Debussy; Szymanowski

Rafa Blechacz is one of DGs best-selling young artists his stunning albums have sold more than 160,000 units worldwide

And Rafa Blechacz is by talent, proclivity, and nationality the perfect choice to record works by his fellow Pole, Szymanowski

And therefore to record Debussy, too whose presence in Szymanowskis musical DNA looms large

Arguably the greatest Polish composer since Chopin, Szymanowski was also influenced by Ravel, Scriabin, and Strauss

For the first time on record Rafa Blechacz plays Szymanowskis reverie-inducing music a revelation to those unfamiliar with it

Debussys Impressionist soundscapes (also new to Rafa Blechaczs discography) including Pour le piano and Estampes are a natural fit for a Chopin expert such as he