I. Shéhérazade

Szymanowski: 3 Masques/1: Shéhérazade. The trilogy Masques portrays the story-telling Shéhérazade, an episode from the legend of Tristan and Isolde (Tantris the Clown) and Don Juan's Serenade. It thus provided ample opportunity for Szymanowski to explore languorous orientalisms, imaginative tone-painting (for instance capturing the sound of Don Juan‘s guitar) and the complex psyches of two of the most ambiguous heroes in Western literature.
Music Web International: 'There is no doubt that this is a fine disc in every way and I especially appreciate the chosen repertoire. It is a disc I shall come back to often'.