20 Mazurkas, Op. 50

Composer: SZYMANOWSKI, Karol
  • Szymanowski’s collection of 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50, was written between 1924-25 and is a clear continuation of the genre Chopin made famous. These works were written during Szymanowski’s third, “nationalistic” period (see composer bio page), and take Polish folk music and retrofit it into a 20th-century context.
    • The 20 Mazurkas weren’t originally published as a single volume but in five separate brochures, each containing four pieces.
  • Dedications:
    • Nos. 1-4: Arthur Rubinstein
    • Nos. 5-6: Feliks Szymanowski
    • Nos. 7-8: Zbigniew Drzewiecki
    • Nos. 9-12: Jan Smeterlin
    • Nos. 13-16: Hania and Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz
    • Nos. 17-18: Henryk Toepliz
    • Nos. 19-20: Adolf Chybiński1
  • Full list of pieces included in the collection (scroll down to “General Information”).

Sources

  1. “20 Mazurkas, Op.50 (Szymanowski, Karol),” IMSLP, accessed September 28, 2026, https://imslp.org/wiki/20_Mazurkas%2C_Op.50_(Szymanowski%2C_Karol).

Cut IDs

27327