Szymanowski: Mazurkas Op 50 & 62 / Anna Kijanowska

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Label
DUX
Release Date
July 26, 2005
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      SZYMANOWSKI, KAROL
    • PERFORMER
      Anna Kijanowska
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 26, 2005
    • UPC
      5902547004174
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      DUX417
    • LABEL
      DUX
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Instrumental
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. Sostenuto - Molto rubato

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    2. No. 2. Allegramente - Poco vivace

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    3. No. 3. Moderato

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    4. No. 4. Allegramente, risoluto

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    5. No. 5. Moderato

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    6. No. 6. Vivace

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    7. No. 7. Poco vivace - Tempo oberka

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    8. No. 8. Moderato (non troppo)

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    9. No. 9. Tempo moderato

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    10. No. 10. Allegramente - Vivace - Con brio

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    11. No. 11. Allegretto

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    12. No. 12. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    13. No. 13. Moderato

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    14. No. 14. Animato

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    15. No. 15. Allegretto dolce

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    16. No. 16. Allegramente

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    17. No. 17. Moderato

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    18. No. 18. Vivace - Agitato

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    19. No. 19. Poco vivace

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    20. No. 20. Allegramente: Con brio

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    21. No. 1. Allegretto grazioso

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska

    22. No. 2. Moderato

      Composer: Karol Szymanowski

      Performer: Anna Kijanowska


Beyond question, Karol Szymanowski wrote the greatest piano Mazurkas since Chopin's. They capture all the elemental passion of the traditional Mazurka rhythms in a pungent and pianistically idiomatic language that sounds fresher with each passing year. It's good to see these works turn up more frequently on CD, especially when they're played with Anna Kijonowska's stylistic perception and technical mastery. Like Martin Jones, she's not afraid to rough up rolled left-hand chords in order to give them more rhythmic kick. Some of her tempo choices are unusual, such as a more measured and inward take on Op. 50 No. 12, as opposed to Marc-André Hamelin's more volatile, skittish account. Yet if her touch doesn't quite match Hamelin's supple shadings, her rubatos often speak more organically (Op. 50 No. 18, for example). Unlike Hamelin and Jones, Kijonowska does not include Szymanowski's four Polish Dances and Valse Romantique. This highly distinctive release is a worthy addition to the Szymanowski discography.--Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com