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Piers Lane goes to town again (2023)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Piers Lane goes to town again (2023)

Piers Lane goes to town again (2023)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 227 Mb | Total time: 82.31 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA68163 | Recorded: 2015, 2022

Piers Lane brings all his pianistic panache to this splendidly eclectic recital of works from the 1700s to 2019, in a programme exploring very different aspects of the dance.

Paradisi Gloria - Stabat Mater: Francis Poulenc, Karol Szymanowski, Krzysztof Penderecki, Wolfgang Rihm (2004)

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Paradisi Gloria - Stabat Mater: Francis Poulenc, Karol Szymanowski, Krzysztof Penderecki, Wolfgang Rihm (2004)

Paradisi Gloria - Stabat Mater: Poulenc, Szymanowski, Penderecki, Rihm (2004)
Munich Radio Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Soloists
conducted by Marcello Viotti, Krzysztof Penderecki, Helmuth Rilling

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 271 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 184 Mb | Scans included
Classical, Choral, Sacred | Label: Profil | # PH04035 | Time: 01:06:02

This 2004 survey of modern settings of the medieval sequence Stabat Mater Dolorosa is part of conductor Marcello Viotti's project to record the little-known but worthy sacred works of the twentieth century, in conjunction with the Munich Radio Orchestra and the Bavarian Radio Chorus for their concert series Paradisi gloria. The four works by Francis Poulenc, Karol Szymanowski, Krzysztof Penderecki, and Wolfgang Rihm are dramatically different in conception and musical content, and may be regarded more as reflections of personal faith than as practical works for ecclesiastical purposes.

Anna Prohaska, Eric Schneider - Sirène (2010)

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Anna Prohaska, Eric Schneider - Sirène (2010)

Anna Prohaska, Eric Schneider - Sirène (2010)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 281 Mb | Total time: 69:37 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 477 9463 | Recorded: 2010

In a scene where the recordings of young sopranos tend toward an extreme sameness, Austria's Anna Prohaska would deserve kudos simply for the ambition of this release of soldiers' songs. The idea, especially for a female singer, is original, and the music draws on a great variety of sources, from Scottish song to Wolfgang Rihm. Better still is the execution, which shows Prohaska's extreme versatility.

Roland Pontinen plays Karol Szymanowski: Piano Sonata No.3; Mazurkas; Masques; Metopes (2008)

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Roland Pontinen plays Karol Szymanowski: Piano Sonata No.3; Mazurkas; Masques; Metopes (2008)

Roland Pöntinen plays Karol Szymanowski:
Piano Sonata No.3; Mazurkas; Masques; Métopes (2008)

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 244 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 179 Mb | Artwork included
Genre: Classical | Label: BIS | # BIS-CD-1137 | Time: 01:17:38

Roland Pöntinen’s generously filled and beautifully engineered recital features three of Szymanowski’s most exotic and harmonically daring middle-period works together with a handful of Mazurkas that were composed near the end of his life. The Swedish pianist gives very persuasive accounts of these later more emotionally restrained pieces projecting their melodic lines with great sensitivity without disrupting their natural dance-like flow. his sense of forward momentum works particularly well in the more capricious movements of the Masques such as ‘Tantris le bouffon’ which is delivered with almost Bartókian stridency.

Quartetto Prometeo - Karol Szymanowski & Claude Debussy: String Quartets (2015)

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Quartetto Prometeo - Karol Szymanowski & Claude Debussy: String Quartets (2015)

Quartetto Prometeo - Karol Szymanowski & Claude Debussy: String Quartets (2015)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 276 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 150 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Brilliant Classics | # 94744 | Time: 01:03:18

This recording presents an unusual pairing of the complete string quartets by Szymanowski and Debussy. Szymanowksi is one of Poland’s most famous composers. Influences on his style are many (Bartók’s percussive and motoric drive, Ravel’s coloristic sonorities) but he found his own personal language, lush, opulent, rich and sometimes exotic, always expressing a deep emotional content. Debussy’s string quartet dates from his early years, a beautiful and romantic work, the French answer to Wagner’s richly chromatic language.

