Masques, Métopes & Études
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SZYMANOWSKI
Masques, Métopes & Études
Cédric Tiberghien (piano)
[ Hyperion / CD ]
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In Cédric Tiberghien's first solo recording for Hyperion he embraces the sensual, crepuscular sound-world of Szymanowski's piano music. Tiberghien's expressive, mercurial, quicksilver playing with its extraordinary pianissimos and kaleidoscopic range of colour makes him an ideal performer of this repertoire.
Szymanowski's most celebrated works have been recorded here. The early 4 Études include the popular 'Andante in modo d'una canzone', a sorrowful song above slow repeated chords. The rest of the (later) works show the maturing of Szymanowki's unique piano style and in particular the salutary influence of Ravel's and Debussy's weightless, diaphanous textures.
""Few players of this music combine quite such clarity and articulation with shimmering sparkle and virtuosic flair: this is sophisticated pianist...You will be left either wanting to listen again, or craving to hear another instalment from Tiberghien." - BBC Music Magazine April 2014
"One can have no reservations about Cédric Tiberghien's playing throughout this absorbing disc. His quite extraordinary tonal palette and acute observation of the composer's fastidious motation are beyond reproach, a masterclass in refined virtuosity." - Gramophone March 2014
Tracks:
Szymanowski:
Etudes (12), Op. 33
Masques (3), Op. 34
Etudes (4), Op. 4
Métopes Op. 29 (Trois poèmes pour piano)
