A constant in Piotr Anderszewski’s piano recitals is the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, which he interprets with extraordinary vividness thanks to his transparent, flawless playing. At this concert the pianist plays Bach’s Partita No. 6, contrasting these sparkling dance movements with Karol Szymanowski’s Mazurkas, op. 50, a sophisticated homage to a popular Polish dance. We also hear Anton Webern's concentrated, highly expressive Variations for Piano and Beethoven's late, poetic A-flat Major Sonata.
Piotr Anderszewski piano
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830
Karol Szymanowski
Mazurkas, op. 50: No. 3 Moderato
Karol Szymanowski
Mazurkas, op. 50: No. 7 Poco vivace. Tempo Oberka
Karol Szymanowski
Mazurkas, op. 50: No. 8 Moderato (non troppo)
Karol Szymanowski
Mazurkas, op. 50: No. 5 Moderato
Karol Szymanowski
Mazurkas, op. 50: No. 4 Allegramente, risoluto
Anton Webern
Variations for Piano, op. 27
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, op. 110