Piotr Anderszewski's new album is juxtaposing solo piano works by three composers who asserted and shaped the musical identity of their Central European countries in the earlier 20th century: JanÃ¡cek in Moravia, Szymanowski in Poland, and BartÃ³k in Hungary. "The works on this album are imbued with a sense of rebellion," says Anderszewski, himself a native of Warsaw. "There is no place here for stylisation or decorum. These works plumb the very roots of music." Piotr Anderszewski's last critical acclaimed album was published in January 2021 and featured J.S. Bach: Well-tempered Clavier, it is now at + 21 K: 38% physical and 55% digital. BBC Music Magazine wrote: "For anyone who loves Bach (or the piano)... this life-enhancing disc is required listening". The Guardian gave the Bach album a * review: "Playing his own selection of pieces from Bach's monumental work may be heresy, but Anderszewki's intelligence, lucidity and joy is undeniable. The influence of folk music is crucial in the programme - the second book of JanÃ¡cek's On an overgrown path (a collection named after a traditional Moravian wedding song), six of Szymanowski's 20 mazurkas, and BartÃ³k's 14 Bagatelles. Szymanowski's eclectic spirit is evident in the mazurkas, composed during Poland's halcyon inter-war period as an autonomous state. Often chromatically adventurous, sometimes elusive, they fuse the traditional mazurka and the influence of Chopin with elements of the Goral music of Poland's southern highlands. Piotr Anderszewski speaks of the music's "primitive incantations, simultaneously ecstatic and severe in their beauty".

Tracklist:

On An Overgrown Path, Book II: No. 1, Andante
On An Overgrown Path, Book II: No. 2, Allegretto
On An Overgrown Path, Book II: No. 3, Vivo
On An Overgrown Path, Book II: No. 4, Piu Mosso
On An Overgrown Path, Book II: No. 5, Allegro
20 Mazurkas, Op. 50: No. 3, Moderato
20 Mazurkas, Op. 50: No. 7, Poco Vivace - Tempo Oberka
20 Mazurkas, Op. 50: No. 8, Moderato Non Troppo
20 Mazurkas, Op. 50: No. 10, Allegramente - Vivace - Con Brio
20 Mazurkas, Op. 50: No. 5, Moderato
20 Mazurkas, Op. 50: No. 4, Allegramente, Risoluto
14 Bagatelles, Op. 6, SZ. 38: No. 1, Molto Sostenuto
14 Bagatelles, Op. 6, SZ. 38: No. 2, Allegro Giocoso
14 Bagatelles, Op. 6, SZ. 38: No. 3, Andante
14 Bagatelles, Op. 6, SZ. 38: No. 4, Grave
14 Bagatelles, Op. 6, SZ. 38: No. 5, Vivo
14 Bagatelles, Op. 6, SZ. 38: No. 6, Lento
14 Bagatelles, Op. 6, SZ. 38: No. 7, Allegretto Molto Capriccioso
14 Bagatelles, Op. 6, SZ. 38: No. 8, Andante Sostenuto
14 Bagatelles, Op. 6, SZ. 38: No. 9, Allegretto Grazioso
14 Bagatelles, Op. 6, SZ. 38: No. 10, Allegro
14 Bagatelles, Op. 6, SZ. 38: No. 11, Allegretto Molto Rubato
14 Bagatelles, Op. 6, SZ. 38: No. 12, Rubato
14 Bagatelles, Op. 6, SZ. 38: No. 13, Elle Est Morte. Lento FunÃ¨bre
14 Bagatelles, Op. 6, SZ. 38: No. 14, Valse. Ma Mie Qui Danse - Presto

UPC: 5054197891274
Label: Warner Classics
Release Date: 7.19.24
Format: CD

Piotr Anderszewski - Bartok / Janacek / Szymanowski (Can) (CD)