Szczerbinski / Koukl Complete Piano Works 1 CD

Polish composer Alfons Szczerbinski was born at a time of upheaval in Europe during the second half of the 19th century. A prominent Polish talent in the Romantic mold, Szczerbinski was profoundly influenced by the harmonic models of Bach, Haydn and Mozart. His surviving music is mostly written for the piano but many of his compositions were either lost during the First World War or destroyed by the composer himself. Heard here in their world premi?re recordings, the Chansons sans paroles are Romantic miniatures that possess rich melodic elegance and marvelous phrasal beauty, sometimes redolent of Mendelssohn, Chopin or Liszt.

1. * 4 Chansons Sans Paroles, Op. 3 2. No. 1. Allegro 3. No. 2. Andante Con Espressione 4. No. 3. Andante Con Moto 5. No. 4. Con Moto 6. * 2 Chansons Sans Paroles, Op. 5 7. No. 1. Allegro Con Fuoco 8. No. 2. Con Moto 9. * 4 Chansons Sans Paroles, Op. 12 10. No. 1. Con Moto 11. No. 2. Moderato 12. No. 3. Andante Con Moto 13. No. 4. Allegro 14. * 4 Chansons Sans Paroles, Op. 14 15. No. 1. Andante Con Moto 16. No. 2. Andante Cantabile 17. No. 3. Andante Con Moto 18. No. 4. Moderato 19. Chanson Sans Paroles, Op. 36 20. Chanson Sans Paroles in D minor 21. Andante Cantabile 22. * 3 Valses, Op. 17 23. Valse No. 1 24. Valse No. 2 25. Valse No. 3 26. Mazurka