Szymanowski’s Symphony No.3 ‘Song of the Night’ creates a potent atmosphere of Persian mysticism in its rich blend of voices and exotic orchestration. His Symphony No.4 is largely extrovert in character and has a prominent rôle for piano.

The CD release of Symphony No.3 was Gramophone Editor’s Choice and given 5 Stars by ClassicFM (8570721), and Symphony No.4 an ‘unbeatable’ 10/10 from ClassicsToday.com (8570722). The complete cycle was acclaimed as ‘revelatory’ (ClassicalCDReview.com).

Szymanowski’s richly colourful orchestration creates the kind of kaleidoscopic sonic feast that will satisfy all Blu-ray collectors, and these ‘first class’ (Penguin Guide) recordings are already well established as top choices in this repertoire.

Symphonies Nos 1 and 2 can be found on NBD0021.