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WLADYSLAW ZELENSKI (1837–1921)
JULIUSZ ZAREBSKI (1854–1885)
Piano Quintet and Piano Quartet
Jonathan Plowright - piano
Szymanowski Quartet
ZELENSKI
Piano Quartet in C minor Op 61 [36'19]
1 Allegro con brio [11'59]
2 Romanza: Andante sostenuto [10'45]
3 Intermezzo: Allegretto [5'34]
4 Finale: Allegro appassionato [8'01]
ZAREBSKI
Piano Quintet in G minor Op 34 [34'47]
5 Allegro [9'52]
6 Adagio [10'44]
7 Scherzo: Presto [5'33]
8 Finale: Presto [8'38]
Two important chamber works from 19th-century Poland, in quality equivalent perhaps to DvoÚák and Brahms, but completely unknown outside their native country.
Zarebski was a virtuoso pianist, more feted during much of his short life as a performer than a composer. However his Piano Quintet is truly a masterpiece, demonstrating an originality and stature that match and even surpass better-known piano quintets by better-known composers. It shows a remarkably fresh ear for symphonic thinking, motivic development and sheer melodic invention. Zelenski was a teacher rather than a performer, ending his distinguished academic career as Director of the Conservatory in his home town of Krakow. His Piano Quartet is a passionate, lyrical work, combining the Romanticism of Mendelssohn and Schumann with a piquant Slavic element.
The Szymanowski Quartet—half Polish, half Ukrainian—and honorary Pole Jonathan Plowright are the ideal performers of this music.
Hyperion Records CDA67905
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