 | from Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 (LSO0731) 1 Allegro moderato: Grazioso [11'17] 29 minutes 40 seconds 9 tracks2 Theme [1'19] 3 Variation 1 [1'22] 4 Variation 2 [1'53] 5 Variation 3 [2'24] 6 Variation 4 [2'05] 7 Variation 5 [2'15] 8 Finale: Introduction – Variation 6 [1'05] 9 Finale: Fugue [6'00] 'Valery Gergiev [makes the LSO] sound as passionate as he obviously is himself about Szymanowski’s music. There’s some wonderfully committed vital, colourful playing here, and the Barbican recording l ... 'Being a natural inheritor of Scriabinesque exoticism, Szymanowski is bound to bring out the best in Scriabin’s most imaginative interpreters, which is why Valery Gergiev proves such a convincing inte ... 'The LSO’s performances brim with virtuosic energy' (Listen, USA) |