Simon Rattle - Karol Szymanowski: Stabat Mater; Litany to the Virgin Mary; Symphony No. 3 (1994)

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Simon Rattle - Karol Szymanowski: Stabat Mater; Litany to the Virgin Mary; Symphony No. 3 (1994)

Karol Szymanowski: Stabat Mater; Litany to the Virgin Mary; Symphony No. 3 (1994)
Elzbieta Szmytka, soprano; Florence Quivar, mezzo-soprano; Jon Garrison, tenor; John Connell, bass
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus & Orchestra; Sir Simon Rattle, conductor

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 237 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 156 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical, Choral | Label: EMI | # 7243 5 55121 2 3 | Time: 00:56:04

Three of Szymanowski’s most important works show Rattle’s ability to energise music in which he believes. Sensuality and cogency blend in refined sound.

Jakub Józef Orliński, Michał Biel - Farewells (2022)

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Jakub Józef Orliński, Michał Biel - Farewells (2022)

Jakub Józef Orliński, Michał Biel - Farewells: Czyż, Baird, Szymanowski, Karlowicz, Moniuszko, Łukaszewski (2022)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 230 Mb | Total time: 57:14 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Erato | # 0190296269714 | Recorded: 2021

With Farewells, Warsaw-born countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński, partnered by pianist Michał Biel, offers a panorama of Polish song. Often nostalgic in spirit, the programme of the album spans 150 frequently turbulent years. “Michał and I started exploring the Polish art song repertoire when we were at the Juilliard School in New York,” explains Orliński, whose recordings until now have focused on the baroque era. “As a Polish duo we love to present Polish music to our public. I know that no language can present a barrier when it’s set to music. I believe that music builds bridges and I am sure that those songs will get under the listener’s skin.”

Lisa Batiashvili, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Philadelphia Orchestra - Secret Love Letters (2022)

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Lisa Batiashvili, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Philadelphia Orchestra - Secret Love Letters (2022)

Lisa Batiashvili, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Philadelphia Orchestra - Secret Love Letters: Franck, Szymanowski, Chausson, Debussy (2022)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 309 Mb | Total time: 71:29 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 486 0462 | Recorded: 2022

This album - a collaboration between two of the biggest names in classical music - celebrates the fine art of concealment, of holding private passions just beneath the surface until they erupt. 'Secret Love Letters' sees the violinist explore some of the most romantic music ever written. In this, her first recording with a US orchestra, she is joined by The Philadelphia Orchestra and its inspirational music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin - with whom she has performed live many times - as well as by young Georgian pianist Giorgi Gigashvili. Together they embark on a journey that spans everything from forbidden love to romance seen from the perspective of old age, featuring Szymanowski's 'First Violin Concerto', Chausson's 'Poème' and works by Franck and Debussy.

Anu Vehvilainen - Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works, Vol. 2 (2012)

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Anu Vehvilainen - Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works, Vol. 2 (2012)

Anu Vehviläinen - Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works, Vol. 2 (2012)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 177 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 142 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Alba | # ABCD 337 | Time: 00:57:58

This Alba CD sees the second volume of Karol Szymanowski’s piano works being released. He was brought up in the Ukrainian village of Tymoszówka on the eastern border of what was then still the kingdom of Poland. The Ukraine’s culturally rich and tolerant atmosphere was the perfect mix for the composer. Top performing Finnish pianist, Anu Vehviläinen brings these delightful works to life.

Anu Vehvilainen - Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works, Vol. 1 (2008)

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Anu Vehvilainen - Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works, Vol. 1 (2008)

Anu Vehviläinen - Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works, Vol. 1 (2008)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 170 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 148 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Alba | # ABCD 296 | Time: 01:01:41

Anu Vehviläinen gave her début recital in Helsinki in spring 2000 to excellent reviews and has been giving recitals and performing chamber music actively for several years now. She has appeared at festivals in Finland and given concerts in France, Estonia and Poland (including the Szymanowski Festival in Zakopane). As a soloist she has appeared with the Mikkeli City Orchestra and is an active member of the TampereRaw chamber music ensemble. The music of Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937)—especially the late works—must rank as some of the most overtly sensual, even sensuous, music ever written for the piano. To play this music well, one must be able to bring this quality out in the music.

