Patricia Arauzo - Masques (2021) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Masques, Op. 34: No. 1, Shéhérezade
02. Masques, Op. 34: No. 2, Tantris le buffon
03. Masques, Op. 34: No. 3, Sérénade de Don Juan
04. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 1, Sostenuto
05. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 2, Allegramente
06. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 3, Moderato
07. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 4, Allegramente, risoluto
08. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 13, Moderato
09. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 14, Animato
10. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 15, Allegretto dolce
11. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 16, Allegramente. Vigoroso
12. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 17, Moderato
13. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 18, Vivace. Agitato
14. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 19, Poco vivace
15. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 20, Allegramente. Con brio
16. Mazurkas, Op. 62: No. 1, Allegretto grazioso
17. Mazurkas, Op. 62: No. 2, Moderato
18. Vals romantique
19. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Tema. Andantino tranquilo e simplice
20. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 1, L'istesso tempo
21. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 2, Agitato
22. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 3, Andantino quasi tempo di mazurka
23. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 4, Con moto
24. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 5, Lento dolce
25. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 6, Scherzando. Molto vivace
26. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 7, Allegro agitato ed energico
27. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 8, Meno mosso. Mesto
28. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 9, Maggiore. Tempo di valse
29. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 10, Andantino dolce
30. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 11, Andantino dolce affettuoso
31. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 12, Allegro con fuoco



Karol Szymanowski was a central figure in the renewal of Polish music, since, although his catalogue is not extensive, he managed to open the doors to the contemporary school of his nation in the piano, orchestral, chamber and vocal fields. It is to be thanked that the emerging pianist Patricia Arauzo has chosen this composer as the protagonist of her first solo album. The rigour and transparency, as well as the impetus and expressive force, characterise the approach to his work. Furthermore, the clarity with which Arauzo manages to make the simultaneous sound levels independent and to highlight the hidden themes interweaving the dense texture gives his versions an extraordinary communicative capacity, not easy to achieve in the Polish composer’s art. The five works he has recorded in Masques allow us to go through the three creative stages of Szymanowski’s career through the piano. They are three periods in which he cultivated eclectic languages that made up a polyhedral personality dotted with recurrent elements such as dance rhythms, with their vibrant internal energy. Above all, they shaped the concept of the masque as an element of concealment or a defensive shield against a vital and artistic reality that was not understood in his time.

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