Annotation

Recording location:
Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Violin concertos
Recording date: 9-11 April 1995
First appearance on: EMI Classics: 7243 5 55607 2 8

Symphonie Concertante (Symphony No. 4)
Recording date: 11-12 October 1996
First appearance on: EMI Classics: 7243 5 56823 2 1

All music here appeared together on (but Symphony No. 4 was first on the CD):
Label: EMI - Date: UK-2004-05 - Cat.No.: 7243 5 57777 2 0 - Barcode: 724355777720 - ASIN: B0001Y4KHO - Format: CD

Recorded at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK

Songs of a Fairy-tale Princess for voice and orchestra, Op. 31:
20. March 2006

Harnasie Ballet-pantomime in two tableaux for tenor, chorus and orchestra, Op. 55:
23-25 October 2002

Love Songs of Hafiz for high voice and orchestra, Op. 26:
Tracks 15-18: 23-25 October 2002
Tracks 19-22: 30 June 2004

This was earlier released as Songs of a Fairytale Princess / Harnasie / Love Songs of Hafiz:
Label: EMI - Date: UK-2006-10 - Cat.No.: 3 64435 2 - Barcode: 0094636443522 - ASIN: B000HC2NJM - Format: CD

See disc 3 for details on Król Roger.

Recorded at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK

Stabat Mater, Op. 53: 3-4 April 1993
Elzbieta Szmytka: Soprano
Florence Quivar: Mezzo-soprano
John Connell: Bass

Litania do Marii Panny, Op. 59: 3-4 April 1993
Elzbieta Szmytka: Soprano

Symphony No. 3, Op. 59: 1-2 October 1993
John Garrison: Tenor
Peter Thomas: Violin

Tracks not from Król Roger earlier first released on Choral Works:
Label: EMI Classics - Date: UK-1994-06 - Barcode: 0724355512123 - ASIN: B000002RU8 - Format: CD

Then rereleased in EMI's series Great Recordings of the Century:
Label: EMI Classics - Date: UK-2006-08 - Barcode: 0094636159225 - ASIN: B000GH2WPS - Format: CD
Label: Angel Records - Date: US-2006-10 - Barcode: 0094636159324 - ASIN: B000I2ISN6 - Format: CD

Annotation last modified on 2013-11-03 02:04 UTC.

