Chopin & Szymanowski

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Label
Alpha
Release Date
August 23, 2024
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Frederic Chopin, Karol Szymanowski
    • PERFORMER
      Jonathan Fournel
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 23, 2024
    • UPC
      3701624510643
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ALPHA1064
    • LABEL
      Alpha
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Jonathan Fournel

    2. I. Allegro maestoso

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Jonathan Fournel

    3. II. Scherzo: Molto vivace

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Jonathan Fournel

    4. III. Largo

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Jonathan Fournel

    5. IV. Finale: Presto non tanto

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Jonathan Fournel

    6. Introduction: Andante doloroso rubato

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Jonathan Fournel

    7. Andantino semplice

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Jonathan Fournel

    8. Variation 1: Meno mosso

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Jonathan Fournel

    9. Variation 2: Agitato

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Jonathan Fournel

    10. Variation 3: Lento mesto ma poco agitato

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Jonathan Fournel

    11. Variation 4: Allegro molto agitato

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Jonathan Fournel

    12. Variation 5: Andantino

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Jonathan Fournel

    13. Variation 6: Andante dolcissimo

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Jonathan Fournel

    14. Variation 7: Più mosso

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Jonathan Fournel

    15. Variation 8: Marcia funebre

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Jonathan Fournel

    16. Variation 9: Più mosso (Allegro)

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Jonathan Fournel

    17. Variation 10: Finale: Allegro vivo - Maestoso

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Jonathan Fournel


After a first Brahms recital that made a great impression (Alpha 851) and Mozart concertos (Alpha 1039) praised by the press for their naturalness (Gramophone) and fluidity (Le Monde), Jonathan Fournel, winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition at the age of 27 and now an important figure on the international stage, has decided to record a programme that he has already performed extensively in concert: "I like Chopin's 3rd Sonata because the melodic lines don't need any embellishments, they're already beautiful - in the same way that the Mona Lisa doesn't need any make-up. The same is true for Szymanowski's more virtuoso pieces. Szymanowski is a bit like a Scriabin who developed at full speed and who at times approached the Viennese style. I like that because there's research to be done inside, but it's not virtuosity � la Rachmaninov. What I like about these composers is that every element counts and expresses something."