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SZYMANOWSKI, K.: The Complete Piano Music

Sinae Lee

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It's startling how music that no one knows gradually enters the repertory and becomes part of it -- in the 1960s, the piano music of Polish composer Karol Szymanowski was considered quite exotic fare and very little of it was recorded. In the 1970s, pianists such as Martin Jones, Carol Rosenberger, Felicja Blumental, and others made a number of pioneering efforts on his behalf. By July 2007 pieces such as Four Etudes, Op. 4; Masques; and Metopes are practically mainstream and his "complete" piano music has been recorded at least three times before young Korean pianist Sinae Lee has ventured forth, on her own dime, in a three-year project to record them all herself. Undertaken between 2002 and 2005 in order to realize her doctorate in piano performance -- what a doctoral thesis! -- this is now released by the Divine Art Record Company for the public to enjoy. Lee's set is more "complete" than the others by virtue of three minutes; namely a never-before-recorded Prelude in C sharp minor from 1901. This is a startling find, as Szymanowski's relatively modest known output for piano has been established for some time and, while the existence of other, particularly early pieces, has been postulated, his worklist has proven stubbornly intractable to expansion. Szymanowski's piano music covers his entire 35-year career as a composer and moves with, and at times, a little ahead of, the stream of musical developments current in his time. Lee moves right along with the composer -- she is luxuriantly romantic in the early works, free flowing, and dynamic in the Scriabin-influenced middle works (check out what a wonderful job she does in "Calypso" from Metopes) and pithy, tart, and perfectly timed in the more acerbic, whimsical late works. While the "new" prelude is very attractive, you should get this set because it is such a terrific survey of Szymanowski's works overall, a highly significant cycle within twentieth century piano music. Lee's sensitive and probing performances of Szymanowski provide a marvelous, fulfilling, and informative way to spend four hours, and chances are the listener will not want to limit one's exposure to Karol Szymanowski: The Complete Piano Music to just that.
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Prelude in C-Sharp Minor (Karol Szymanowski)

1
Prelude in C-Sharp Minor
00:03:13

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9 Preludes, Op. 1 (Karol Szymanowski)

2
No. 1, Andante ma non troppo
00:02:01

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3
No. 2, Andante con moto
00:02:12

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4
No. 3, Andantino
00:01:18

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No. 4, Andantino con moto
00:01:13

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6
No. 5, Allegro molto impetuoso
00:01:03

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7
No. 6, Lento mesto
00:02:39

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8
No. 7, Moderato
00:02:18

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No. 8, Andante ma non troppo
00:01:50

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10
No. 9, Lento mesto
00:02:23

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Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3 (Karol Szymanowski)

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Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3
00:10:16

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4 Studies, Op. 4 (Karol Szymanowski)

12
No. 1, Allegro moderato
00:03:45

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13
No. 2, Allegro molto
00:01:39

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14
No. 3, Andante in modo d'una canzona
00:04:33

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15
No. 4, Allegro (ma non troppo)
00:03:12

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Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8 (Karol Szymanowski)

16
I. Allegro moderato
00:07:18

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17
II. Adagio
00:06:13

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18
III. Tempo di minuetto
00:03:59

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IV. Finale
00:10:30

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DISC 2

Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10 (Karol Szymanowski)

1
Variations on a Polish Theme, Op. 10
00:18:59

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Fantasia in C major, Op. 14 (Karol Szymanowski)

2
Fantasia in C Major, Op. 14
00:13:17

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Prelude and Fugue in C-Sharp Minor (Karol Szymanowski)

3
Prelude and Fugue in C-Sharp Minor
00:06:43

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Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 21 (Karol Szymanowski)

4
I. Allegro assai
00:08:33

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5
II. Allegretto tranquillo
00:17:48

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DISC 3

Metopes, Op. 29 (Karol Szymanowski)

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No. 1, Wyspa syren (L'lle des Sirenes)
00:05:45

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2
No. 2, Kalipso (Calypso)
00:05:24

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3
No. 3, Nauzykaa (Nausicaa)
00:04:20

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12 Studies, Op. 33 (Karol Szymanowski)

4
No. 1, Presto
00:00:59

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5
No. 2, Andantino soave
00:01:12

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6
No. 3, Vivace assai
00:00:32

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7
No. 4, Presto
00:01:17

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8
No. 5, Andante espressivo
00:00:57

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9
No. 6, Vivace
00:00:32

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10
No. 7, Allegro molto
00:00:44

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11
No. 8, Lento assai mesto
00:02:03

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12
No. 9, Animato
00:00:51

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No. 10, Presto
00:01:01

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No. 11, Andante soave
00:01:28

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No. 12, Presto energico
00:01:33

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Maski (Masks), Op. 34 (Karol Szymanowski)

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No. 1, Szecherezada [Scheherezade]
00:09:13

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No. 2, Blazen Tantris [Tantris the Clown]
00:05:39

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No. 3, Serenada Don Juana [Don Juan's Serenade]
00:05:28

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Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 36 (Karol Szymanowski)

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I. Presto (Live)
00:06:56

Sinae Lee, Performer - Karol Szymanowski, Composer

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20
II. Adagio: Mesto (Live)
00:04:25

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III. Assai vivace: Scherzando (Live)
00:00:49

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IV. Fuga (Live)
00:05:50

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DISC 4

20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Karol Szymanowski)

1
No. 1, Sostenuto - Molto rubato
00:01:57

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2
No. 2, Moderato
00:02:13

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3
No. 3, Moderato
00:02:30

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4
No. 4, Allegramente, risoluto
00:02:29

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Album review

It's startling how music that no one knows gradually enters the repertory and becomes part of it -- in the 1960s, the piano music of Polish composer Karol Szymanowski was considered quite exotic fare and very little of it was recorded. In the 1970s, pianists such as Martin Jones, Carol Rosenberger, Felicja Blumental, and others made a number of pioneering efforts on his behalf. By July 2007 pieces such as Four Etudes, Op. 4; Masques; and Metopes are practically mainstream and his "complete" piano music has been recorded at least three times before young Korean pianist Sinae Lee has ventured forth, on her own dime, in a three-year project to record them all herself. Undertaken between 2002 and 2005 in order to realize her doctorate in piano performance -- what a doctoral thesis! -- this is now released by the Divine Art Record Company for the public to enjoy. Lee's set is more "complete" than the others by virtue of three minutes; namely a never-before-recorded Prelude in C sharp minor from 1901. This is a startling find, as Szymanowski's relatively modest known output for piano has been established for some time and, while the existence of other, particularly early pieces, has been postulated, his worklist has proven stubbornly intractable to expansion. Szymanowski's piano music covers his entire 35-year career as a composer and moves with, and at times, a little ahead of, the stream of musical developments current in his time. Lee moves right along with the composer -- she is luxuriantly romantic in the early works, free flowing, and dynamic in the Scriabin-influenced middle works (check out what a wonderful job she does in "Calypso" from Metopes) and pithy, tart, and perfectly timed in the more acerbic, whimsical late works. While the "new" prelude is very attractive, you should get this set because it is such a terrific survey of Szymanowski's works overall, a highly significant cycle within twentieth century piano music. Lee's sensitive and probing performances of Szymanowski provide a marvelous, fulfilling, and informative way to spend four hours, and chances are the listener will not want to limit one's exposure to Karol Szymanowski: The Complete Piano Music to just that.
© TiVo

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