Carol Rosenberger - Szymanowski: The 1970s Los Angeles Recordings (2018)

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Title: Szymanowski: The 1970s Los Angeles Recordings
Year Of Release: 2018
Label: Delos
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 117:47
Total Size: 423 MB
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Tracklist:

CD1
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1. 3 Masques, Op. 34 : No. 1. Szecherezada (Scheherezade) 09:55
2. 3 Masques, Op. 34 : No. 2. Blazen Tantris (Tantris the Clown) 05:55
3. 3 Masques, Op. 34 : No. 3. Serenada Don Juana (Don Juan's Serenade) 05:58
4. 4 Études, op. 4 : No. 1. Allegro moderato 03:48
5. 4 Études, op. 4 : No. 2. Allegro molto 01:40
6. 4 Études, op. 4 : No. 3. Andante in modo d'una canzona 05:22
7. 4 Études, op. 4 : No. 4. Allegro - Affetuoso e rubato 03:48
8. 12 Studies, Op. 33 : 12 Studies, Op. 33 13:53

CD2
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1. Mazurkas, Op. 62 : No. 1. Allegretto grazioso 02:28
2. Mazurkas, Op. 62 : No. 2. Moderato 02:50
3. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 : No. 1. Sostenuto - Molto rubato 02:30
4. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 : No. 2. Allegramente - Poco vivace 02:23
5. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 : No. 3. Moderato 02:48
6. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 : No. 4. Allegramente, risoluto 02:37
7. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 : No. 5. Moderato 02:32
8. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 : No. 6. Vivace - Junako 02:03
9. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 : No. 7. Poco vivace - Tempo oberka 01:52
10. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 : No. 8. Moderato (non troppo) 03:03
11. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 : No. 9. Tempo moderato 03:03
12. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 : No. 10. Allegramente - Vivace - Con brio 02:54
13. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 : No. 11. Allegretto 01:16
14. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 : No. 12. Allegro moderato 03:20
15. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 : No. 13. Moderato 03:40
16. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 : No. 14. Animato 02:00
17. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 : No. 15. Allegretto dolce 02:44
18. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 : No. 16. Allegramente 03:29
19. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 : No. 17. Moderato 02:41
20. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 : No. 18. Vivace - Agitato - Tempo oberka 02:41
21. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 : No. 19. Poco vivace - Animato e grazioso 01:24
22. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 : No. 20. Allegramente: Con brio 03:10

During the 1970s, pianist Carol Rosenberger brought her ravishing, elegant pianism (New York Times) to Karol Szymanowskis music in live concerts and on two LP recordings. Now available in this new release are her fascinating performances of the complete Szymanowski Mazurkas, as well as the Masques and Etudes- performances that marked the pianist as a pioneer in the rediscovery of Szymanowski in the modern era. (composer Mark Abel). The imaginative, improvisatory Mazurkas express Szymanowskis mission to revitalize Polish music by its roots- Polish folk song and dance. The Masques are spellbinding tonal tapestries almost orchestral in scope. The harmonically rich Etudes, Op. 4 are more romantic in style, while the Etudes, Op. 33 offer a glowing mosaic of colors and textures. In Rosenbergers much-anticipated memoir, To Play Again, she describes her Szymanowski discoveries, her friendship with the composers nephew-who made rare manuscripts available to her- and her engrossing journey into this exotic music by the greatest Polish composer of the early twentieth century.


Carol Rosenberger - Szymanowski: The 1970s Los Angeles Recordings (2018)