KAROL MACIEJ SZYMANOWSKI (1882-1937)

Stabat Mater, Op. 53*

24:46

1

1

'The sorrowful Mother stood'

6:48

2

2

'Who is he that would not weep . . .?'

2:47

3

3

'Come then, Mother, fount of love'

4:19

4

4

'Let me sincerely weep with you'

2:45

5

5

'O Virgin, most exalted among virgins'

3:31

6

6

'O Christ, when it is time to depart here'

4:33

Six Kurpian Songs†

17:15

7

1

Hey, my oxen

2:36

8

2

Who is that knocking?

3:26

9

3

May Jesus Christ be praised

2:49

10

4

Whip on the horse

3:17

11

5

Deck yourself, my lass

3:02

12

6

Master musician, please play a waltz

2:02

Symphony No. 3 'The Song of the Night'†

27:40

13

I

Moderato assai

9:17

14

II

Vivace, scherzando

8:31

15

III

Largo

9:50

Tatiana Sharova soprano*

Larissa Nikishina soprano†

Ludmila Kuznetsova mezzo-soprano*

Olga Loboda mezzo-soprano†

Oleg Dolgov tenor†

Vladimir Sytnik tenor†

Vsevolod Grivnov tenor‡

Andrei Baturkin baritone*

with

Valeri Polyansky

October 1998