ABCD 296
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
Piano Works Vol 1
Nine Preludes Op. 1 (1896-1900)
Métopes - Three Poems for Piano Op. 29 (1915)
Sonata No. 3 for Piano Op. 36 (1917)

Anu Vehviläinen piano

Piano Works by Polish Karol Szymanowski

• Piano Works Vol 1 includes three works by Karol Szymanowski, performed beautifully by Anu Vehviläinen

Nine Preludes Op. 1 (1896-1900)
1 Prelude No. 1 in B minor Andante ma non troppo
2 Prelude No. 2 in D minor Andante con moto
3 Prelude No. 3 in D fl at major Andantino
4 Prelude No. 4 in B fl at minor Andantino con moto
5 Prelude No. 5 in D minor Allegro molto - impetuoso
6 Prelude No. 6 in A minor Lento - Mesto
7 Prelude No. 7 in C minor Moderato
8 Prelude No. 8 in E fl at minor Andante ma non troppo
9 Prelude No. 9 in B fl at minor Lento - Mesto

Métopes - Three Poems for Piano Op. 29 (1915)
10 Métope No. 1
L'île des Sirènes Lento. (molto rubato ed improvisando)
11 Métope No. 2
Calypso Lento (mesto)
12 Métope No. 3
Nausicaa Allegretto grazioso

Sonata No. 3 for Piano Op. 36 (1917)
13 Presto
14 Adagio. Mesto
15 Assai vivace. Scherzando
16 Fuga. Allegro moderato. Scherzando e buffo.

• Anu Vehviläinen gave her début recital in Helsinki in spring 2000 to excellent reviews and has been giving recitals and performing chamber music actively for several years now. She has appeared at festivals in Finland and given concerts in France, Estonia and Poland (including the Szymanowski Festival in Zakopane). As a soloist she has appeared with the Mikkeli City Orchestra and is an active member of the TampereRaw chamber music ensemble.

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