Allusions & Beyond - Transcriptions & Transformations for Piano Duo
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Label: Audite
Cat No: AUDITE97700
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 23rd September 2016
Contents
Works
Brandenburg Concerto no.5 in D major, BWV1050 (arr. Reger)Cantata BWV106 'Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit' (Actus tragicus)
Chorale Prelude BWV687 'Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir' (arr. Kurtag for 2 pianos)
Variations on a theme by Haydn, op.56b 'St Anthony Variations' (two pianos)
Monologe
Artists
Piano Duo Takahashi-LehmannWorks
Brandenburg Concerto no.5 in D major, BWV1050 (arr. Reger)Cantata BWV106 'Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit' (Actus tragicus)
Chorale Prelude BWV687 'Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir' (arr. Kurtag for 2 pianos)
Variations on a theme by Haydn, op.56b 'St Anthony Variations' (two pianos)
Monologe
Artists
Piano Duo Takahashi-LehmannAbout
György Kurtág’s arrangements of Bach’s chorale preludes and Max Reger’s transcription of the Fifth Brandenburg Concerto transfer a piece from one medium (orchestra or organ) to another (piano duo) without changing the original composition; Kurtág chose sacred works, Reger a secular concerto. Kurtág’s translations for two pianists were the result of a contemplative immersion in Bach’s pieces; Reger managed to retain the concerto character whilst creating a transparent opus for two players at one piano. Brahms’s Haydn Variations and Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s Monologues also exist in alternative versions for orchestra, written by the composers themselves. In Zimmermann’s case, the two versions differ to such a degree that the second one for two pianos, recorded here, should be considered a new composition – a new, second reflection on the idea of the work and the musical material. Bernd Alois Zimmermann integrated numerous quotations, thus displaying the process of transformation of historic music in his Monologues, as well as showing the tension between sacred and secular music. For Zimmermann, “music about music” does not just mean tracing the long arc of time stretching from Bach’s era to our present day, but also separates the traditional understanding of time and epochs out of its linearity.
The PianoDuo Takahashi|Lehmann once again illuminates the multi-faceted cosmos of piano music for four hands at one or two pianos. With their familiar insightful and virtuoso piano technique, the two players manage to combine scholarly programming with passionate expressiveness. Their music-making, both sophisticated and touching, makes even seemingly abstract works accessible to their audience.
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