Szymanowski: The 1970s Los Angeles Recordings

Featuring

Carol Rosenberger
Karol Szymanowski

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Critical Reception

At the time of these recordings, composer Karol Szymanowski was still largely unknown in the West, more than three decades after his death.

Recording & Production

This album is a re-release of Carol Rosenberger's Szymanowski recordings, made in Los Angeles in June 1973 and March 1976.

Performer Biography

Carol Rosenberger, the pianist on this album, was chosen in 1976 to represent America's women concert artists by the President's National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year.

Composer Biography

Szymanowski lived in the villa 'Atma' in Zakopane, Poland, between 1930 and 1935, where he composed his last five works.

Composer Biography

Karol Szymanowski, the composer, was physically not equipped for a concert career due to injuries sustained in a fall as a small child, despite his virtuosic playing ability.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Szymanowski's lifelong ambition was to elevate Polish music from provincialism and underdevelopment to rank with the highest achievements of European cultural creativity.

Performer Biography

Pianist Carol Rosenberger overcame polio at age 21, which took ten years of retraining and rebuilding before she could play again, and another five years to regain concert stamina.