Matthias Roth – Miroirs – Works by Karol Szymanowski and Maurice Ravel (2018) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

The two composers, who represent their country as figureheads of color and sound, have almost identical dates in their lives: The Pole Karol Szymanowski and the Frenchman Maurice Ravel. The Swiss pianist Matthias Roth has put together an exquisite program for his GENUIN debut CD, which he has recorded with a crystal-clear sound and lively articulation that is unrivaled in terms of quality. You don’t know what to admire more: The great works of Ravel that one knows well but experiences anew, or the unexplored beauty of Szymanowski’s works, which are worth the exciting voyage of discovery in every moment!

Tracklist:
1. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Tema. Andantino tranquillo e semplice (00:52)
2. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 1, L’istesso tempo (00:59)
3. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 2, Agitato (00:30)
4. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 3, Andante quasi tempo di mazurka (01:17)
5. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 4, Con moto (00:13)
6. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 5, Lento dolce (00:58)
7. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 6, Scherzando. Molto vivace (00:14)
8. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 7, Allegro agitato ed energico (00:28)
9. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 8, Meno mosso. Mesto (01:22)
10. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 9, Tempo di valse. Grazioso (00:42)
11. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 10, Andantino (00:39)
12. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 11, Andantino dolce affettuoso (01:09)
13. Variations in B-Flat Minor, Op. 3: Var. 12, Allegro con fuoco (01:52)
14. 4 Studies, Op. 4: No. 3, Andante in modo d’una canzona (04:13)
15. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 1, Andante ma non troppo (02:08)
16. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 2, Andante con moto (02:15)
17. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 3, Andantino (01:16)
18. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 4, Andantino con moto (01:20)
19. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 5, Allegro molto impetuoso (01:15)
20. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 6, Lento mesto (02:12)
21. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 7, Moderato (02:34)
22. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 8, Andante ma non troppo (02:29)
23. 9 Preludes, Op. 1: No. 9, Lento mesto (02:24)
24. Miroirs, M. 43: No. 1, Noctuelles (04:56)
25. Miroirs, M. 43: No. 2, Oiseaux tristes (04:01)
26. Miroirs, M. 43: No. 3, Une barque sur l’océan (07:46)
27. Miroirs, M. 43: No. 4, Alborada del gracioso (07:01)
28. Miroirs, M. 43: No. 5, La vallée des cloches (05:55)