KAROL SZYMANOWSKI (1882-1937)

Stabat Mater Op. 53 (1926) * [23:21]
01. I. Mother bowed with grief appalling
02. II. Is there any, tears withholding
03. III. Love's sweet fountain, Mother tender
04. IV. In Thy keeping, watching, weeping
05. V. Maid immaculate, excelling
06. VI. May his sacred cross defend me
Litany to the Virgin Mary Op. 59 (1933) ** [8:01]
07. Twelve-toned cithara
08. Like a dwarf bush
Symphony No. 3 Op. 27 "Song of the Night" (1916) *** [24:42]
09. I. Moderato assai
10. II. Vivace, scherzando
11. III. Largo

Elzbieta Szmytka, soprano * **
Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano *
Jon Garrison, tenor ***
John Connell, bass *
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus (Chorus Director: Simon Halsey)
Peter Thomas, violin
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle

Recorded: IV.1'993 & X.1993, Symphony Hall. Birmingham
Producer: David R. Murray
Balance Engineer: Mike Hatch
Editor: Stephen Frost
© EMI Records Ltd., 1994
EMI CLASSICS CDC 5 55121 2 [56:04]