Written in the spring and summer of 1915, Nocturne and Tarantella, Op. 28, for violin and piano while having impressionistic overtones redolent of Debussy and early Stravinsky, it also pervades with the flavors of the Middle East, similarly to many of Szymanowski’s works. The Tarantella is in a typically relentless Neapolitan 6/8 rhythm, with left-hand pizzicatos, double stopping and other effects. It was sketched during a single evening of drinking with Kochánski and Iwánski at Zarudzie.Notes by Tatiana Chulochnikova
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Karol Szymanowski
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Recorded on 06/05/2019, uploaded on 07/25/2019
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Written in the spring and summer of 1915, Nocturne and Tarantella, Op. 28, for violin and piano while having impressionistic overtones redolent of Debussy and early Stravinsky, it also pervades with the flavors of the Middle East, similarly to many of Szymanowski’s works. The Tarantella is in a typically relentless Neapolitan 6/8 rhythm, with left-hand pizzicatos, double stopping and other effects. It was sketched during a single evening of drinking with Kochánski and Iwánski at Zarudzie. Notes by Tatiana Chulochnikova
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