Elgar / Howarth / Davies - Elgar: Caractacus - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Marek Szlezer is an artist valued both in Poland and abroad, awarded many times at renowned international and national competitions, performing in many prestigious concert halls around the world. Recording early pieces by Karol Szymanowski, presented on the present album, has been his dream for many years. He saw in these works more than just the Inchyouthful styleInch of the composer, which was belittled by many. Each of these pieces is a finite work for the pianist, the fulfillment of a certain idea, an emanation of an unusual personality and sensitivity of their creator. The unique beauty of this music is amazing, the power of youthful expression, sophistication of the means, the ability to diversify tension and create a thrilling expressive climate knock one down. Mark Szlezer is a graduate of the InchEcole Normale de Musique A. CortotInch in Paris, and the Academy of Music in Krakow. He is an active performer of modern music, and has premiered numerous modern compositions written especially for him.

The focus of this recording is the organ of the St. Lukaskirche in Krippehna, built by Johann Ernst Hähnel in 1771 and restored by the organ workshop Kristian Wegscheider in 2015 - 2018, whose tonal and technical concept determines the selection of the pieces. The core of the disposition, which is still very classic and, with it's very high, shiny mixtures, almost conservative in it's disposition, contains sensitive sounding flutes 8 'and 4' as well as an Unda Maris 8 ', which evokes some memories of organs from the Casparini family. The pedal keyboard, which is firmly linked to the manual, often demands great creativity from the player and strongly influences the use of the 3-register pedal mechanism, which gives the organ a very good tonal foundation with it's wonderful trombone 16'. The mild tempering makes all keys playable and the subtle nuance of the key colors even convinces in selected works from romantic literature, which also includes works by Johann Sebastian and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, all of which worked in Leipzig, not far from Krippehna.

Gutbucket - Sludge Test [COMPACT DISCS] date 03/14/2006