Mieczyslaw Karlowicz - Symphony in E-minor, Op.7 "Rebirth Symphony" (1902) 

Sadly you will most likely never hear this anywhere but here. But you are among good company. Remarkable music.

My wife and I heard this symphony live last night (March 15th, 2019) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; performed by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. It plays again tonight. I had never heard of this amazing composer before. The standing ovation the audience gave at the end went forever. Thanks so much for sharing this amazing piece with the rest of us. it was like hearing Mahler, Elgar, Tchaikowski, and even Bernstein (3rd movement) all at once.

Astounding music. I had never heard of this composer. The contrast from dark to light and the deeply melodic statements one minute Mahler , next Rimsky and Strauss. Fascinating sound . I am deeply moved and plan on hearing more.

Karlowitz was killed by an avalanche in the Tatras mountains while he was still young (1876-1909). So, we have a few scores from him. They exhibit a postromantic character without track of expressionism - expressionism is not his character; the postromantism prevails definitely, especially in orchestration and in the mood of themes and cells, as well as in harmony. Keeping the sense of proportions, he could have been some kind of Polish Mahler, without expressionist features. This symphony is gorgeous, extremely beautiful. . He also wrote a splendid concerto for violin, some tone poems and lighter but excellent music as a serenade for strings. The Polish music stands firmly in the XXth century with composers such as Szymanowski; Lutoslawski, Penderecki and some others. It is a pity that a gifted composer in postromantic style was killed so young. This "rebirth symphony" is an outstanding masterwork in that style. It is his larger and most ambitious work by the discipline and the invention that a symphony demands. It is also his longest score, to my knowledge. This symphony is full of splendid idaes, it is indeed an awesome composition. Karlowitz has most times metaphysical titles like "rebirth". This sound a bit Mahlerian and a bit Scriabinian. It would be interesting to find a study about the metaphysical vision of the author.. I could never find it. This is obviously linked to the spiritualist movement which prevailed in the mind of many intellectals at that time. I imagine that Karlowicz had a precise viion in mind. We lose something in understanding this symphony when we do not have this metaphysical key. When hearing this music, like in the cases of Mahler and Scriabin, we have the obscure feeling that it vehicles a hidden message. NOTE; A simple proof of the ignorance about Karlowitz: it is impossible to get any score of him on IMSLP, which is full of scores of composers without any interest.

Indeed a great masterpiece.

Inspiring! Bravo!

love this post romantic period in music ,so different ,certain charm about it.

Great FINAL!!! :) :) :)

Excelente, bravo.

You have to get deep into a list of well-known composers of the period to find a greater orchestrator than Karlowicz.

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Movement I: Andante; Allegro: 0:00 Movement II: Andante non troppo: 14:42 Movement III: Vivace; Molto meno mosso; Tempo I: 26:25 Movement IV: Allegro maestoso; Allegro ben moderato: 31:34

Majestic, Great , inspired, romantic, marvellous up and down, energic, imperial, full of surprises. Again Karlowicz is pleasing me that much .I already used his composition to illustrate one of my poems. I shall have the privilegie to attend this Symphony- at the Great Councert Hall - Sala Minas Gerais - to be Performed by our marvellous Philarmonic Orchestra of Minas Gerais State, Belo Horizonte, Brazil , on the 8 of june 2017 - Congratulations to Fabio Mechetti , for the choice and to the Conductor Wagner Polistchuk .Great Poland !Richard Garrell, Belo Horizonte, Brazil -7th june 2017

Unbelivably - I am polish, I am musician - and I didn't know it ! That's great , melodic peace. It's not so heavy as Szymanowski's pieces from similar time.

I've been looking for this piece for decades.... AND FINALLY!!!

Muzyka Karłowicza wprowadza w inny wymiar. Widział ogrom przestrzeni i tkwiące tam piękno. Romantyzm płynący z jego muzyki odwodzi nas od współczesnego rozpędzonego świata. Genialny kompozytor.

SO MUCH THANKS TO THIS CHANNEL: I have discovered so many obscure composers who wrote music so wonderful that they deserve wider recognition, such as this one, and now I'm telling others. Love this piece, love the channel

so grateful to RU-vid for reminding me of these wonderful symphonies on the edge of the main symphonic repertoire. they will never be heard in concerts so recordings such as these are invaluable.

