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Piano works 2

The youthful compositions of Karol Szymanowski presented on the album were created in the years 1899-1905. Most of them were composed in Tymoszówka in Ukraine and during Szymanowski's studies in Warsaw. Harmony lessons from Marek Zawirski, counterpoint and composition lessons from Zygmunt Noskowski supplemented the knowledge that the young composer drew from his in-depth analyzes of the works of great masters. According to popular opinion, the works of Fryderyk Chopin and Alexander Scriabin were a model for the form and texture of the Preludes, Op. 1 and Etudes, Op. 4, the virtuoso pianism of the Variations, Op. 3 and Fantasiaop. 14 referred to the compositions of Johannes Brahms and Franz Liszt, while Szymanowski's harmonic language was shaped in the first period of his career by the music of Ryszard Strauss and Ryszard Wagner. The problem of the influence of other composers on Szymanowski's early work is the subject of all kinds of analyzes and treatises, which wrongly suggests the author's lack of originality. Meanwhile, Szymanowski's early piano opuses are works full of noble, poetic inspiration and spontaneous expression, which ensured them a permanent place in the piano repertoire.

Country of Pressing	US
Artist	Joanna Domanska
Released	2021
Music Genre	Classical
Label	DUX RECORDING PROD.
Condition	New
UPC	5902547016733
SKU	al-5902547016733

1.1 9 Preludes, Op. 1~No. 1 in B minor. Andante ma non troppo
1.2 9 Preludes, Op. 1~No. 2 in D minor. Andante con moto
1.3 9 Preludes, Op. 1~No. 3 in D flat major. Andantino
1.4 9 Preludes, Op. 1~No. 4 in B flat minor. Andantino con moto
1.5 9 Preludes, Op. 1~No. 5 in D minor. Allegro molto, impetuoso
1.6 9 Preludes, Op. 1~No. 6 in A minor. Lento, mesto
1.7 9 Preludes, Op. 1~No. 7 in C minor. Moderato
1.8 9 Preludes, Op. 1~No. 8 in E flat minor. Andante ma non troppo
1.9 9 Preludes, Op. 1~No. 9 in B flat minor. Lento, mesto
1.10 Variations in B flat minor, Op. 3~Tema. Andantino tranquillo e semplice
1.11 Variations in B flat minor, Op. 3~Variation No. 1. L'istesso tempo
1.12 Variations in B flat minor, Op. 3~Variation No. 2. Agitato
1.13 Variations in B flat minor, Op. 3~Variation No. 3. Andantino quasi tempo di mazurka
1.14 Variations in B flat minor, Op. 3~Variation No. 4. Con moto
1.15 Variations in B flat minor, Op. 3~Variation No. 5. Lento dolce
1.16 Variations in B flat minor, Op. 3~Variation No. 6. Scherzando. Vivace molto
1.17 Variations in B flat minor, Op. 3~Variation No. 7. Allegro agitato ed energico
1.18 Variations in B flat minor, Op. 3~Variation No. 8. Meno mosso. Mesto
1.19 Variations in B flat minor, Op. 3~Variation No. 9. Tempo di valse. Grazioso
1.20 Variations in B flat minor, Op. 3~Variation No. 10. Andantino dolce
1.21 Variations in B flat minor, Op. 3~Variation No. 11. Andantino dolce affetuoso
1.22 Variations in B flat minor, Op. 3~Variation No. 12. Allegro con fuoco
1.23 4 Etudes, Op. 4~No. 1 in E flat minor. Allegro moderato
1.24 4 Etudes, Op. 4~No. 2 in G flat major. Allegro molto
1.25 4 Etudes, Op. 4~No. 3 in B flat minor. Andante
1.26 4 Etudes, Op. 4~No. 4 in C major. Allegro
1.27 Fantasy in C major, Op. 14~Grave - Maestoso
1.28 Fantasy in C major, Op. 14~Non troppo allegro, ma molto passionato e affetuoso
1.29 Fantasy in C major, Op. 14~Allegro molto, deciso, energico