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Fleeing the antisemitism that was spreading across Europe, violinist Henryk Szeryng gained Mexican citizenship after the Second World War. He was born in Warsaw in 1918 (not Chopin’s birthplace Żelazowa Wola, as is often stated) and studied under Carl Flesch in Berlin before working with Jacques Thibaud and Nadia Boulanger in Paris. Fluent in seven languages, Szeryng also worked during the war as an interpreter for the Polish government in exile.
Regarded as one of the best violinists of his time, his stardom began to fade after he died in 1988, though his recording of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin for Deutsche Grammophon went down in history, especially among violinists and Hilary Hahn in particular.
Henryk Szeryng has always been consistent. His sober performances and accurate intonation are truly captivating. This ensemble – which lasts more than 5 ½ hours – presents concertos recorded for the German radio SWR between 1956 and 1984 with a sound quality that’s close to a studio recording. It incluced most of his repertoire with Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Lalo, Brahms, Sibelius and Berg. There’s also Schumann’s lesser-known Concerto in D minor (Szeryng was among the first to explore the piece) and a stunning version of his compatriot Karol Szymanowski’s Violin Concerto No. 2.
While it’s mostly Ernest Bour holding the conductor’s baton, the various SWR orchestras are also conducted by Karl Ristenpart, Paul Sacher and Stanisław Skrowaczewski. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Kammerorchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karl Ristenpart, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Kammerorchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karl Ristenpart, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Kammerorchester des Saarländischen Rundfunks, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karl Ristenpart, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Paul Sacher, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Paul Sacher, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Paul Sacher, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Paul Sacher, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Paul Sacher, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Paul Sacher, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
DISC 2
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Ernest Bour, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Ernest Bour, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Ernest Bour, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Violin Concerto No. 7 in D Major, K. 271a (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Orchestra, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Orchestra, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Orchestra, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
DISC 3
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Ernest Bour, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Ernest Bour, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Ernest Bour, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23 (Robert Schumann)
Robert Schumann, Composer - Ernest Bour, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Robert Schumann, Composer - Ernest Bour, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Robert Schumann, Composer - Ernest Bour, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
DISC 4
Symphonie Espagnole in D minor, Op. 21 (Édouard Lalo)
Rolf Reinhardt, Conductor, MainArtist - Edouard Lalo, Composer - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Rolf Reinhardt, Conductor, MainArtist - Edouard Lalo, Composer - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Rolf Reinhardt, Conductor, MainArtist - Edouard Lalo, Composer - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Rolf Reinhardt, Conductor, MainArtist - Edouard Lalo, Composer - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Rolf Reinhardt, Conductor, MainArtist - Edouard Lalo, Composer - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 (Johannes Brahms)
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Ernest Bour, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Ernest Bour, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Johannes Brahms, Composer - Ernest Bour, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
DISC 5
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 (Jean Sibelius)
Hiroyuki Iwaki, Conductor, MainArtist - Jean Sibelius, Composer - Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Orchestra, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Hiroyuki Iwaki, Conductor, MainArtist - Jean Sibelius, Composer - Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Orchestra, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Hiroyuki Iwaki, Conductor, MainArtist - Jean Sibelius, Composer - Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Orchestra, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Violin Concerto (Alban Berg)
Alban Berg, Composer - Ernest Bour, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Alban Berg, Composer - Ernest Bour, Conductor, MainArtist - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61 (Karol Szymanowski)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karol Szymanowski, Composer - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karol Szymanowski, Composer - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karol Szymanowski, Composer - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Orchestra, MainArtist - Karol Szymanowski, Composer - Henryk Szeryng, Artist, MainArtist - Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
Album review
Fleeing the antisemitism that was spreading across Europe, violinist Henryk Szeryng gained Mexican citizenship after the Second World War. He was born in Warsaw in 1918 (not Chopin’s birthplace Żelazowa Wola, as is often stated) and studied under Carl Flesch in Berlin before working with Jacques Thibaud and Nadia Boulanger in Paris. Fluent in seven languages, Szeryng also worked during the war as an interpreter for the Polish government in exile.
Regarded as one of the best violinists of his time, his stardom began to fade after he died in 1988, though his recording of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin for Deutsche Grammophon went down in history, especially among violinists and Hilary Hahn in particular.
Henryk Szeryng has always been consistent. His sober performances and accurate intonation are truly captivating. This ensemble – which lasts more than 5 ½ hours – presents concertos recorded for the German radio SWR between 1956 and 1984 with a sound quality that’s close to a studio recording. It incluced most of his repertoire with Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Lalo, Brahms, Sibelius and Berg. There’s also Schumann’s lesser-known Concerto in D minor (Szeryng was among the first to explore the piece) and a stunning version of his compatriot Karol Szymanowski’s Violin Concerto No. 2.
While it’s mostly Ernest Bour holding the conductor’s baton, the various SWR orchestras are also conducted by Karl Ristenpart, Paul Sacher and Stanisław Skrowaczewski. © François Hudry/Qobuz
About the album
- 5 disc(s) - 38 track(s)
- Total length: 05:48:15
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Henryk Szeryng
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: SWR Classic
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2020 SWR Classic (P) 2020 SWR Classic
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