Marek Szlezer - Selected Works - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Danmark, Nu Blunder Den Lyse Nat 2. Trækfuglene. Sig Nærmer Tiden 3. Du Danske Sommer, Jeg Elsker Dig 4. Til Glæden. Hulde Engel 5. Sne. Der Er Ingenting I Verden 6. Limfjorden. Blæsten GÅR Frisk 7. Majnat. NÅR Vildgåsen Larmer 8. Havren 9. Liljekonval 10. Jeg Ved - 11. I de Lyse Nætter 12. Mod Efterår 13. Jeg Gik Mig Ud en Sommerdag 14. Jeg Ser de Bøgelyse Øer 15. Jeg Har Sortnende Hede 16. Mor Danmark 17. Her Har Hjertet Hjemme 18. I Danmark Er Jeg FØDT 19. Der Var Engang - Serenade. Natten Er Svanger 20. Der Var Engang - Midsommervise 21. Renaissance Serenade. Lydløst Leger Aarebladet 22. Jylland Mellem Tvende Have 23. Kom Carina 24. VÆR Hilset, Min Sol 25. Flaget 26. Majvise. Se Det Summer

Marek Szlezer, who is well known to the Polish audience, is highly appreciated for his interpretations of Fryderyk Chopin's works. In 2015, on the occasion of the composer's 205th birthday, he performed at the famous Carnegie Hall in New York. On a number of occasions, he has also been nominated for the most important music award in Poland, Fryderyk. In 2021, the pianist from Cracow expands his discography with another album with piano works by Karol Szymanowski. The nearly 80-minute covers pieces written over ten years (1924-1934), although belonging to different periods in Szymanowski's output. Album Tracks 1. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50~Book 1. No. 1. Sostenuto. Molto rubato 2. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50~Book 1. No. 2. Allegramente. Poco vivace (Rubasznie) 3. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50~Book 1. No. 3. Moderato 4. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50~Book 1. No. 4. Allegramente, risoluto 5. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50~Book 2. No. 5. Moderato 6. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50~Book 2. No. 6. Vivace ( Junacko) 7. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50~Book 2. No. 7. Poco Vivace ( Tempo oberka) 8. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50~Book 2. No. 8. Moderato ( non troppo) 9. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50~Book 3. No. 9. Tempo moderato 10. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50~Book 3. No.10. Allegramente. Vivace. Con brio 11. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50~Book 3. No.11. Allegretto 12. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50~Book 3. No.12. Allegro moderato 13. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50~Book 4. No.13. Moderato 14. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50~Book 4. No.14. Animato 15. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50~Book 4. No.15. Allegretto dolce ( Naiwnie i sentymentalnie) 16. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50~Book 4. No.16. Allegramente. Vigoroso 17. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50~Book 5. No. 17. Moderato 18. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50~Book 5. No. 18. Vivace. Agitato. (Tempo oberka) 19. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50~Book 5. No. 19. Poco vivace. Animato e ;grazioso 20. 20 Mazurkas, Op. 50~Book 5. No. 20. Allegramente. Con brio. (Rubasznie) 21. 4 Polish Dances

The majority of works on this recording can be described as juvenile pieces, while in his later output the piano appears mainly in chamber music (in trios, quartets, quintets and duets with violin, cello, saxophone and bassoon). His output is completed with the following pieces 24 Preludes for piano (1977-78), Impromptu multicolore for 2 pianos (2000) and the Piano Concerto (1989). Album Tracks 1. Quarter Note = 200 2. Quarter Note = 60 3. Quarter Note = 76 4. Quarter Note = 168 5. Quarter Note = 46 6. Quarter Note = 63 7. Dotted Quarter Note = 144 8. Quarter Note = 168 9. Quarter Note = 54 10. Introduction 11. Theme and Variations 12. Quarter Note = 120 13. Quarter Note = 152, Molto Rubato 14. Quarter Note = 60 15. Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 13 16. Quasi Una Fantasia, Op. 104