There are so many outstanding works coming into being in the past several years. Why were they forgotten in the past? Why never played by our symphonies and artists?

Wonderful music, great composer! What a huge loss for mankind as he died very young

3:42 4:19 32:51 Just little replay buttons for me :)

Beautiful. I found Polish Composer Karlowitz tonight in my studies of Orchestration. Thank you @Gerard Begni for sharing insight on the composer and his life

Gdy słucham Karłowicza czuję Polskę, ale nie tylko Polskę. Czuję naszą wielką, wspaniałą Słowiańszczyznę. Moje wielkie Imperium i jego wielką kulturę gdzie w jednym rzędzie stoją Czajkowski, Karłowicz i Smetana. To jest nasze, uduchowione, nasze słowiańskie. I to jest nasza słowiańska muzyka wyrażająca tęsknoty naszego słowiańskiego narodu.

This is too good to be real

Świetne. utwór, wykonanie... Mało gra się Karłowicza. Dlaczego?

wspaniały polski kompozytor, rewelacyjna muzyka.

Fantastic symphony ! Sit back with a glass of wine & let the music flow over you !

Em época de efervescente dodecafonismo, êste e outros destacados autores produziram maravilhas que vale a pena ouvir. Agradecer esta e outras postagens deste magnífico canal nunca chega a ser bastante.

This was one magnificent surprise. The scope is vast, texture is gorgeous, & the themes are captivating. Thank you for presenting this hidden gem.

... eine wunderbare kraft- und charaktervolle nationalromantische Symphonie - schade dass die "polnische Stimme" von M.Karlowicz im internationalen Konzertbetrieb nicht öfter zu hören ist - es wäre lohnend - das gilt für sein gesamtes Oeuvre! - Den Postern in RU-vid sei herzlich gedankt!

One of the greatest endings in all of symphonic literature.

Вот прожила 63 года, закончила белорусскую консерваторию а не знала что по соседству был такой гениальный симфонист

Heard the violin concerto a while ago, but missed this. Absolutely wonderful.

Das nenne ich MUSIK!! MUSIK vom schönsten vom schönsten!! Diese sollte in jedem Laden, in jedem Restaurant laufen überall auf der Welt. Rund um die Uhr. so wie man überall mit dem POP mist zugedröhnt wird sollte man jetzt genau überall diese musik anhören damit sich die junge Generation an die wahren Musikkünstler des frühen 20.jht. sinngemäss erinnern!!!!!

Thanks. I surely enjoyed this little known yet well written symphony.

J'ai cliqué sur tant de vidéos liées, à travers tant de paysages insolites, incroyables et étranges.. Je me sens comme dans un compartiment sur un chemin de fer, à admirer une succession de scènes folles jamais vues auparavant, des musiques importantes et étranges à travers la fenêtre du wagon.. il y a tant de choses à explorer, tellement d'endroits où se poser puis rester dans les ambiances proposées. Cet arrêt en particulier est brillant

Another fantastic discovery. A 'world symphony' in the tradition of Mahler and Scriabin.

Beautiful. A magnificent symphony!

Wonderful new symphonies....but I must admit that I had never heard one of them...until now.

Great music :) Where did you pick the picture from? Is it a painting?

This symphony is magnificent in all criteria!!

So much wonderful music to discover, so little time.

An absolute masterpiece!

That's a really great work! Thank you @KuhlauDilfeng2! Do you know also the name of the paint??

Grande obra de mais um grande compositor infelizmente fora da mídia.

I knew there had to be Polish composers that I didn't know

Happy to come across this as I go down another youtube symphony rabbithole

I think all symphonic compositions like this from around 1900 are amazing, maybe even the best. Elgar, Bax, Karlowicz, Bloch... it all just seems so much more fantastic than the composers a century their senior.

What a loss. What he would have gone on to write would have been magnificent.

Tyvärr inte, E-moll-symfonin var den enda han hann fullborda innan sin för tidiga död.

