Download, Szymanowski (composer)

Best of all are the Masques, recorded in Copenhagen in 1994…Indeed, the middle-period Masques also leap out with more imagination than anything else here, the pianist’s command of colour magnificent... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2023, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Anderszewski out-classes his rivals in his Szymanowski recital — BBC Music Magazine, Proms Issue 2005More…

the rare beauty of Orliński’s countertenor makes the whole recital an unusually introspective experience – and by any standards of Polish song recitals, this is an extraordinarily wide programme,... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

From the very spare opening piece [of the Bartók] onwards, Anderszewski adopts quite deliberate tempos, but still finds the nervous, spiky energy required for example in No. 2 (one of Bartók’s... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2024, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Overall, what leaps out is the sheer quality, consistency and stylishness of Janine Jansen’s playing. She conjures up the mood of each piece with seemingly effortless and flawless technique...Pappano... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

Corina Belcea’s willingness to soar and slide with such sensual abandon makes it deliciously seductive… The second Szymanowski a decade later takes us even further with its post-Ravel impressionisms,... — BBC Radio 3More…

Both these differing works [Song of the Night and Stabat Mater] are sensitively performed, giving the listener an excellent insight into the contrasting aspects of this composer's work. Rattle's... — MusicWeb International, October 2008More…