Szymanowski: Violin Sonata / Mythes / Notturne and Tarantella

Featuring

Miriam Kramer
Nicholas Durcan
Karol Szymanowski

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Composer Biography

Karol Szymanowski's musical development, as seen through his violin and piano works, evolved through four main phases, from German late-Romanticism to Polish folk-music influences.

Performer Biography

Nicholas Durcan is also an acclaimed jazz pianist, regularly performing with top London jazz musicians, and a composer and arranger for BBC and Channel 4 television series.

Composition History

Szymanowski's Mythes, a work for violin and piano, was created with the collaboration of Polish violinist Pawel Kochański, whom the composer credited with expanding the instrument's expressive range.

Performer Biography

Miriam Kramer, the violinist on this album, was described by The New York Times as 'a gifted young violinist who proved a soulful performer showing flair and temperament, fine sensitivity and warmth'.

Performer Biography

Miriam Kramer's debut recording, 'Hebrew Melody', received critical praise, and her recording of Ernest Bloch's violin music won five stars in BBC Music Magazine and was Editor's Choice in The Gramophone.

Performer Biography

Nicholas Durcan, the pianist on this album, studied at the Royal Academy of Music, where he won many prizes including the highest performing award, the Recital Diploma.