http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61247&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fkarol-szymanowski%2Fplaylists.rssMuch like his countryman Frederic Chopin, Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) was a Polish composer who took great inspiration from traditional folk songs and music in the German tradition. Today Szymanowski's better-known orchestral works are his four symphonies and two graceful violin concertos, though much scholarship these days focuses on his sexual orientation, which surfaced in explicitly homosexual art songs and an alleged romantic tryst with a 13-year-old boy. - Nate Cavalieri20th/21st Centuryen720Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:48:01 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61247&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fkarol-szymanowski%2Fplaylists.rss Much like his countryman Frederic Chopin, Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) was a Polish composer who took great inspiration from traditional folk songs and music in the German tradition. Today Szymanowski's better-known orchestral works are his four symphonies and two graceful violin concertos, though much scholarship these days focuses on his sexual orientation, which surfaced in explicitly homosexual art songs and an alleged romantic tryst with a 13-year-old boy. - Nate Cavalieri http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22681946&variant=play&rws=%2Fkarol-szymanowski%2Fplaylists.rss Classical Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:55:36 -0700 Playlists Featuring Karol Szymanowski on Rhapsody Online 22681946 ply.22681946 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22681946&variant=play&rws=%2Fkarol-szymanowski%2Fplaylists.rss