Matthias Roth - Szymanowski & Ravel: Piano Works (2018)

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01. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Tema. Andantino tranquillo e semplice
02. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 1, L'istesso tempo
03. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 2, Agitato
04. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 3, Andante quasi tempo di mazurka
05. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 4, Con moto
06. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 5, Lento dolce
07. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 6, Scherzando. Molto vivace
08. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 7, Allegro agitato ed energico
09. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 8, Meno mosso. Mesto
10. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 9, Tempo di valse. Grazioso
11. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 10, Andantino
12. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 11, Andantino dolce affettuoso
13. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 12, Allegro con fuoco
14. 4 Studies, Op. 4: No. 3, Andante in modo d'una canzona
15. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 1, Andante ma non troppo
16. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 2, Andante con moto
17. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 3, Andantino
18. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 4, Andantino con moto
19. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 5, Allegro molto impetuoso
20. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 6, Lento mesto
21. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 7, Moderato
22. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 8, Andante ma non troppo
23. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 9, Lento mesto
24. Miroirs, M. 43: No. 1, Noctuelles
25. Miroirs, M. 43: No. 2, Oiseaux tristes
26. Miroirs, M. 43: No. 3, Une barque sur l'océan
27. Miroirs, M. 43: No. 4, Alborada del gracioso
28. Miroirs, M. 43: No. 5, La vallée des cloches

The two composers, who represent their country as figureheads of color and sound, have almost identical dates in their lives: The Pole Karol Szymanowski and the Frenchman Maurice Ravel. The Swiss pianist Matthias Roth has put together an exquisite program for his GENUIN debut release, which he has recorded with a crystal-clear sound and lively articulation that is unrivaled in terms of quality. You don't know what to admire more: The great works of Ravel that one knows well but experiences anew, or the unexplored beauty of Szymanowski's works, which are worth the exciting voyage of discovery in every moment! Matthias Roth was born in Toggenburg, Switzerland and studied at the Zurich University of the Arts with Hadassa Schwimmer and Karl-Andreas Kolly. He earned both his teaching and concert diplomas with honors and is the winner of the Landolt Prize. In recent years the piano music of the turn of the twentieth century has become a keystone to his concert career. Roth teaches piano at the Zurcher Oberland Kantonschule.