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Valery Gergiev conducts the LSO in Szymanowski and Brahms. Symphony no. 1
Symphonies, no. 1, op. 15, F minor
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Szymanowski's First Symphony is drenched in the evocative Romanticism of the German orchestral masters, Wagner and Strauss, before him. Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No 1 draws inspiration from the...
Szymanowski's First Symphony is drenched in the evocative Romanticism of the German orchestral masters, Wagner and Strauss, before him. Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No 1 draws inspiration from the Polish poem Noc Majowa (Night Gathering): 'fireflies kiss the wild rose - while death flickers over the pond and plays a wanton song'. 20 years in the making, Brahms' First Symphony was one of the most eagerly awaited in musical history.
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- Szymanowski ; [Jack Fébus presents] ; [in coproduction with Mezzo, New Morning Vision, Little Tribeca] ; [réalisateur, Olivier Simonnet]
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- No linguistic content
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- London, England : London Symphony Orchestra, 2013
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- 1 online resource (18 minutes)
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- on1009118717
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- London Symphony Orchestra ; Valery Gergiev, conductor
- Title from resource description page (viewed October 17, 2017).
- Written in 1907.
- Recorded Barbican Hall, London 6 October 2012.