Szymanowski: Violin Concertos; Myths / Skride

Skride; Skride; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Petrenko

Composed by: Szymanowski, Karol

Baiba Skride is almost unparalleled in her virtuosic, idiomatic mastery of the standard solo violin repertoire. + But that is not all, for her concert calendar and her discography also repeatedly feature works by lesser-known composers. + In September 2013 she played Karol Szymanowski’s First Violin Concerto at the Proms in London, accompanied by the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Vasily Petrenko. + She has also recorded the same composer’s Second Violin Concerto in the studio, along with the duo cycle Myths with Lauma Skride at the piano. + Szymanowski’s music fascinates above all on account of its stylistic variety. + The early piano and chamber music clearly betrays the influence of Skryabin and Chopin. + On his journeys through Europe and Africa, Szymanowski’s music developed further. + Initially inspired by the music of Wagner, Strauss and Schreker, he then became increasingly attracted by archaic topics and drew on these in his musical concepts. + The abovementioned works in Baiba Skride’s most recent recording allow us to trace this path that Szymanowski took.

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