Concert 2: Recital for two pianos

Grinberg, Anna and Viney, Liam (2011) Concert 2: Recital for two pianos . Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Southbank, QLD, Australia, Queensland Performing Arts Centre; Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.

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Author Grinberg, Anna
Viney, Liam
Title Concert 2: Recital for two pianos
Place of publication Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Southbank, QLD, Australia
Publisher Queensland Performing Arts Centre; Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
Publication date 2011-10-12
Series 14th Kawai Piano Series
Total pages 1 Musical performance
Language eng
Formatted Abstract/Summary This two-piano recital in the Concert Hall of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre was designed to explore and illuminate the way composers use two pianists on either one or two pianos to achieve distinct aesthetic goals. The program contrasted one piano-four hand pieces with two-piano music throughout. The centre-piece was the rarely performed large-scale Concerto for Two Pianos by Stravinsky. The potential for higher complexity afforded by two pianos is exploited in this work, and contrasted with the preceding Rapsodie Espagnol of Ravel; written for one piano-four hands, with the pianists seated next to each other, Ravel explores more personal and intimate musical ideas in this work. This is reflected in the physical proximity of the pianists whose hands and arms literally become entangled in performance. The beginning of the program also explored these themes as the two pianists start on one piano, soon "quarrel", and have to seperate themselves by switching to two pianos. This performance was recorded by Master Performers.

Recital Programme:
Flowers, We Are, Embracing Sound, Kurtag
Hand in Hand, Kurtag
Quarreling, Kurtag
Homage to Paganini, Kurtag
Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Lutoslawski
Rapsodie Espagnol, Ravel
Concerto for Two Pianos, Stravinsky
La Valse, Ravel
Keyword Live Performance of Creative Works - Music

 
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