Szymanowski - The Complete Music for Violin & Piano\nSzymanowski: Notturno e Tarantella Op. 28 Mythes, Op. 30 Romance in\nD major, Op. 23 Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 9 Three Paganini\nCaprices, Op. 40 Berceuse d’Aïtacho Enia, Op. 52 (1925)

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Alina Ibragimova (violin) & Cédric Tiberghien (piano) This\ndisc contains some of Szymanowski’s most overtly sensual and\nvividly gestural music; his lush, exotic textures intensified and\ncrystallized in miniature. From the early Violin Sonata in D minor\nonwards, evidence of the composer’s unusual brilliance in writing\nfor solo violin is paramount. The Romance in D major Op 23 (1910),\nfirst performed in Warsaw in April 1913, already reveals a\nconsiderable advance towards the exotic, strangely inward\nexaltation of mature works. In the extraordinary Mythes (1915)\nSzymanowski reaches the zenith of his artistry, creating ‘a new\nmode of expression for the violin’ and through this an\nintoxicating, other-wordly musical language. This recording\nfeatures the wonderful young violinist Alina Ibragimova, who\nappears on her third Hyperion disc. Her growing catalogue is\nreceiving the highest critical acclaim. Accompanying her is an\nequally youthful yet highly distinguished performer, the French\npianist Cédric Tiberghien.

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