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Krystian Zimerman

Karol Szymanowski - Piano Works

Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: September 30, 2022

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1 No. 1 in B Minor. Andante ma non troppo 02:56  
2 No. 2 in D Minor. Andante con moto 03:44  
3 No. 7 in C Minor. Moderato 02:57  
4 No. 8 in E-Flat Minor. Andante ma non troppo 03:32  
5 I. Shéhérazade. Lento assai. Languido 09:56  
6 II. Tantris le Bouffon. Vivace assai 07:07  
7 III. Sérénade de Don Juan. Vivace 05:52  
8 No. 13, Moderato 03:33  
9 No. 14, Animato 01:58  
10 No. 15, Allegretto dolce 02:58  
11 No. 16, Allegramente. Vigoroso 03:38  
12 Andante doloroso rubato 00:50  
13 Tema. Andantino semplice 02:10  
14 Var. 1. Meno mosso 01:20  
15 Var. 2. Agitato 00:43  
16 Var. 3. Lento mesto, ma poco agitato 01:11  
17 Var. 4. Allegro molto agitato 00:42  
18 Var. 5. Andantino 01:09  
19 Var. 6. Andante dolcissimo 03:10  
20 Var. 7. Più mosso 01:06  
21 Var. 8. Marcia funebre 03:33  
22 Var. 9. Più mosso (Allegro) 00:59  
23 Var. 10. Finale. Allegro vivo 05:21  
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Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman returns to his roots to pay tribute to his compatriot Karol Szymanowski on the 140th anniversary of the composer’s birth. Having studied his solo piano works for decades, Zimerman presents a new album of richly varied repertoire spanning the period from 1899 to the mid-1920s. His aim is to shed new light on this less familiar aspect of Szymanowski’s output and help cement his reputation as one of the great composers of piano music. 
There is also a strong thread of friendship running through this album, linking both Szymanowski and Zimerman to legendary pianist Arthur Rubinstein, and Zimerman to the world-renowned acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota. Coupling repertoire captured this year at the Toyota-designed concert hall in Fukuyama with previously unreleased recordings made by Zimerman in 1994, Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works will be released by Deutsche Grammophon on 30 September 2022 on CD and digitally, including an immersive surround sound version. A 2-LP edition will follow on 21 October.
 

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    Posted At: October 13, 2022 12:00 AM
    “His style owed much to Chopin, his form had something of Scriabin, but there was already the stamp of a powerful, original personality to be felt in the line of his melody  and in his daring modulations”    -   Arthur Rubinstein on Karol SzymanowskiPolish pianist Krystian Zimerman returns to his roots to pay tribute to his compatriot Karol Szymanowski on the 140th anniversary of the com...
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  • Krystian Zimerman gets rave reviews on new 'Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works' release / PolskieRadio
    Posted At: October 3, 2022 12:00 AM
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  • Krystian Zimerman awarded the Praemium Imperiale 2022, alongside Ai Weiwei and Wim Wenders / BBC Music Magazine
    Posted At: September 15, 2022 12:00 AM
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    Posted At: January 20, 2022 12:00 AM
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    Posted At: December 30, 2021 12:00 AM
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  • Krystian Zimerman - Beethoven Complete Piano Concertos makes Pianist Magazine's 'Top 10 piano album releases of 2021'
    Posted At: December 15, 2021 12:00 AM

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  • Pianist Magazine picks this year's unmissable Beethoven events
    Posted At: January 22, 2020 12:00 AM

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    Posted At: December 14, 2018 12:00 AM

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    Posted At: January 18, 2018 12:00 AM

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    Posted At: January 5, 2018 12:00 AM

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  • Krystian Zimerman | Simon Rattle & BPO's Piano Concerto & Symphony #2' Makes Iowa Public Radio's 2015 Mega-Meta-List
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