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Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman pays tribute to his compatriot Karol Szymanowski and reveals the multifaceted nature of the polish composer’s pianistic language. Having studied his solo piano works for decades, Zimerman sheds new light on less familiar aspect of Szymanowski’s output and helps cement his reputation as one of the great composers of piano music. On his DG album of Szymanowski Piano Works, Zimerman presents a highly varied repertoire spanning the period from 1899 to the mid-1920s.

There is also a strong thread of friendship running through this album, linking both Szymanowski and Zimerman to legendary pianist Arthur Rubinstein, and Zimerman to the world-renowned acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota. Coupling repertoire captured at the Toyota-designed concert hall in Fukuyama with previously unreleased recordings made by Zimerman in 1994, Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works won the Piano category at Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2023.

In this interview, Zimerman talks about Szymanowski’s life and musical language, his immersion in the writing of Debussy, Scriabin and Stravinsky, his works such as “Masques” that portray three literary figures, Scheherazade, “Tantris” or Tristan and Don Juan, and about the amazing story behind this recording.

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