Who is Karol Szymanowski?
Karol Szymanowski – the composer’s life and work | Universal Edition Learn more about the composer Karol Szymanowski, his life and work! In addition you can find audio samples, performances and music. Learn more about the composer Karol Szymanowski, his life and work! In addition you can find audio samples, performances and music.
What makes Szymanowski’s music unique?
Szymanowski combines the impact of harmony with an active role of the melody to give his ‘impressionism’ an individual mark, one that distinguishes him from other European composers adhering to the trend.
Who conducted Szymanowski’s Symphony No 2?
His friend Grzegorz Fitelberg conducted the Symphony No 2,Op. 19(1909/1910), and a piano sonata was performed by Artur Rubinstein. It was not long before Universal Edition approached Szymanowski: Emil Hertzka offered the thirty-year-old composer a ten-year contract.
How long did Emil Hertzka offer Szymanowski a contract?
It was not long before Universal Edition approached Szymanowski: Emil Hertzka offered the thirty-year-old composer a ten-year contract.