 | from Szymanowski: Complete music for violin & piano (CDA67703) 1 Andante dolcissimo – Vivace scherzando – Andante dolcissimo 'Caprice No 20' [3'02] 14 minutes 24 seconds 3 tracks2 Adagio, molto espressivo ed affettuoso 'Caprice No 21' [2'53] 3 Thème varié: Vivace – Variations I-X 'Caprice No 24' [8'29] ‘Ibragimova and Tiberghien make a winning combination, both in the sweltering sensuality of the central works and in the more conventional late-Romantic effulgence of the warm-hearted Sonata of 1909 ... ‘[I would] recommend Alina Ibragimova with pianist Cédric Tiberghien as prime representatives of the numinous in Szymanowski's violin chamber repertoire’ (Gramophone) ‘This is a performance that shows Ibragimova's art at her remarkable best; at one moment poised, the next playing with abandon, she is one of the most expressive violinists around’ (BBC Music Magazine) |