Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works

After decades of studying Karol Szymanowski's solo piano works, Krystian Zimerman presents an album with a diverse repertoire spanning from 1899 to the mid-1920s. It shows the multifaceted nature of Szymanowski's musical language and sheds new light on the composer's previously little-known oeuvre. The album combines the 2022 recording at the Fukuyama Concert Hall designed by world-renowned acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota with Zimerman's previously unreleased 1994 recording. 'Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works' thus concludes Zimerman's journey through Szymanowski's solo piano music, which began in 1994. The album offers the listener a fascinating insight into Szymanowski's sound world, from the splendor and opulence of the 'Masques' to the noble variations on a Polish folk theme and the folksy idioms of the 'Mazurkas'.

Disc 1
1: No. 1. Andante Ma Non Troppo in B Minor
2: No. 2. Andante Con Moto in D Minor
3: No. 7. Moderato in C Minor
4: No. 8. Andante Ma Non Troppo in E-flat Minor
5: Shéhérazade. Lento Assai. Languido
6: Tantris Le Bouffon. Vivace Assai
7: Sérénade De Don Juan. Vivace

Disc 2
1: No. 13. Moderato
2: No. 14. Animato Z Elegancja I Grandezza
3: No. 15. Allegretto Dolce. Naiwnie I Sentymentalnie
4: No. 16. Allegramente. Vigoroso
5: Andante Doloroso Rubato
6: Tema. Andantino Semplice
7: Variation 1. Meno Mosso
8: Variation 2. Agitato
9: Variation 3. Lento Mesto, Ma Poco Agitato
10: Variation 4. Allegro Molto Agitato
11: Variation 5. Andantino
12: Variation 6. Andante Dolcissimo
13: Variation 7. Più Mosso
14: Variation 8. Marcia Funebre
15: Variation 9. Più Mosso (Allegro)
16: Variation 10. Finale. Allegro Vivo

Composer: Karol Szymanowski

Number of Discs: 2

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