Patricia Arauzo – Masques (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Patricia Arauzo - Masques (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz] Download

Karol Szymanowski was a central figure in the renewal of Polish music, since, although his catalogue is not extensive, he managed to open the doors to the contemporary school of his nation in the piano, orchestral, chamber and vocal fields. It is to be thanked that the emerging pianist Patricia Arauzo has chosen this composer as the protagonist of her first solo album. The rigour and transparency, as well as the impetus and expressive force, characterise the approach to his work. Furthermore, the clarity with which Arauzo manages to make the simultaneous sound levels independent and to highlight the hidden themes interweaving the dense texture gives his versions an extraordinary communicative capacity, not easy to achieve in the Polish composer’s art. The five works he has recorded in Masques allow us to go through the three creative stages of Szymanowski’s career through the piano. They are three periods in which he cultivated eclectic languages that made up a polyhedral personality dotted with recurrent elements such as dance rhythms, with their vibrant internal energy. Above all, they shaped the concept of the masque as an element of concealment or a defensive shield against a vital and artistic reality that was not understood in his time.

Tracklist:

01. Patricia Arauzo – Masques, Op. 34: No. 1, Shéhérezade (09:16)
02. Patricia Arauzo – Masques, Op. 34: No. 2, Tantris le buffon (05:23)
03. Patricia Arauzo – Masques, Op. 34: No. 3, Sérénade de Don Juan (05:31)
04. Patricia Arauzo – 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 1, Sostenuto (02:05)
05. Patricia Arauzo – 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 2, Allegramente (02:08)
06. Patricia Arauzo – 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 3, Moderato (02:09)
07. Patricia Arauzo – 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 4, Allegramente, risoluto (02:22)
08. Patricia Arauzo – 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 13, Moderato (02:43)
09. Patricia Arauzo – 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 14, Animato (01:55)
10. Patricia Arauzo – 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 15, Allegretto dolce (02:12)
11. Patricia Arauzo – 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 16, Allegramente. Vigoroso (02:44)
12. Patricia Arauzo – 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 17, Moderato (02:32)
13. Patricia Arauzo – 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 18, Vivace. Agitato (02:36)
14. Patricia Arauzo – 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 19, Poco vivace (01:34)
15. Patricia Arauzo – 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Excerpts): No. 20, Allegramente. Con brio (03:00)
16. Patricia Arauzo – Mazurkas, Op. 62: No. 1, Allegretto grazioso (02:20)
17. Patricia Arauzo – Mazurkas, Op. 62: No. 2, Moderato (02:57)
18. Patricia Arauzo – Vals romantique (03:53)
19. Patricia Arauzo – Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Tema. Andantino tranquilo e simplice (01:04)
20. Patricia Arauzo – Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 1, L’istesso tempo (00:49)
21. Patricia Arauzo – Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 2, Agitato (00:31)
22. Patricia Arauzo – Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 3, Andantino quasi tempo di mazurka (01:01)
23. Patricia Arauzo – Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 4, Con moto (00:23)
24. Patricia Arauzo – Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 5, Lento dolce (00:52)
25. Patricia Arauzo – Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 6, Scherzando. Molto vivace (00:14)
26. Patricia Arauzo – Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 7, Allegro agitato ed energico (00:27)
27. Patricia Arauzo – Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 8, Meno mosso. Mesto (01:12)
28. Patricia Arauzo – Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 9, Maggiore. Tempo di valse (00:41)
29. Patricia Arauzo – Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 10, Andantino dolce (00:31)
30. Patricia Arauzo – Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 11, Andantino dolce affettuoso (01:15)
31. Patricia Arauzo – Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 12, Allegro con fuoco (01:56)