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With Donald Macleod. Szymanowski spent long periods of time in Zakopane and he wrote music with the aim of affirming a contemporary Polish musical language. Show more
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Donald Macleod explores the years Szymanowski spent at Tymoszowka and the production of what has become one of his most popular works, Stabat Mater, written after his niece died. Show more
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Donald Macleod focuses on the period following the death of the composer's father in 1904, when Szymanowski spent seven years travelling through Europe and North Africa. Show more
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With Donald Macleod. Unable to take part in the war because of a childhood injury, Szymanowski retired to the Ukraine where he experienced one of his most productive periods. Show more
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After the October Revolution of 1917, Szymanowski returned to Warsaw, now the capital city of an independent Poland, but he struggled to find a place in the nation's regeneration. Show more
