Szymanowski: Works for Violin & Piano

Featuring

Francesca Bonaita
Saskia Giorgini
Karol Szymanowski

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Composer Biography

Szymanowski suffered from bone tuberculosis and struggled with psychological restlessness and depression, exacerbated by tobacco, alcohol, and cocaine, eventually dying from laryngeal cancer at 54.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Szymanowski's inspirations were vast, intertwining literature, ancient Greek myths, philosophy, Persian poetry, Arabian tales, and arts from Mediterranean and Eastern regions.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Szymanowski viewed his extensive travels across Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and the United States as a 'Grand Tour' to broaden his intellectual horizons and translate experiences into music.

Performer Biography

Francesca Bonaita, the violinist on this album, is described by critics as one of the best young performers, noted for her artistic maturity, virtuoso technique, and passionate sound.

Compositional Technique

Szymanowski's outlook on classical art, inspired by Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy, led to a refined rhythmic and sonorous language characterized by timbral-harmonic effects, polytonal, and atonal materials.

Performer Biography

Saskia Giorgini, the pianist, won the International Mozart Competition in Salzburg in 2016, and her Liszt albums have received prestigious awards like the Diapason d'Or.

Composer Biography

Karol Szymanowski, born into Polish landed aristocracy in a region now part of Ukraine, was raised in an artistic environment with a cellist father, a poet mother, and a painter sister.