Radosław Sobczak - Szymanowski: Piano Music (2018)

Tracklist
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01. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 1 in B Minor. Andante ma non troppo
02. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 2 in D Minor. Andante con moto
03. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 3 in D-Flat Major. Andantino
04. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 4 in B-Flat Minor. Andantino con moto
05. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 5 in D Minor. Allegro molto impetuoso
06. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 6 in A Minor. Lento mesto
07. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 7 in C Minor. Moderato
08. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 8 in E-Flat Minor. Andante ma non troppo
09. 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

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

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