina szalonego
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Songs of the Infatuated Muezzin
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for soprano and piano or orchestra | orchestrated in 1934 |
Stage | M45 | 43 | 1920 | Mandragora | Mandragora | for orchestra | Pantomime in 3 scenes; scenario byRyszard BolesławskiandLeon Schiller |
Orchestral | 1920 | Marsz 3. Pułku Ułanów | March of the Third Regiment of Uhlans | for wind orchestra | lost | ||
Orchestral | 1920 | Marsz uroczysty | Ceremonial March | for orchestra | |||
Vocal | 44 | 1920 | Dwie pieśni baskijskie
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2 Basque Songs | for voice and piano | lost | |
Vocal | M48 M49 M50 |
1920 | Trzy piosenki (Piosenki żołnierskie)
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3 Songs (3 Soldier's Songs)
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for voice and piano | 1.~2. words byKornel Makuszyński 3. words byKazimierz Andrzej Czyżowski | |
Vocal | 1920 | Wiedzie nas Haller | Haller Is Leading Us | for voice and piano | |||
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Stage | M55 | 46 | 1918–1924 | Król Roger | King Roger | Opera in 3 acts; libretto byJarosław Iwaszkiewiczin collaboration with the composer | |
Vocal | M51 | 46b | 1921 | Słopiewnie
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Słopiewnie,5 Songs | for voice and piano or chamber orchestra | words byJulian Tuwim;orchestrated in 1923–1924 |
Chamber music | 1921–1922 | Berceuse | Berceuse | for violin and piano | co-composed with violinistPaweł Kochański | ||
Chamber music | 1921–1922 | Dance sauvage | Dance sauvage | for violin and piano | co-composed with violinistPaweł Kochański | ||
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Vocal | M52 | 48 | 1922 | Trzy kołysanki
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3 Lullabies | for voice and piano | words byJarosław Iwaszkiewicz |
Vocal | M53 | 49 | 1922–1923 | Rymy dziecięce
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Children's Rhymes,20 Children's Songs
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for voice and piano | words byKazimiera Iłłakowiczówna |
Piano | M56 | 50 | 1924–1925 | Dwadzieścia mazurków
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20 Mazurkas | for piano | |
Stage | 51 | 1925 | Kniaź Patiomkin | Prince Potemkin | for orchestra | Incidental music to act 5 of the 1906 play byTadeusz Miciński | |
Chamber music | M58 | 52 | 1925 | Kołysanka | Lullaby(La berceuse d'Aitacho Enia) | for violin and piano | |
Choral | M60 | 53 | 1925–1926 | Stabat Mater | Stabat Mater | for soprano, alto, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra | Oratorio |
Vocal | M63 | 54 | 1926 | Siedem pieśni do słów Jamesa Joyce'a
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7 Songs on Words by James Joyce
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for voice and piano | words byJames Joycein translation byJarosław Iwaszkiewicz;nos. 5–7 left incomplete, completed by Adam Neuer |
Stage | M68 | 55 | 1923–1931 | Harnasie | Harnasie | for tenor, mixed chorus and orchestra | Ballet-Pantomime in 2 acts, 3 scenes with prologue and epilogue; scenario byJerzy Mieczysław Rytardin collaboration with the composer |
Vocal | 1924 | Idom se siuhaje dołu, śpiewajęcy... (Pieśń siuhajów) | Siuhaje Are Coming Down Singing... (Song of Siuhaje) | for voice and piano | Highlander Song fromHarnasie,Op. 55 | ||
Chamber music | 1925 | L'aube | L'aube | for violin and piano | co-composed with violinistPaweł Kochański | ||
Piano | M59a | 1925 | Walc romantyczny | Romantic Waltz(Valse romantique) | for piano | ||
Vocal | 1925–1926 | Dziewięć pieśni polskich
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9 Polish Songs | for voice and piano | |||
Piano | M60 | 1926 | Cztery tańce polskie
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4 Polish Dances
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for piano | ||
Chamber music | M64 | 56 | 1927 | Kwartet smyczkowy nr. 2 | String Quartet No. 2 | for2 violins, viola and cello | |
Vocal | M65 | 1928 | Vocalise-Étude | Vocalise-Étude | for voice and piano | ||
Choral | 1928–1929 | Sześć pieśni kurpiowskich
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6 Songs fromKurpie | for mixed chorus a cappella | |||
Choral | M67 | 57 | 1930 | Veni Creator | Veni Creator | for soprano, mixed chorus, organ and orchestra | words byStanisław Wyspiański |
Vocal | M69 | 58 | 1930–1932 | Pieśni kurpiowskie
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12 Songs fromKurpie | for voice and piano | No. 9Zarzyjze kuniualso for violin and piano (1931) |
Choral | M72 | 59 | 1930–1933 | Litania do Marii Panny
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Litany to the Virgin Mary,2 Fragments
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for soprano, female chorus and orchestra | words byJerzy Liebert |
Chamber music | 1931 | Pieśń Roksany | Roxana's Song(Chant de Roxane) | for violin and piano | transcription by the composer andPaweł Kochańskifrom act 2 ofKing Roger,Op. 46; adapted for viola and piano byLionel Tertisand published in 1953 | ||
Chamber music | 1931 | Taniec z "Harnasiów" | Dance from "Harnasie" | for violin and piano | transcription by the composer andPaweł KochańskifromHarnasie,Op. 55 | ||
Chamber music | 1931 | Zarżyjzę kuniu | Zarżyjzę kuniu | for violin and piano | transcription by the composer andPaweł Kochańskiof No. 9 from12 Songs from Kurpie,Op. 58 | ||
Concertante | M70 | 60 | 1932 | Symfonia nr. 4 (Symphonie concertante) | Symphony No. 4 (Symphonie Concertante) | for piano and orchestra | dedicated toArthur Rubinstein |
Concertante | M71 | 61 | 1932–1933 | Koncert skrzypcowy nr. 2 | Concerto No. 2 | for violin and orchestra | A la memoire du Grand Musicien, mon cher et inoubliable Ami,Paweł Kochański |
Piano | M73 | 62 | 1933–1934 | Dwa mazurki
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2 Mazurkas | for piano |
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Gołubiew, Zofia (1997),Muzeum Karola Szymanowskiego w willi "Atma" w Zakopanem (Przewodnik)[Karol Szymanowski's Museum in the Chalet "Atma" in Zakopane (Guide)], translated by Chrzanowska-Kluczewska, Elżbieta, Kraków: Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie [The National Museum of Cracow], pp.26–29
- Michałowski, Kornel (1967).Karol Szymanowski, 1882–1937. Katalog tematyczny dzieł i bibliografia[Karol Szymanowski, 1882–1937. Thematic Catalogue of Works and Bibliography]. Kraków: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne.