This second, star-studded installment of Valery Gergiev's Szymanowski symphony cycle features tenor Toby Spence as tenor soloist in the Symphony No.3, subtitled Song of the Night, and internationally renowned pianist Denis Matsuev as soloist in the virtuosic Symphony No. 4, subtitled Symphonie concertante. Szymanowski's Stabat Mater completes the disc and stars soprano Sally Matthews, mezzo Ekaterina Gubanova and baritone Kostas Smoriginas. Szymanowski's third symphony combines the influences of Wagner, Chopin and Scriabin. The fourth symphony, one of Szymanowski's last compositions, was dedicated to Arthur Rubinstein and is a piano concerto in all but name.
2 Allegretto Tranquillo - London Symphony Orchestra
3 Largo - London Symphony Orchestra
4 Stabat Mater Dolorosa
5 Quis Est Homo Qui Non Fleret
6 O, Eia, Mater, Fons Amoris
7 Fac Me Tecum Pie Flere
8 Virgo Virginum Praeclara
9 Christe, Cum Sit Hinc Exire
10 Moderato - Tempo Comodo - Denis Matsuev/London Symphony Orchestra
11 Andante Molto Sostenuto - Denis Matsuev/London Symphony Orchestra
12 Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Agitato Ed Ansioso - Denis Matsuev/London Symphony Orchestra
This second, star-studded installment of Valery Gergiev's Szymanowski symphony cycle features tenor Toby Spence as tenor soloist in the Symphony No.3, subtitled Song of the Night, and internationally renowned pianist Denis Matsuev as soloist in the virtuosic Symphony No. 4, subtitled Symphonie concertante. Szymanowski's Stabat Mater completes the disc and stars soprano Sally Matthews, mezzo Ekaterina Gubanova and baritone Kostas Smoriginas. Szymanowski's third symphony combines the influences of Wagner, Chopin and Scriabin. The fourth symphony, one of Szymanowski's last compositions, was dedicated to Arthur Rubinstein and is a piano concerto in all but name.
