After decades of studying Karol Szymanowski's solo piano works, Krystian Zimerman presents an album with a diverse repertoire spanning from 1899 to the mid-1920s. It shows the multifaceted nature of Szymanowski's musical language and sheds new light on the composer's previously little-known oeuvre. The album combines the 2022 recording at the Fukuyama Concert Hall designed by world-renowned acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota with Zimerman's previously unreleased 1994 recording. 'Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works' thus concludes Zimerman's journey through Szymanowski's solo piano music, which began in 1994. The album offers the listener a fascinating insight into Szymanowski's sound world, from the splendor and opulence of the 'Masques' to the noble variations on a Polish folk theme and the folksy idioms of the 'Mazurkas'.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.No. 1. Andante Ma Non Troppo in B Minor

Krystian Zimerman

2.No. 2. Andante Con Moto in D Minor

Krystian Zimerman

3.No. 7. Moderato in C Minor

Krystian Zimerman

4.No. 8. Andante Ma Non Troppo in E-flat Minor

Krystian Zimerman

5.Sheherazade. Lento Assai. Languido

Krystian Zimerman

6.Tantris Le Bouffon. Vivace Assai

Krystian Zimerman

7.Serenade De Don Juan. Vivace

Krystian Zimerman

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.No. 13. Moderato

Krystian Zimerman

2.No. 14. Animato Z Elegancja I Grandezza

Krystian Zimerman

3.No. 15. Allegretto Dolce. Naiwnie I Sentymentalnie

Krystian Zimerman

4.No. 16. Allegramente. Vigoroso

Krystian Zimerman

5.Andante Doloroso Rubato

Krystian Zimerman

6.Tema. Andantino Semplice

Krystian Zimerman

7.Variation 1. Meno Mosso

Krystian Zimerman

8.Variation 2. Agitato

Krystian Zimerman

9.Variation 3. Lento Mesto, Ma Poco Agitato

Krystian Zimerman

10.Variation 4. Allegro Molto Agitato

Krystian Zimerman

11.Variation 5. Andantino

Krystian Zimerman

12.Variation 6. Andante Dolcissimo

Krystian Zimerman

13.Variation 7. Piu Mosso

Krystian Zimerman

14.Variation 8. Marcia Funebre

Krystian Zimerman

15.Variation 9. Piu Mosso (Allegro)

Krystian Zimerman

16.Variation 10. Finale. Allegro Vivo

Krystian Zimerman

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