Young Poland Style, thats is,when i heard this song i fell like guy who born im cpuntry with not independ,guy who fell inside sadnsess despracion,lose,but who still dont give up

Great piece! It reminds me a lot of Elgar mixed with Tchaikovsky. Such a shame he wasn't able to write more works!

KuhlauDilfeng2, good taste always!!!

What a great loss to musical world it was to lose such a great genius at such a young age in an accident. Judged by small collection of his works, had he had lived to maturity, he would have easily surpassed Wagner+Mahler+Strauss three of them combined, in the mastery of colorful large orchestral composition.

This is world music. Many thanks for posting it. It is not important but does anybody know who's painting is that above?

Dziękuję!

Heavenly!

DOMMAGE DE MOURIR A 32 ANS. QUELLES OEUVRES NOUS AURAIT-IL LAISSE.

Great composition, thank You. Where did you find the picture? And what's its name? Thx again.

What about the cover-background man? Is it a painting, is it a bird, a stone, is it alive? Maybe you could give the name of the painter? thanx anyway.. Hope u ll post more info...

Incredible! Lovely! What a shame that he was taken from this world so young.

Please stop comparing lesser-known composers to more well-known ones. i.e. "It sounds like Tchaikovsky married Wagner and they had a love child which was raised by Mahler." It's insulting to all parties involved. Art is not created in a vacuum and indeed he was no doubt influenced by others, but his music sounds like Karlowicz. Let's just leave it at that and try to appreciate the music without trying to force it into a classification that doesn't suit it. Let's open our minds not force new things into old patterns.

Notice the distinctive skull -- center of painting .Someone thought the music pictured death in this symphony .

Puro romanticismo. La influencia de Tchaikovsky es evidente.

I really love the passage starting at 22:45, it is just soo beautiful.

Composición de música interesante. Pedro L. Grijalba R. Lima - Perú

Pierwsza klasa.

Altro splendido pezzo.

Helt fantastiskt! Skrev han några fler symfonier?

That artwork is really cool where is it from?

Nice work. Every now and again I'm back on it!

As always great music and orchestration from this composer

11:04

6:21 it's not a symphony without audience coughing

la fin du 1er mouvement : magnifique

What is this picture intended for? A skull in the center of a desolate place is not a pleasant sight. It seems it has something to do with this beautiful enjoyable music. It finally dawned on me that it is the title of the symphony, 'Rebirth'.

Wonderful dear. Amazing post. Many thanks for to share this dear Fantastic

I am absolutely speechless... It is just 06:20, and my jaw is still on the floor. This is incredibly beautiful!.. Reminds me of Tchaikovsky’s ‘Francesca da Rimini’, Scriabin’s Symphonic Poem in d moll, and Langgaards’s 1st Symphony.

Thank you! 😃❤

This is wonderful!

34:20 and 35:39 sounds like anthem

thank you!

It reminds me of Tchaikovsky's Francesca da Rimini or Manfred Symphony

I'd call it Romantic- almost Elgarian in places...

Brilliant!

see he is a saggitarrius ,he has to be good. I,m proud to be one

ochen velikolepniy!!! spasiba

0:07 impurial murch

the illustration reminds me of a recurring theme in the novel Ender's Game....

Does anybody know the name of the painting?

DAMN! this shit is wonderful. why aren't we hearing more of this fella's work? his melodic's are wonderful, stately, imperial (in a nice way) makes me wanna take off my toupee and have another vodka-tonic

Nice

The music and the company are inspired.

Karlowicz was born in the North-West of what today is Belarus, but was considered Lithuania in his time. He was well aware of this mixed indentity of the country, and was inspired by local music, notably in his Lithuanian rhapsody (1906). Pity that he is forgotten in the country of his birth even more than elsewhere. In his music he definitely anticipated the endless series of terrible catastrophies awaiting this poor land - two world wars and Soviet occupation that, in fact, is lasting until now. Sad greeting from (fascist) Belarus, or, rather, for Karlowicz, from Eastern Lithuania

I wanna know: who is the fucker that keeps coughing up a storm during this masterpiece?! THEY'RE RUINING IT!!!!!

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32:52

Builds wonderfully.

Fantastic!

passion