Name: Music for 2 Piano / Rite of Spring High Quality
Brand: Benjamin Frith
SKU: SK0261331-US20260105-083122
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DISC: 1

1. Sonata For Two Pianos: Moderato

2. Sonata For Two Pianos: Theme With Variations

3. Sontata For Two Pianos: Variation 1

4. Sonata For Two Pianos: Variation 2

5. Sonata For Two Pianos: Variation 3

6. Sonata For Two Pianos: Variation 4

7. Sonata For Two Pianos: Allegretto

8. Concerto For Two Pianos: Con moto

9. Concerto For Two Pianos: Notturno

10. Concerto For Two Pianos: Variation 1 (Quattro variazioni)

11. Concerto For Two Pianos: Variation 2 (Quattro variazioni)

12. Concerto For Two Pianos: Variation 3 (Quattro variazioni)

13. Concerto For Two Pianos: Variation 4 (Quattro variazioni)

14. Concerto For Two Pianos: Preludio e Fuga

15. The Rite Of Spring – Part I: The Adoration Of The Earth: Introdu

16. The Rite Of Spring – Part I: The Adoration Of The Earth: Augurie

17. The Rite Of Spring – Part I: The Adoration Of The Earth: Ritual

18. The Rite Of Spring – Part I: The Adoration Of The Earth: Spring

19. The Rite Of Spring – Part I: The Adoration Of The Earth: Games O

20. The Rite Of Spring – Part I: The Adoration Of The Earth: Process

21. The Rite Of Spring – Part I: The Adoration Of The Earth: The Sag

22. The Rite Of Spring – Part I: The Adoration Of The Earth: Dance O

23. The Rite of Spring – Part II: The Sacrifice: Introduction

24. The Rite Of Spring – Part II: The Sacrifice: Mystic Circles Of T

25. The Rite Of Spring – Part II: The Sacrifice: Glorification Of Th

26. The Rite Of Spring – Part II: The Sacrifice: Evocation Of The An

27. The Rite Of Spring – Part II: The Sacrifice: Ritual Action Of Th

28. The Rite Of Spring – Part II: The Sacrifice: Sacrificial Dance

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Frith (pno)/hill (pno)

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Stravinsky composed his music at the keyboard, often struggling to play his own complex rhythms. It is not surprising therefore that many of his symphonic works also exist in his own piano versions, such as the four hand transcription of his ballet, The Rite of Spring. It is a pianistic tour de force, the players often having to interweave fingers, hands and arms to meet the composers tremendous demands of virtuosity. The work has for many years formed part of the standard repertoire of Benjamin Frith and Peter Hill. They have played it throughout England to astonished audiences, and have broadcast this (and the other two works on this disc) on BBC Radio 3. The performance is staggeringly brilliant, superbly recorded in St Silas Church, London on a wonderful Bosendorfer Imperial Grand. The duo are now recording exclusively for Naxos, Peter Hill will be recording the complete music by Stravinsky for two hands at sessions this summer.