Szymanowski's first composition on a liturgical text, Stabat Mater was written during his late Nationalist period of 1922–1937, characterized by his use of Polish melodies and rhythms. Following a trip to Zakopane in 1922, Szymanowski wrote of Polish folk music: "[it] is enlivening by its proximity to Nature, by its force, by its directness of feeling, by its undisturbed racial purity." Szymanowski's pairing of Polish musical elements with a liturgical text in Stabat Mater is unique, and a clear reflection of his Nationalist convictions as a composer.

Librettist (Marian hymn, Stabat Mater, translation by Jozef Janowski's)
Date of composition 1926 (1925-1926)
Premiered 1929, January 11th in Warsaw, Poland
First published Universal Edition
Type Oratorio
Catalogue Op. 53
Approx. duration 26 minutes
Spoken language Polish
Instruments Voice (Soprano)
4x Voice
Voice (Baritone)
Chorus/Choir - Mixed Chorus ;
Orchestra
Autotranslations beta Karol Szymanowski: Stabat Mater, Op. 53
Karol Szymanowski: Stabat Mater, Op. 53
Karol Szymanowski: Stabat Mater, Op. 53