COMPOSERS: Szymanowski
LABELS: Orfeo
WORKS: Lieder
PERFORMER: Claudia Barainsky (soprano), Axel Bauni (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: C 480 981 A
Szymanowski’s songs contain some of his most highly scented music. In these always beautiful settings – including poetry by Dehmel, Joyce and Iwaszkiewicz – the line between tortured Expressionism and exquisite Impressionism often blurs. Barainsky’s singing, within a narrow tonal range, is attractive and expressive. Jan Smaczny
Szymanowski: Lieder
Szymanowski’s songs contain some of his most highly scented music. In these always beautiful settings – including poetry by Dehmel, Joyce and Iwaszkiewicz – the line between tortured Expressionism and exquisite Impressionism often blurs. Barainsky’s singing, within a narrow tonal range, is attractive and expressive. Jan Smaczny
Our rating
3
Published: January 20, 2012 at 1:21 pm