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Szymanowski Violin Concerto No. 1 Premiered On This Day in 1922 [ON-THIS-DAY]
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Karol Szymanowski Violin Concerto No. 1 premiered on this day in 1922
Karol Szymanowski Violin Concerto No. 1 premiered on this day in 1922.
The first performance was given by Polish virtuoso Józef Ozimiński - in Warsaw.
Extremely progressive for its time, the work is considered to be one of the first modern violin concerti to reject traditional tonality and Romantic aesthetics.
WANDA WILKOMIRSKA | SZYMANOWSKI VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 1 | NIKLAUS WYSS & SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
january 2024