Krystian Zimerman – Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works (2022) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Krystian Zimerman - Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works (2022) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz] Download

One of today’s leading pianists sheds new light on an unjustly overlooked composer: for Krystian Zimerman, Karol Szymanowski’s piano music deserves to stand alongside that of their compatriot Chopin. For this album Zimerman has selected repertoire that for him shows the essence of Szymanowski, aiming to shed new light on his music and place him firmly in the canon of great composers of piano music. Each work or group of pieces represents a different, distinctive stage in his development.Recordings by Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman are a rare event, and eagerly awaited by his many fans. They surely won’t be disappointed with this new opus that brings together Szymanowski, Zimerman and legendary pianist Arthur Rubinstein.

Returning to his roots, Krystian Zimerman pays tribute to his compatriot Karol Szymanowski on the 140th anniversary of the composer’s birth. This selection of little-known works testifies to the importance of Szymanowski within the piano repertoire. A long twenty-eight years separate Zimerman’s recording of Masques, Op. 34 (made in 1994 in Copenhagen) from the rest of the programme, which was recorded in 2022 in the exceptional acoustics of the Fukuyama Concert Hall near Hiroshima.

Nevertheless, the considerable lapse of time between these recordings doesn’t detract from the album’s coherence. This is thanks to Zimerman’s fluid, clear and readable sound, which—as we know—leaves nothing to chance. This fascinating recording reveals various facets of Szymanowski’s compositional genius and features both his mature and early works, all of which were influenced by the great Chopin.

Composed during the First World War whilst staying at the family estate in Ukraine, the three parts of Masques evoke Debussy, Scriabin and Stravinsky. However, each movement is overlaid with the orientalist perspective so typical of the Polish composer. A few carefully chosen Préludes and Mazurkas stand alongside the splendid Variations on a Polish Folk Theme for piano, Op. 10, composed by a young Szymanowski still in the process of mastering his mother tongue. – François Hudry

Tracklist:

1-01. Krystian Zimerman – 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 1 in B Minor. Andante ma non troppo (02:56)
1-02. Krystian Zimerman – 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 2 in D Minor. Andante con moto (03:43)
1-03. Krystian Zimerman – 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 7 in C Minor. Moderato (02:57)
1-04. Krystian Zimerman – 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 8 in E-Flat Minor. Andante ma non troppo (03:31)
1-05. Krystian Zimerman – Masques, Op. 34: I. Shéhérazade. Lento assai. Languido (09:55)
1-06. Krystian Zimerman – Masques, Op. 34: II. Tantris le Bouffon. Vivace assai (07:07)
1-07. Krystian Zimerman – Masques, Op. 34: III. Sérénade de Don Juan. Vivace (05:51)
1-08. Krystian Zimerman – 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50: No. 13, Moderato (03:32)
1-09. Krystian Zimerman – 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50: No. 14, Animato (01:58)
1-10. Krystian Zimerman – 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50: No. 15, Allegretto dolce (02:57)
1-11. Krystian Zimerman – 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50: No. 16, Allegramente. Vigoroso (03:38)
1-12. Krystian Zimerman – Variations on a Polish Folk Theme, Op. 10: Andante doloroso rubato (00:49)
1-13. Krystian Zimerman – Variations on a Polish Folk Theme, Op. 10: Tema. Andantino semplice (02:10)
1-14. Krystian Zimerman – Variations on a Polish Folk Theme, Op. 10: Var. 1. Meno mosso (01:19)
1-15. Krystian Zimerman – Variations on a Polish Folk Theme, Op. 10: Var. 2. Agitato (00:42)
1-16. Krystian Zimerman – Variations on a Polish Folk Theme, Op. 10: Var. 3. Lento mesto, ma poco agitato (01:10)
1-17. Krystian Zimerman – Variations on a Polish Folk Theme, Op. 10: Var. 4. Allegro molto agitato (00:41)
1-18. Krystian Zimerman – Variations on a Polish Folk Theme, Op. 10: Var. 5. Andantino (01:09)
1-19. Krystian Zimerman – Variations on a Polish Folk Theme, Op. 10: Var. 6. Andante dolcissimo (03:10)
1-20. Krystian Zimerman – Variations on a Polish Folk Theme, Op. 10: Var. 7. Più mosso (01:05)
1-21. Krystian Zimerman – Variations on a Polish Folk Theme, Op. 10: Var. 8. Marcia funebre (03:33)
1-22. Krystian Zimerman – Variations on a Polish Folk Theme, Op. 10: Var. 9. Più mosso (Allegro) (00:59)
1-23. Krystian Zimerman – Variations on a Polish Folk Theme, Op. 10: Var. 10. Finale. Allegro vivo (05:20)

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