Szymanowski/ Sobczak - 9 Preludes 1 / Piano Sonata 2 in a Major 21Piano works by Karol Szymanowski pose a considerable challenge to their performers. Although the composer himself was an active instrumentalist, he never thought about his works in a purely pianistic way. This work is full of textural complexities which, in combination with numerous compositional indications, regulating tempo and dynamics, do not facilitate interpretation. This recording of a pianist who earned a reputation as promoter of Polish

Soft sounds that range through all the registers alternate with catchy and powerfully mesmerizing musical concepts

Peter (Colin)

were gravely injured in the line of duty

or you might catch yourself nodding off to these sweet tunes too

Aston Villa

and wished that it should be played at her funeral

Unique collection of Jerry Lee's most confident/sexually aggressive performances

PME Jaybee) 16

at the Orsay Museum

He took inspiration firstly from popular and folk-inspired pieces such as the Venezuelan waltzes (valses venezolanos) and pieces written in traditional styles

Under the banner of a renewed interest in comic opera - at least as far as the opening titles were concerned - the 2013 edition of Martina Franca's Festival staged the first modern performance of a late work by Leonardo Leo (1694-1744)

so I started producing it