MIECZYSLAW KARLOWICZ (1876-1909): Symphonic Poems, Vol. 2 - Returning Waves, Op. 9, Eternal Songs, Op. 10, A Sorrowful Tale, Op. 13.

Catalogue Number: 11K075
Label: Naxos
Reference: 8.570295
Format: CD
Price: $11.98
Description: Three more tales of depression, suicide, lost love and reminiscences of happier times (Karlowicz actually wanted originally to have a gunshot at the climax of A Sorrowful Tale when the protagonist kills himself but settled for the existing tam-tam stroke). Needless to say, holiday season depressives should stay away but others will enjoy the increasingly expressionistic manner which Karlowicz was employing toward the end of his short life with its indeterminate tonality and extreme contrasts of tone color. New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Antoni Wit.