Szymanowski: Works for Violin & Piano

A young violinist, paired with one of the most renowned Lisztians of our day, make an illuminating and harmonious partnership in an exquisite body of modern classics for the duo.
Very few 20th-century pieces have entered the canon of literature for violin and piano as universally as the Mythes of Karol Szymanowski. Alongside the sonatas of Janácek and Prokofiev, for example, the cycle embodies the style of its composer at his most characteristic.

Composer: Karol Szymanowski
Artists: Francesca Bonaita (violin)
Saskia Giorgini (piano)

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In Szymanowski’s case, the Mythes draw on a sensuous language of impressionism but also a Russian school of violin playing, and a fragrance in the melodies that is unique to him.
Italian critics have been extravagant in their praise of Francesca Bonaita. Her repertoire already includes modern classics such as the concertos by Barber, Zimmermann and Schnittke, indicating the kind of affinity with modernist idioms which makes this Szymanowski disc so striking as a demonstration of her musicianship.
Having graduated from at the University School of Music of the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana as a student of Sergei Krylov in two Master of Arts , in Music Performance and in Soecialized music Performance for soloist. She furthered her studies in Lugano while attracting notice for her performances in many international violin competitions.
The pianist Saskia Giorgini is well known as a Lisztian, with several outstanding albums to her credit, and as a sympathetic recital partner to outstanding musicians of our day such as Ian Bostridge and Vilde Frang.
The duo have written a note for this new album of Szymanowski which both explains the background to each of the major works – the Mythes, the early Sonata and the composer’s late transcriptions of three Paganini caprices – while underlining their intellectual grasp of this music as it falls under their fingers.
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) was one of Poland’s most important and original composers. Szymanowski’s style is eclectic, standing in the long romantic tradition. He imbued his works with exoticisms, impressionistic flourishes and a general sense of freedom and imagination.
Played by rising star Francesca Bonaita with pianist Saskia Giorgini, whose Piano Classics and Pentatone recordings have won many awards (Critic’s Choice) and 5 star reviews.

Tracklist:
Karol Szymanowski:
Sonata pour piano et violon in D Minor, Op. 9 (1904):
00:00:00 I. Allegro moderato. Patetico
00:10:25 II. Andantino tranquillo e dolce
00:17:01 III. Finale. Allegro molto, quasi presto
00:22:25 Romance pour violon et piano, Op. 23 (1910): I. Lento assai, poco rubato. (Espressivo)
Mythes. 3 Poèmes pour violon et piano, Op. 30 (1915):
00:29:20 I. La fontaine d’arethuse
00:35:15 II. Narcisse a madame Sophie Kochanska
00:42:57 III. Dryades et pan
3 Caprices de Paganini pour violon et piano, Op. 40 (1918):
00:52:10 I. (Caprice No. 20) Andante dolcissimo. Vivace Scherzando. Andante dolcissimo a Paul Kochanski
00:55:10 II. (Caprice No. 21) Adagio (molto espressivo ed “affetuoso”) A Paul Kochanski
00:58:17 III. (Theme varié. Caprice No.24) Tema. Vivace – Variations I-X A Joseph Oziminski



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