Szymanowski, Karol - Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Kaler, Ilya (violin)

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GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE

4 AV 5 MÖJLIGA I BETYG I DAGENS NYHETER

'A wonderfully compelling disc from Ilya Kaler and Antoni Wit, in the sense that you never want to stop listening to it. Together they explore Szymanowski's fantasy world, with Kaler in particular relishing the melodic sweetness, and the sense of an exploration of a strange yet delightful terrain.'

(Gramophone)



• Karol Szymanowski was born in the Ukraine into a wealthy artistic family. Following the Russian Revolution the family returned to their native Poland, where Szymanowski found inspiration in indigenous music.



• His lyrical Violin Concerto No. 1 was dedicated to his great friend, the violinist Pavel Kochañski, and is remarkable for its clarity of texture. Inspired by Kochañski's visit to Poland in 1932, the Violin Concerto No. 2 was written towards the end of Szymanowski's creative life.



• The two musicians worked together on the score, which shows influences of the music of the Polish mountain people. The intense and virtuosic Nocturne and Tarantella draws on the Impressionism of Debussy and early Stravinsky but also on Middle Eastern culture and folklore.

Ilya Kaler, violin

Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra/Antoni Wit
Karol Szymanowski

Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35

1. Vivace assai -

2. Tempo comodo - Andantino -

3. Vivace scherzando -

4. Poco meno - Allegretto -

5. Vivace (Tempo I)



Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61

6. Moderato - Molto tranquillo -

7. Andantino sostenuto -

8. Allegramente - Molto energico -

9. Andantino - Molto tranquillo



Nocturne and Tarantella, Op. 28

10. Nocturne: Lento assai

11. Tarantella: Presto appassionato