Rosanne Philippens, Julien Quentin, NJO, Xian Zhang - Myth: Rosanne Philippens Plays Szymanowski & Stravinsky (2015)

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Rosanne Philippens, Julien Quentin, NJO, Xian Zhang - Myth: Rosanne Philippens Plays Szymanowski & Stravinsky (2015)

Rosanne Philippens - Myth: Rosanne Philippens Plays Szymanowski & Stravinsky (2015)
with Julien Quentin, piano; NJO; Xian Zhang, conductor

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 294 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 172 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Channel Classics | # CCSSA36715 | Time: 01:10:58

Rosanne Philippens is considered one of the most promising violin talents in the Netherlands. Her open and communicative style of performance won her first prizes at competitions including the Dutch National Violin Competition in 2009 and the Freiburg International Violin Competition in 2014. This release from Channel Classics focuses on Polish and Russian works inspired by myths and legends. Philippens is joined by pianist Julien Quentin as well as the Nationaal Jeugd Orkest led by Xian Zhang in performances of Szymanowski's Mythes and Violin Concerto and Stravinsky's Chanson Russe and L'Oiseau de Feu.

Janine Jansen, Antonio Pappano - 12 Stradivari (2021)

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Janine Jansen, Antonio Pappano - 12 Stradivari (2021)

Janine Jansen, Antonio Pappano - 12 Stradivari (2021)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 284 Mb | Total time: 59:42 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Decca | # 485 1605 | Recorded: 2020

Janine Jansen embarks on a journey recording on 12 of the world's most precious instruments. "All 12 violins are by the master Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari and have been played by an encyclopedic list of great violinists. Each of them has its own distinctive sound and character which violinists normally have months, if not years, to respond to and make their own. Jansen had only a matter of days with these violins before going into the recording studio accompanied by Sir Antonio Pappano.

Dennis Lee - Karol Szymanowski: Etudes, Fantasy, Metopes, Masque (2001)

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Dennis Lee - Karol Szymanowski: Etudes, Fantasy, Metopes, Masque (2001)

Dennis Lee - Karol Szymanowski: Etudes, Fantasy, Métopes, Masque (2001)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 199 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 147 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Helios/Hyperion | # CDH55081 | Time: 01:03:51

Perhaps Szymanowski’s music is too cool and sophisticated ever to become popular. Even the third of his Op. 4 Studies, which Paderewski made famous, is less full-bodied than Scriabin’s early C sharp minor Étude, and while Scriabin believed in the madness of his later music, Szymanowski’s apparent abandon in his voluptuous period around the First World War is crafted with detachment. Dennis Lee clarifies the cascades of notes – or rather sonorities – in the two major sets, Métopes and Masques, so that these complex pieces are understood more easily than usual. The recorded sound is a bit thin and small, but clean.

Anu Vehviläinen - Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works, Vol.3 (2014)

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Anu Vehviläinen - Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works, Vol.3 (2014)

Anu Vehviläinen - Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works, Vol.3 (2014)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 201 Mb | Total time: 68:38 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Alba Records | # ABCD 375 | Recorded: 2013

This new release which is the third of a 5 volume series covering the complete Piano Works of Karol Szymanowski includes Four Studies for Piano Op. 4 & Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major Op. 21, and eight pieces from the Twenty Mazurkas for Piano Op. 50.

Evgeny Kissin - The Early Recordings (2007) 5 CD Box Set [Historic Russian Archives] Re-Up

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Evgeny Kissin - The Early Recordings (2007) 5 CD Box Set [Historic Russian Archives] Re-Up

Evgeny Kissin - The Early Recordings (2007) 5 CD Box Set [Historic Russian Archives]
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 1 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 662 Mb | Scans ~ 11 Mb
Genre: Classical | Label: Brilliant Classics | # 8528 | Time: 04:47:31

This is the second of Brilliant's box sets devoted to Russian recordings from Evgeny Kissin. Labeled as early, these live concert performances from 1984 to 1990 carry us from the day after Kissin turned 13 (Mozart Cto. #12 K. 414) to age 18 (Mozart Cto. #20, K. 466), with most readings clustering in the range of 1985-89. Russians were well aware of the marvel in their midst; the pianist's American breakthrough occurred in 1990 when he debuted at Carnegie Hall's centennial season.