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This splendid recording was originally made by Dunelm Records on limited release in 2006 and is now re-released at mid-price – now on one disc rather than two.
Each composer represented here was an important innovator in different ways; one need only think of how The Rite of Spring shocked the world; they are also linked by a deep interest in folk music. The two major works with percussion are worthy of close comparison, that of Bartók being more austere and ‘early-modernist’ than Camilleri’s rich and neo-Romantic work of 70 years later.
The percussive score of The Rite of Spring makes it ideal in piano duo form and this transcription is that of Stravinsky himself.
The four performers are high achievers in the UK as both soloists, chamber/orchestral players and in academia. McLachlan, a tireless champion of new music, is now one of our most popular and prolific artists.
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Charles Camilleri (1931-2009):
Concerto for two pianos and percussion
- I. Allegro moderato (7:16)
- II. Libero (8:59)
- III. Allegro moderato (vivace)(4:44) Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971): The Rite of Spring
- I. The adoration of the earth – Introduction (3:06)
- II. The augurs of spring – dances of young girls (3:18)
- III. Ritual of abduction (1:21)
- IV. Spring rounds (4:29)
- V. Ritual of the rival tribes (1:40)
- VI. Procession of the sage (0:41)
- VII. The sage (0:24)
- VIII. Dance of the earth (1:12)
- IX. The sacrifice – Introduction (5:04)
- X. Mystic circles of the young girls (3:07)
- XI. Glorification of the chosen one (1:20)
- XII. Evocation of the ancestors (0:44)
- XIII. Ritual action (dance) of the ancestors (3:46)
- XIV. Sacrificial dance (4:01) Béla Bartók (1881-1945): Sonata for two pianos and percussion
- I. Assai lento
- II. Lento ma non troppo
- III. Allegro non troppo
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I. Allegro moderato (7:16)
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II. Libero (8:59)
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III. Allegro moderato (vivace)(4:44)
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I. The adoration of the earth – Introduction (3:06)
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II. The augurs of spring – dances of young girls (3:18)
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III. Ritual of abduction (1:21)
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IV. Spring rounds (4:29)
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V. Ritual of the rival tribes (1:40)
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VI. Procession of the sage (0:41)
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VII. The sage (0:24)
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VIII. Dance of the earth (1:12)
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IX. The sacrifice – Introduction (5:04)
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X. Mystic circles of the young girls (3:07)
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XI. Glorification of the chosen one (1:20)
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XII. Evocation of the ancestors (0:44)
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XIII. Ritual action (dance) of the ancestors (3:46)
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XIV. Sacrificial dance (4:01)
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I. Assai lento
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II. Lento ma non troppo
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III. Allegro non troppo
