Szymanowski: Piano Sonata No. 3 / Metopes / Masques

Szymanowski: Piano Sonata No. 3 / Metopes / Masques
- ANDERSZEWSKI PIOTR
- MUSICA CLASICA
- INTERNATIONAL
- MUSIC
Szymanowski is best known for his large-scale, colorful orchestral works. Some find his fascinating piano scores too elusive---compounds of Debussyian Impressionism and Scriabinesque mysticism. Without slighting those features, Piotr Anderszewski makes these important works spring to life, infusing them with depth, color, and excitement. Alongside this, other recordings seem dutiful essays that miss the heart of the music. How Anderszewski works his magic is a solvable mystery. His tempos seem slow but are just right, letting the music breath thus increasing intensity and allowing its colors to make their effect. His tone is full and round; details are caught on the fly, the dynamics controlled yet seeming spontaneous. The Sonata is a formal work capped by an exciting fugal last movement. Masques is a triptych whose first piece drips with sensuality. The second swings wildly from the bittersweet to the poignant; the final one is a Ravelian take on the Don Juan story. MÃ©topes is another triptych based on episodes from the Odyssey. Its virtuoso demands include Debussyian water music and wild dissonant dances, all performed to perfection. A must-hear for fans of great piano music. --Dan Davis
Country USA
Brand EMI
Manufacturer Erato Disques
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 724354573026
ReleaseDate 2005-08-02
UnitCount 1
Format Import
UPCs 724354573026
EANs 0724354573026

Country	USA
Brand	EMI
Manufacturer	Erato Disques
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	724354573026
ReleaseDate	2005-08-02
UnitCount	1
Format	Import
UPCs	724354573026
EANs	0724354573026

Szymanowski: Piano Sonata No. 3 / Metopes / Masques

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