Much of the music to emerge from Poland in the latter half of the twentieth century focused on attaining new dimensions in sound and technique. While composers like Penderecki and Lutoslawski were blazing this new path, Krysztof Meyer was taking his own path and producing music that is decidedly melodic and even programmatic in nature while incorporating a clearly modern harmonic palate. This album features Meyer's complete works for cello and piano: two sonatas and the Canzona of Op. 56. These works are instantly ...
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Much of the music to emerge from Poland in the latter half of the twentieth century focused on attaining new dimensions in sound and technique. While composers like Penderecki and Lutoslawski were blazing this new path, Krysztof Meyer was taking his own path and producing music that is decidedly melodic and even programmatic in nature while incorporating a clearly modern harmonic palate. This album features Meyer's complete works for cello and piano: two sonatas and the Canzona of Op. 56. These works are instantly gratifying. They play well to the cello's wide range and assortment of colors. Meyer refers to his own works as "sound narration" and that is precisely the impression that listeners are given. That is, the three compositions seem to be telling listeners a story even though there is one. The two sonatas each have one movement of fierce, virtuosic interjection, but the remainder of the tracks focus on emotions such as introspection, sorrow, and yearning. Performing these three works is the...
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