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Bartók & Ligeti
BÉLA BARTÓK
Contrasts, Sz. 111
1.
I. Verbunkos
5:17
2.
II. Pihenö
4:19
3.
III. Sebes
7:12
Solo: Jérôme Comte Performer
Solo: Diego Tosi Performer
Solo: Sébastien Vichard Performer
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110
4.
I. Assai lento - Allegro molto
12:22
5.
II. Lento, ma non troppo
6:23
6.
III. Allegro non troppo
6:35
Solo: Gilles Durot Performer
Solo: Samuel Favre Performer
Solo: Dimitri Vassilakis Performer
Solo: Sébastien Vichard Performer
ALESSANDRO PIETRO SCARLATTI
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
1.
I. Vivace molto ritmico e preciso
4:03
2.
II. Lento e deserto
6:20
3.
III. Vivace cantabile
4:15
4.
IV. Allegro risoluto, molto ritmico
5:31
5.
V. Presto luminoso, fluido, costante, sempre molto ritmico
3:44
Solo: Ensemble InterContemporain Performer
Solo: Matthias Pintscher Performer
Solo: Hidéki Nagano Performer
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
6.
I. Quarter Note = 40
6:59
7.
II. (Lo stesso tempo) Quarter Note = 40
7:55
Solo: Ensemble InterContemporain Performer
Solo: Matthias Pintscher Performer
Solo: Pierre Strauch Performer
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
8.
I. Vivace luminoso
3:42
9.
II. Aria, hoquetus, choral. Andante
7:07
10.
III. Intermezzo. Presto
2:27
11.
IV. Passacaglia. Lento intenso
6:39
12.
V. Appassionato. Agitato molto
7:59
Solo: Ensemble InterContemporain Performer
Solo: Matthias Pintscher Performer
Solo: Jeanne-Marie Conquer Performer
About
Alpha is launching a collaboration with the Ensemble Intercontemporain and its new artistic director, composer-conductor Matthias Pintscher.
This new series will alternate 20th-century landmarks and new works, providing an opportunity to show to advantage the great quality of the EIC musicians in the major masterpieces of the last century and to discover scores by composers of the 21st century.
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Reviews
*** (Good Album) **** (Exceptional Sound)
Luc Nevers - Classica magazine France - March 2016
A valuable pairing of two great 20th Century Hungarians. You’ll never hear a better performance of the two Bartok chamber works. There are any number of competent recordings of these great pieces, but you might not need any of them any more if you get this set An invaluable release for anyone interested in the music of the least century. Excellent sound and production.
Allen Gimbel - American Record Guide - March/April 2016
Performance ***** Recording *****
Jeanne-Marie Conquer captures the lyrical nature of the violin Concerto, especially in the beautiful second movement
Martin Cotton - BBC Music magazine - February 2016
Editor’s Choice - Orchestral Section
Philip Clark - Gramophone magazine - December 2015
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