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 As a special addition to this collection, the Dichters did a bit of digging and found two of Mozart's works that had received input from later composers. Busoni was a skilled arranger and, intrigued by Mozart's brilliant Fantasy, K 608, he rescored the piece for two pianos. The astounding result shows how Mozart's melodies can be adapted. But what may be the most unusual piece of all is the Sonata, K 545. This work was originally for one piano, but a century after Mozart composed it, Edvard Grieg added a second independent part, played here by Misha Dichter.
Disc 1
- Sonata for 2 pianos in D major, K. 448 (K. 375a): Allegro con spirito
- Sonata for 2 pianos in D major, K. 448 (K. 375a): Andante
- Sonata for 2 pianos in D major, K. 448 (K. 375a): Allegro molto
- Fugue for piano in G minor (fragment) K. 401 (K. 375e)
- Variations (5) on an original theme for piano, 4 hands in G major, K. 501
- Sonata for piano, 4 hands in F major, K. 497: Adagio - Allegro do molto
- Sonata for piano, 4 hands in F major, K. 497: Andante
- Sonata for piano, 4 hands in F major, K. 497: Allegro
Disc 2
- Work(s): Adagio & Fugue in C minor, K.426
- Sonata for piano, 4 hands in B flat major, K. 358 (K. 186c): Allegro
- Sonata for piano, 4 hands in B flat major, K. 358 (K. 186c): Adagio
- Sonata for piano, 4 hands in B flat major, K. 358 (K. 186c): Molto presto
- Sonata for piano, 4 hands in C major (K. 19d): Allegro
- Sonata for piano, 4 hands in C major (K. 19d): Menuetto - Trio
- Sonata for piano, 4 hands in C major (K. 19d): Rondo. Allegretto - Adagio - Allegro
- Fantasia for mechanical organ in F minor, K. 608
Disc 3
- Adagio and Allegro for mechanical organ in F minor, K. 594
- Sonata for piano, 4 hands in C major, K. 521: Allegro
- Sonata for piano, 4 hands in C major, K. 521: Andante
- Sonata for piano, 4 hands in C major, K. 521: Allegretto
- Sonata for piano, 4 hands in D major, K. 381 (K. 123a): Allegro
- Sonata for piano, 4 hands in D major, K. 381 (K. 123a): Andante
- Sonata for piano, 4 hands in D major, K. 381 (K. 123a): Allegro molto
- Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major ('Sonata semplice') K. 545: Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major ('Sonata semplice') K. 545: Andante
- Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major ('Sonata semplice') K. 545: Rondo. Allegretto
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| Posted: Jul-29-2008 |
The Dichters' playing was tightly synchronized ... musically expressive without being physically demonstrative. They drew a rich cantabile sound from Poulenc's music-hall tunes, and reveled in the last movement's spiky rhythms. Democrat and Chronicle
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| Posted: Oct-28-2011 |
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