Wrocław | Nokturn and Tarantella

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

On the 9^th of June 2022 at 7.00 p.m. works by Polish, British and Czech composers will be performed at the National Forum of Music by the pianist Sophie Pacini and the Szymanowski Quartet.

Nocturne and Tarantella op. 28 by Karol Szymanowski is a work belonging to a lighter thread in the composer's oeuvre, originally intended for violin and piano. It is a pastiche of virtuoso pieces that were popular in the 19th century, stylized as gypsy and Italian music. Szymanowski created a work that combines opposites. On the one hand, there is a reference to popular pieces, not always of the highest caliber, on the other hand, these references do not stop the composer using a modern sonic language. As a result, an effective (and sometimes even showy!) work was created, full of humour and inventiveness.

Programme of the concert comprises also of String Quartet No. 3 op. 94 by Benjamin Britten and Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 81 by Antonín Dvořák.

Press release

More: https://www.nfm.wroclaw.pl/component/nfmcalendar/event/8895