While Chopin usually bears the torch for Polish music, there is an equally important 20th-century composer one must laud: Karol Szymanowski. A master of tone color and orchestration, Szymanowski is a composer of complexity and technical brilliance. Pierre Boulez conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker with soloists Christian Tetzlaff on violin and tenor Steve Davislim. Szymanowski's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 is a single movement with a lengthy cadenza. It is best understood in terms of tone color and ...
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While Chopin usually bears the torch for Polish music, there is an equally important 20th-century composer one must laud: Karol Szymanowski. A master of tone color and orchestration, Szymanowski is a composer of complexity and technical brilliance. Pierre Boulez conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker with soloists Christian Tetzlaff on violin and tenor Steve Davislim. Szymanowski's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 is a single movement with a lengthy cadenza. It is best understood in terms of tone color and impressionistic moods rather than form. The piece begins with a swirling orchestra through which a high, light, dolcissimo violin enters (albeit too softly). Like a bird singing in the night, it is extremely lyrical. However, it is when the piece picks up in energy that it becomes the best example of virtuoso playing, 100% fire and energy. Tetzlaff's technique is flawless; his bowing is incredibly smooth and though he has tremendous control, it is his passion that strikes the listener most. The...
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