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1Król Roger: Act III. (Orchestra)
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work) (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
recording of:
Król Roger: Act III. (Orchestra) (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer)
part of:
Król Roger, op. 46: Act III
Karol Szymanowski1:58
2Król Roger: Act III. Wokół martwota głazów
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work) (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
recording of:
Król Roger: Act III. Wokół martwota głazów (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer)
part of:
Król Roger, op. 46: Act III
Karol Szymanowski4:37
3Król Roger: Act III. Rogerze! Rogerze!
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work) (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
recording of:
Król Roger: Act III. Rogerze! Rogerze! (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer)
part of:
Król Roger, op. 46: Act III
Karol Szymanowski1:34
4Król Roger: Act III. Na sąd, na sąd staw się Królu
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work) (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
recording of:
Król Roger: Act III. Na sąd, na sąd staw się Królu (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer)
part of:
Król Roger, op. 46: Act III
Karol Szymanowski5:46
5Król Roger: Act III. Syć ofiarny
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work) (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
recording of:
Król Roger: Act III. Syć ofiarny (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer)
part of:
Król Roger, op. 46: Act III
Karol Szymanowski4:20
6Król Roger: Act III. Edrisi, już świt!
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work) (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
recording of:
Król Roger: Act III. Edrisi, już świt! (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer)
part of:
Król Roger, op. 46: Act III
Karol Szymanowski1:37
7Król Roger: Act III. Słońce! Słońce! Edrisi!
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work) (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
recording of:
Król Roger: Act III. Słońce! Słońce! Edrisi! (from 1998-07-21 until 1998-07-25)
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer)
part of:
Król Roger, op. 46: Act III
Karol Szymanowski2:33
8Stabat Mater: Stabat Mater dolorosa
producer:
David R. Murray
editor:
Stephen Frost (sound engineer)
bass vocals:
John Connell (bass vocalist) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Florence Quivar (mezzo soprano) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
soprano vocals:
Elżbieta Szmytka (soprano) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
chorus master:
Simon Halsey (conductor) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
recording of:
Stabat Mater, op. 53: I. Stała Matka bolejąca (Stabat mater dolorosa) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer) (from 1925 until 1926)
part of:
Stabat Mater, op. 53
Karol Szymanowski6:11
9Stabat Mater: Quis est homo qui non fleret
producer:
David R. Murray
editor:
Stephen Frost (sound engineer)
bass vocals:
John Connell (bass vocalist) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Florence Quivar (mezzo soprano) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
soprano vocals:
Elżbieta Szmytka (soprano) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
chorus master:
Simon Halsey (conductor) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
recording of:
Stabat Mater, op. 53: II. I któż widział tak cierpiącą (Quis est homo qui non fleret) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer) (from 1925 until 1926)
part of:
Stabat Mater, op. 53
Karol Szymanowski2:25
10Stabat Mater: Eia Mater, fons amoris
producer:
David R. Murray
editor:
Stephen Frost (sound engineer)
bass vocals:
John Connell (bass vocalist) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Florence Quivar (mezzo soprano) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
soprano vocals:
Elżbieta Szmytka (soprano) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
chorus master:
Simon Halsey (conductor) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
recording of:
Stabat Mater, op. 53: III. O Matko Źródło Wszechmiłości (O, Eia, Mater, fons amoris) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer) (from 1925 until 1926)
part of:
Stabat Mater, op. 53
Karol Szymanowski3:52
11Stabat Mater: Fac me tecum pie flere
producer:
David R. Murray
editor:
Stephen Frost (sound engineer)
bass vocals:
John Connell (bass vocalist) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Florence Quivar (mezzo soprano) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
soprano vocals:
Elżbieta Szmytka (soprano) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
chorus master:
Simon Halsey (conductor) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
recording of:
Stabat Mater, op. 53: IV. Spraw niech płaczę z Tobą razem (Fac me tecum pie flere) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer) (from 1925 until 1926)
part of:
Stabat Mater, op. 53
Karol Szymanowski3:02
12Stabat Mater: Virgo virginum praeclare
producer:
David R. Murray
editor:
Stephen Frost (sound engineer)
bass vocals:
John Connell (bass vocalist) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Florence Quivar (mezzo soprano) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
soprano vocals:
Elżbieta Szmytka (soprano) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
chorus master:
Simon Halsey (conductor) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
recording of:
Stabat Mater, op. 53: V. Panno słodka racz mozołem (Virgo virginum praeclara) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer) (from 1925 until 1926)
part of:
Stabat Mater, op. 53
Karol Szymanowski2:53
13Stabat Mater: Christe, cum sit hinc exire
producer:
David R. Murray
editor:
Stephen Frost (sound engineer)
bass vocals:
John Connell (bass vocalist) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
choir vocals:
CBSO Chorus (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Florence Quivar (mezzo soprano) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
soprano vocals:
Elżbieta Szmytka (soprano) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
chorus master:
Simon Halsey (conductor) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
recording of:
Stabat Mater, op. 53: VI. Chrystus niech mi będzie grodem (Christe, cum sit hinc exire) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer) (from 1925 until 1926)
part of:
Stabat Mater, op. 53
Karol Szymanowski4:57
14Litania do Marii Panny: Dwunastodzwiecna cytaro
producer:
David R. Murray
editor:
Stephen Frost (sound engineer)
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
soprano vocals:
Elżbieta Szmytka (soprano) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
chorus master:
Simon Halsey (conductor) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
recording of:
Litania do Marii Panny, op. 59: I. Dwunastodzwiecna cytaro (Litany to the Virgin Mary: I. The Twelve-Note Zither) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
lyricist:
Jerzy Liebert
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer) (from 1930 until 1933)
part of:
Litania do Marii Panny, op. 59
Karol Szymanowski3:26
15Litania do Marii Panny: Jak krzak skarlały
producer:
David R. Murray
editor:
Stephen Frost (sound engineer)
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
soprano vocals:
Elżbieta Szmytka (soprano) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
chorus master:
Simon Halsey (conductor) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
recording of:
Litania do Marii Panny, op. 59: II. Jak krzak skarlały (Litany to the Virgin Mary: II. Like a Dwarf Bush) (from 1993-04-03 until 1993-04-04)
lyricist:
Jerzy Liebert
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer) (from 1930 until 1933)
part of:
Litania do Marii Panny, op. 59
Karol Szymanowski4:36
16Symphony No. 3 "Song of the Night": I. Moderato assai
producer:
David R. Murray
editor:
Stephen Frost (sound engineer)
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
tenor vocals:
Jon Garrison (tenor) (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
chorus master:
Simon Halsey (conductor) (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 "Song of the Night": I. Moderato assai (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer)
part of:
Symphony no. 3, op. 27 "Song of the Night"
Karol Szymanowski7:41
17Symphony No. 3 "Song of the Night": II. Vivace, scherzando
producer:
David R. Murray
editor:
Stephen Frost (sound engineer)
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
tenor vocals:
Jon Garrison (tenor) (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
chorus master:
Simon Halsey (conductor) (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 "Song of the Night": II. Vivace, scherzando (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer)
part of:
Symphony no. 3, op. 27 "Song of the Night"
Karol Szymanowski7:14
18Symphony No. 3 "Song of the Night": III. Largo
producer:
David R. Murray
editor:
Stephen Frost (sound engineer)
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
tenor vocals:
Jon Garrison (tenor) (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
chorus master:
Simon Halsey (conductor) (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 "Song of the Night": III. Largo (from 1993-10-01 until 1993-10-02)
composer:
Karol Szymanowski (Polish composer)
part of:
Symphony no. 3, op. 27 "Song of the Night"
Karol Szymanowski9:46

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Release

ASIN:UK: B0013D8JXI [info]