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Szymanowski / Sobczak- 9 Preludes 1 / Piano Sonata 2 in a Major 21 (CD)

SKU: 5902547015026
¥151.00
Szymanowski / Sobczak- 9 Preludes 1 / Piano Sonata 2 in a Major 21
Szymanowski / Sobczak- 9 Preludes 1 / Piano Sonata 2 in a Major 21

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:

  1. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 1 In B Minor. Andante Ma Non Troppo
  2. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 2 In D Minor. Andante Con Moto
  3. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 3 In D-Flat Major. Andantino
  4. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 4 In B-Flat Minor. Andantino Con Moto
  5. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 5 In D Minor. Allegro Molto Impetuoso
  6. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 6 In A Minor. Lento Mesto
  7. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 7 In C Minor. Moderato
  8. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 8 In E-Flat Minor. Andante Ma Non Troppo
  9. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 9 In B-Flat Minor. Lento Mesto
  10. Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 21: I. Allegro Assai - Molto Appassionato
  11. Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 21: II. Allegretto Tranquillo - Grazioso
  12. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50: No. 14, Animato
  13. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50: No. 15, Allegretto Dolce
  14. 4 Studies, Op. 4: No. 3, Andante In Modo D'una Canzona
Format: New CD/Classical

Szymanowski / Sobczak- 9 Preludes 1 / Piano Sonata 2 in a Major 21 (CD)

SKU: 5902547015026
¥151.00

Release Date: 11.02.2018

 
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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:

  1. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 1 In B Minor. Andante Ma Non Troppo
  2. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 2 In D Minor. Andante Con Moto
  3. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 3 In D-Flat Major. Andantino
  4. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 4 In B-Flat Minor. Andantino Con Moto
  5. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 5 In D Minor. Allegro Molto Impetuoso
  6. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 6 In A Minor. Lento Mesto
  7. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 7 In C Minor. Moderato
  8. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 8 In E-Flat Minor. Andante Ma Non Troppo
  9. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 9 In B-Flat Minor. Lento Mesto
  10. Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 21: I. Allegro Assai - Molto Appassionato
  11. Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 21: II. Allegretto Tranquillo - Grazioso
  12. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50: No. 14, Animato
  13. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50: No. 15, Allegretto Dolce
  14. 4 Studies, Op. 4: No. 3, Andante In Modo D'una Canzona