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Szymanowski: Piano Music

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Composer
SZYMANOWSKI, KAROL
Artist
Radoslaw Sobczak
Format
CD
Label
DUX
Released
Nov 02, 2018
Catalog #
DUX1502
UPC
5902547015026

About

Piano works by Karol Szymanowski pose a considerable challenge to their performers. Although the composer himself was an active instrumentalist, he never thought about his works in a purely pianistic way. This work is full of textural complexities which, in combination with numerous compositional indications, regulating tempo and dynamics, do not facilitate interpretation. This recording of a pianist who earned a reputation as promoter of Polish music, Radoslaw Sobczak, shows that even the most difficult textural traps do not pose any difficulty for this artist. Born in 1981 in Pisz, Radoslaw Sobczak completed a piano performance degree in the studio of Prof. Edward Wolanin at the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw in 2006. He then supplemented his musical studies with Prof. Victor Macarov. The pianist won 2nd Prize at the 1 European Piano Competition in memory of Halina Czerny-Stefanska in Poznan (2008). He also won an honorable mention at the 14th Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw in 2000, receiving the title of 'Best Polish Competitor', along with many special prizes, among them a Yamaha piano from the Prof. Regina Smendzianka Foundation and a scholarship from the Crescendum est Polonia Foundation. St

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1 in B Minor: Andante ma non troppo 02:16
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1 in B Minor: Andante ma non troppo
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Karol Szymanowski
    Performer
    Radosław Sobczak
  2. 2 No. 2 in D Minor: Andante con moto 02:14
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2 in D Minor: Andante con moto
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Karol Szymanowski
    Performer
    Radosław Sobczak
  3. 3 No. 3 in D-Flat Major: Andantino 01:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3 in D-Flat Major: Andantino
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Karol Szymanowski
    Performer
    Radosław Sobczak
  4. 4 No. 4 in B-Flat Minor: Andantino con moto 01:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4 in B-Flat Minor: Andantino con moto
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Karol Szymanowski
    Performer
    Radosław Sobczak
  5. 5 No. 5 in D Minor: Allegro molto impetuoso 01:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5 in D Minor: Allegro molto impetuoso
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Karol Szymanowski
    Performer
    Radosław Sobczak
  6. 6 No. 6 in A Minor: Lento mesto 02:06
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6 in A Minor: Lento mesto
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Karol Szymanowski
    Performer
    Radosław Sobczak
  7. 7 No. 7 in C Minor: Moderato 03:09
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7 in C Minor: Moderato
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Karol Szymanowski
    Performer
    Radosław Sobczak
  8. 8 No. 8 in E-Flat Minor: Andante ma non troppo 02:35
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8 in E-Flat Minor: Andante ma non troppo
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Karol Szymanowski
    Performer
    Radosław Sobczak
  9. 9 No. 9 in B-Flat Minor: Lento mesto 02:47
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9 in B-Flat Minor: Lento mesto
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Karol Szymanowski
    Performer
    Radosław Sobczak
  10. 10 I. Allegro assai - Molto appassionato 10:34
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Allegro assai - Molto appassionato
    Duration
    10:34
    Composer
    Karol Szymanowski
    Performer
    Radosław Sobczak
  11. 11 II. Allegretto tranquillo - Grazioso 19:19
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Allegretto tranquillo - Grazioso
    Duration
    19:19
    Composer
    Karol Szymanowski
    Performer
    Radosław Sobczak
  12. 12 No. 14. Animato 01:54
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 14. Animato
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Karol Szymanowski
    Performer
    Radosław Sobczak
  13. 13 No. 15. Allegretto dolce 02:41
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 15. Allegretto dolce
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Karol Szymanowski
    Performer
    Radosław Sobczak
  14. 14 4 Studies, Op. 4: No. 3. Andante in modo d'una canzona 04:11
    Track
    14
    Title
    4 Studies, Op. 4: No. 3. Andante in modo d'una canzona
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Karol Szymanowski
    Performer
    Radosław Sobczak