Patricia Arauzo – Masques (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:08:16 minutes | 929 MB | Genre: Classical
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Karol Szymanowski was a central figure in the renewal of Polish music, since, although his catalogue is not extensive, he managed to open the doors to the contemporary school of his nation in the piano, orchestral, chamber and vocal fields. It is to be thanked that the emerging pianist Patricia Arauzo has chosen this composer as the protagonist of her first solo album. The rigour and transparency, as well as the impetus and expressive force, characterise the approach to his work. Furthermore, the clarity with which Arauzo manages to make the simultaneous sound levels independent and to highlight the hidden themes interweaving the dense texture gives his versions an extraordinary communicative capacity, not easy to achieve in the Polish composer’s art. The five works he has recorded in Masques allow us to go through the three creative stages of Szymanowski’s career through the piano. They are three periods in which he cultivated eclectic languages that made up a polyhedral personality dotted with recurrent elements such as dance rhythms, with their vibrant internal energy. Above all, they shaped the concept of the masque as an element of concealment or a defensive shield against a vital and artistic reality that was not understood in his time.
Tracklist:
01. Patricia Arauzo – No. 1, Shéhérezade
02. Patricia Arauzo – No. 2, Tantris le buffon
03. Patricia Arauzo – No. 3, Sérénade de Don Juan
04. Patricia Arauzo – No. 1, Sostenuto
05. Patricia Arauzo – No. 2, Allegramente
06. Patricia Arauzo – No. 3, Moderato
07. Patricia Arauzo – No. 4, Allegramente, risoluto
08. Patricia Arauzo – No. 13, Moderato
09. Patricia Arauzo – No. 14, Animato
10. Patricia Arauzo – No. 15, Allegretto dolce
11. Patricia Arauzo – No. 16, Allegramente. Vigoroso
12. Patricia Arauzo – No. 17, Moderato
13. Patricia Arauzo – No. 18, Vivace. Agitato
14. Patricia Arauzo – No. 19, Poco vivace
15. Patricia Arauzo – No. 20, Allegramente. Con brio
16. Patricia Arauzo – No. 1, Allegretto grazioso
17. Patricia Arauzo – No. 2, Moderato
18. Patricia Arauzo – Vals romantique
19. Patricia Arauzo – Tema. Andantino tranquilo e simplice
20. Patricia Arauzo – Var. 1, L’istesso tempo
21. Patricia Arauzo – Var. 2, Agitato
22. Patricia Arauzo – Var. 3, Andantino quasi tempo di mazurka
23. Patricia Arauzo – Var. 4, Con moto
24. Patricia Arauzo – Var. 5, Lento dolce
25. Patricia Arauzo – Var. 6, Scherzando. Molto vivace
26. Patricia Arauzo – Var. 7, Allegro agitato ed energico
27. Patricia Arauzo – Var. 8, Meno mosso. Mesto
28. Patricia Arauzo – Var. 9, Maggiore. Tempo di valse
29. Patricia Arauzo – Var. 10, Andantino dolce
30. Patricia Arauzo – Var. 11, Andantino dolce affettuoso
31. Patricia Arauzo – Var. 12, Allegro con fuoco
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