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The Polish Violin, Vol.2
KAROL MACIEJ SZYMANOWSKI
Sonata, Op.9 (1904) *
23:47
in D minor • in d-Moll • en ré mineur
for Violin and Piano
Bronislawowi Gromadzkiemu
1.
I
Allegro moderato. Patetico - Poco agitato - Meno mosso, dolcissimo -
10:52
Più mosso. Passionato - Agitato - A piacere (quasi recitativo) -
2.
II
Andantino tranquillo e dolce - Quasi Cadenza - A tempo -
7:33
Scherzando (più moto) - (Cadenza) a piacere -
3.
III
Finale. Allegro molto, quasi Presto - A tempo (dolce cantabile) -
5:22
A tempo, energico - Ancora più vivace - Presto
4.
La Berceuse d'Aïtacho Enia, Op.52 (1925) *
5:34
(Kolysanka)
(Lullaby)
for Violin and Piano
À Dorothy Jordan Robinson
Lento assai - [ ] - Tempo I
Trois Caprices de Paganini, Op.40 (1918) *
16:26
(Three Paganini Caprices)
Transcriptions for Violin and Piano
5.
I
(Caprice no 20). À Paul Kochanski. Andante dolcissimo -
3:40
Vivace scherzando - Andante dolcissimo
6.
II
(Caprice no 21). À Paul Kochanski. Adagio (molto espressivo ed affetuoso) -
3:08
(Poco avvivando) - Poco sostenuto - Allargando
7.
III
(Thème Varié. Caprice no 24). À Joseph Oziminsky
9:38
Tema. Vivace -
Variazione I. (Poco più vivace) -
IRENE POLDOWSKI
Sonata (c.1912) *
23:45
in D minor • in d-Moll • en ré mineur
for Violin and Piano
À mon ami Octave Maus
8.
Andante languido - Maestoso - Agitato - Lento
7:04
9.
Scherzo. Vivace - Andante semplice - Tempo di scherzo - Più lento - Lento
7:22
10.
Finale. Presto con fuoco. Molto agitato - Lento - A tempo -
9:19
Languido - Andante - Presto - Più lento - Maestoso -
GRAZYNA BACEWICZ
11.
Kaprys polski (1949)
2:47
(Polish Caprice) for Solo Violin
Andante - Allegro non troppo - Molto allegro
IRENE POLDOWSKI
12.
Tango (1923) *
3:07
for Violin and Piano
À Paul Kochanski
Avec rythme, et d'une façon canaille
Total time: 75:26
Notes
Jennifer Pike writes: ‘This recording project of Polish music is one that is particularly close to my heart. The idea for the series arose from an awareness of the sound world associated with Polish music, of the country’s long-held fascination with the violin, and of my own Polish heritage on my mother’s side. As a successor to the first volume, released in 2019, this album continues to explore a breadth of repertoire that includes some rarely heard gems. The Violin Sonata, one of Szymanowski’s earlier compositions, is a work brimming with late-romantic intensity. His Trois Caprices are a tribute to Paganini, and the famous themes are here reinvented in a visionary way: the treatment of them is not only virtuosic in nature, for both violin and piano, but also displays extremes of contemporary technique, texture, and mood that take us a world away from the concept of the originals. Bacewicz is one of the most important figures in twentieth-century Polish music – and it is my hope that the inclusion of her Caprice might serve as an introduction to further exploration of her music in recordings to come. The Kaprys polski is a favourite of mine to perform in concerts, especially as Bacewicz manages to say so much in such a short space of time. As she was herself a virtuoso violinist, it is no surprise that the piece is masterfully written for the violin. The Violin Sonata and Tango by Poldowski (Régine Wieniawska) have been tremendous discoveries for me. Her fascinating background, of mixed Polish and Belgian heritage, and the fact that she became an immigrant to Britain seem to find resonance in her music, particularly in the variety of her use of harmony. Like many other violinists, I grew up performing the music of her father, the famous violinist Henryk Wieniawski, so it was a revelation to discover Poldowski’s unique compositional voice, and I hope that her music will become more widely performed.’
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Reviews
“… The Pike-Limonov duo in a successful follow up to their earlier Polish-themed disc.. There are fine notes to the disc and an excellent Potton Hall recording, expertly judged as to balance and acoustic...”
Jonathan Woolf – MusicWeb-International.com – 19 November 2021
“…With the bonus of a delicious Tango by Poldowski and an unaccompanied Polish Caprice by (the echt Polish) Grazyna Bacewicz, this follow-up is just as ravishing as its predecessor. Limonov provides authoritative piano support for Pike and her 1708 Goffriller in the sympathetic surroundings of Potton Hall.”
David Threasher – Gramophone – November 2021
“Volume Two of Pike’s Polish odyssey hits the mark with magical playing.”
Julian Haylock – The Strad – November 2021
“… Pike plays with cinematic sensitivity, lacking only a puff of smoke from Maigret’s pipe. Petr Limonov is the able accompanist. The sound is as lucid as the mood is murky. Don’t miss it.”
Norman Lebrecht – Slippeddisc.com – 18 October 2021
Performance **** Recording ****
“… As in her first volume, Jennifer Pike (herself half-Polish) has chosen to anchor her survey to a substantial helping of Szymanowski, and she and pianist Petr Limonov open with a sweeping performance of the early Violin Sonata. It’s a conventional work in many ways, but a compelling one…”
John Allison – BBC Music magazine – December 2021
“… Pike’s commandingly eloquent tone and Limonov’s pianistic imagination are a winning combination”
Ates Orga – International Piano – October 2021
“… Pike again infuses her intense relationship with the music into her violin playing, so that all the works show a lot of energy. She maintains a balance between fleshing out the lines of musical development and passages that also require virtuosic mastery. The latter are found especially in the caprices, of which there are a greater number in Polish violin music…” ****
Uwe Krsuch – Pizzicato.lu – 27 October 2021
“…Pike brings real late-Romantic sweep and panache to all those works, as well as to Grazyna Bacewicz’s little solo Caprice, and a tango by Poldowski that closes the disc.”
Andrew Clements – The Guardian – 2 September 2021
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Jennifer Pike and Petr Limonov: The Polish Violin, Vol. 2