 | from Szymanowski: Masques, Métopes & Études (CDA67886) 1 Presto [1'06] 14 minutes 38 seconds 12 tracks2 Andantino soave [1'21] 3 Vivace assai (agitato) [0'37] 4 Presto (delicamente) [1'28] 5 Andante espressivo [0'58] 6 Vivace (agitato e marcato, vigoroso) [0'40] 7 Allegro molto (con brio, burlesco) [1'03] 8 Lento assai mesto (espressivo) [2'01] 9 Animato (capriccioso e fantastico) [1'05] 10 Presto tempestoso (molto agitato) [1'03] 11 Andante soave [1'21] 12 Presto (energico) [1'55] ‘Karol Szymanowski was never a concert virtuoso but knew the piano inside out, writing music that, despite its often complex textures, is always beautifully laid out for the hands. The three Métope ...  BBC Music Magazine‘The remarkably gifted French pianist Cédric Tiberghien has all the wherewithal to combat the hazards of articulation, and, more than that, he has a sharp ear for characterisation in an idiom that on ... |