Karol Szymanowski: The Polish Pioneer

[@hannastaszak1684]

W 140 rocznice urodzin Karola Szymanowskiego, cudownie jest patrzeć jak dzieła wielkiego polskiego kompozytora są podziwiane i chętnie wykonywane na całym świecie przez wszystkie pokolenia muzyków ❤

[@Mythologos]

He was stunning and brave before it was stunning and brave to be stunning and brave.

[@scriabinismydog2439]

Finally!! Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank youThank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you!

[@vaclavmiller8032]

Thanks so much; I absolutely love Szymanowski (considering toying around with one of his piano sonatas)!

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

As usual crammed full of facts and entertaining anecdotes. You are to be sincerely congratulated for getting the pronunciation of some of the tongue-twisting Polish names absolutely spot on!

[@ClassicalNerd]

I have _so many_ failed takes of every single one of those names. Polish is hard for English speakers!

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

@@ClassicalNerd You're not wrong. But very honest of you to admit it. Well done anyway, it was very impressive from across the pond. :-) David A

[@misscameroon8062]

@@ClassicalNerd ;no,don`t you believe it;if you can sing ,you can speak Polish with no problems;you haven`t found a good teacher yet,

[@composerdavidgiannivaldez367]

You did one of Symanowski! Finally!

[@ClassicalNerd]

The request pool at lentovivace.com/classicalnerd.html is usually a good indicator of how soon a given video will be made.

[@benrubin8624]

Great video! Would love to see one on Bruch

[@pandude53]

Great job!! Now that you've done this, what about Max Reger who Hindemith considered to be the "last great giant and who Schoenberg deemed "the greatest contrapuntist since JS Bach"?

[@ClassicalNerd]

Duly noted: lentovivace.com/classicalnerd.html

[@grantveebeejay535]

Thank you for all the hard work that went into this excellent introduction to Szymanowski. My existing appreciation for this composers music has been heightened. You mentioned a book about he wrote published after his mother's death. Is it available in print?

[@ClassicalNerd]

The only information I could find is that _Ephebos_ (or _Efebos,_ depending on your transliteration) was only published in a Russian translation as a single chapter. Since my knowledge of Russian is limited to being able to slowly sound out Cyrillic, I didn't go down that research rabbit hole. If it's available anywhere, I'm not aware of it.

[@grantveebeejay535]

Thank you kindly. If I find it I can get it translated. Cheers.

[@michaelowens5394]

Thanks for these entertaining and educational videos. I'm excited to learn about composers I haven't heard. And I'm delighted you are plugging composers I have long loved, especially Alkan. Am I the first to request a vid on one of the most popular c19 composers, Joseph Joachim Raff? For over 30 years I have been delighted by every note of his I've ever heard. In his time he was as well-known and respected as Liszt, and a great deal more popular. I suspect the average concert-goer of today would enjoy his symphonies, esp 1, 3 and 6, as much as anything by Schumann or Brahms. Not saying he was that level of genius, but most music lovers including myself can't tell the difference between a composer of enjoyable competence and a genius. Since that puts Raff at #349 (for sometime in 2028!), with my remaining votes I'd bump up Franz Berwald, who resembled nobody, Max Bruch, whose other concerti are far more creative than the popular 1, Alan Hovhaness, who gave me hope for the future of classical music, and Ferruccio Busoni, whose influence, strangely, was wider than his popularity. With more votes I'd push Tallis, Elgar, Smetana and Bizet higher on the list, but they are already well-known. And if I could have anything I wanted, I would add to the list John Dowland, George Chadwick, Giuseppe Martucci, Edward MacDowell, Joseph Joachim, Michael Torke, Zdenek Fibich, and of course, the amazing Alma Deutscher. But Raff above all. So much delightful music, so little time!

[@ClassicalNerd]

I'm glad you enjoy my videos! Raff, Berwald, Bruch, Hovhaness, and Busoni have been added/bumped up.

[@ClassicalNerd]

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[@JG_1998]

WHERE IS THE LISZT VIDEO SIR ???

[@noble_rosethorn]

I simply love the factoids below the composer's names. By the way, can you make a video about Johann Joseph Fux, the one who wrote Gradus ad Parnassum? It would be very interesting, given how many great composers had a great respect for it (and it's the basis of counterpoint, of course).

[@ClassicalNerd]

Duly noted: your request is currently 348/348 in the request pool at lentovivace.com/classicalnerd.html

[@themajor2072]

Classical Nerd If it helps it’s position in the wait list, I’d like to second this request

[@ClassicalNerd]

Duly noted-it's now 103/348.

[@scriabinismydog2439]

I second the request too

[@e7b233]

Classical Nerd I also support this request.

[@iknowimaysoundgaywhenisayt386]

Your music intro is worth more fame lol i first actually thought that it was a romantic piece.

[@ClassicalNerd]

Thank you-it's one of the first pieces I ever wrote (and as such, I'm not entirely proud of it since I've written a _lot_ of better music since). The full recording is up at kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKHWaKaHj8qWh7s

[@e7b233]

Great to see a video on Szymanowski at long last. Can you make one on Leopold Godowsky?

[@ClassicalNerd]

Duly noted: lentovivace.com/classicalnerd.html

[@ilikeplayingffftonecluster851]

Classical Nerd I request Godowsky as well. Thanks for your hard work.

[@ClassicalNerd]

Duly noted.

[@TheELectricStylez]

Dear Classical Nerd, I am a student of Philosophy and greatly invested in studying the works of Theodor W. Adorno. Furthermore I listen to classical music without ever studying it, although I know some music theory. I was wondering if you could do a video about Adorno as a composer and critic? I know his oeuvre isn't that big, so maybe this would be the chance that you could expand on music critics as well? Regardless of that I really enjoy your videos the way they are. I always discover new composers and I am starting to unterstand the ones I already listen better. For my own I add knowledge about general cultural and historical dispositions in which the pieces are written. Thank you very much.

[@ClassicalNerd]

I track all requests at lentovivace.com/classicalnerd.html and adding Adorno puts him currently at 349/349 (but that can change if I get more requests for him).

[@marlonsullivan9074]

I may be mistaken, but I notice you haven’t done an episode on Aram Khachaturian yet. That would be very I N T E R I S T I N G

[@ClassicalNerd]

Duly noted: lentovivace.com/classicalnerd.html

[@joshuarosenbaum9360]

I’d love for you to do a “Great Composers” video on Sir Malcolm Arnold. For me, one of the great Brit composers.

[@ClassicalNerd]

Duly noted: lentovivace.com/classicalnerd.html

[@seanramsdell4117]

One request: Gottschalk

[@ClassicalNerd]

You still have 132 active requests in the pool. As per my policy, I cannot accept any more from you until you have less than five.

[@iknowimaysoundgaywhenisayt386]

Am not boasting but i actually always thought i am chopin's reincanation.Not becuz of his music alone but becuz i always feel a de javu whenever i listen to his music--mostly 62 1 always gives me an infebbale sadness.Just wanted to get that of my chest.I actually dont play piano becuz i always hear a singing melody in my head mostly of the few bars after the appergios of chopins 62 1.

[@pythagorasnine]

If you were Chopin's reincarnations you'd have learned Polish by now. Just saying :)

[@segmentsAndCurves]

:P