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 |
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