Originally made in 2006 on limited release, this fantastic album is now available once more. 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, with the Bartok piece being more austere and 'early-modernist' than Camilleri's rich and neo-Romantic work that appeared 70 years later. The percussive score of The Rite of Spring makes it ideal in a two-piano form, and Stravinsky himself made this transcription. The four performers are high achievers in the UK as both soloists and chamber/orchestral players, as well as in academia. Murray McLachlan, a tireless champion of new music, is now one of the most popular and prolific recording pianists if our day.

Tracklist:

Concerto For 2 Pianos & Percussion: I. Allegro Moderato
Concerto For 2 Pianos & Percussion: II. Libero
Concerto For 2 Pianos & Percussion: III. Allegro Moderato
The Rite Of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration Of The Earth" (Version For Piano Duo): I. Introduction
The Rite Of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration Of The Earth" (Version For Piano Duo): II. The Augurs Of Spring - Dances Of The Y
The Rite Of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration Of The Earth" (Version For Piano Duo): III. Ritual Of Abduction
The Rite Of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration Of The Earth" (Version For Piano Duo): IV. Spring Rounds
The Rite Of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration Of The Earth" (Version For Piano Duo): V. Ritual Of The River Tribes
The Rite Of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration Of The Earth" (Version For Piano Duo): Via. Procession Of The Sage
The Rite Of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration Of The Earth" (Version For Piano Duo): Vib. The Sage
The Rite Of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration Of The Earth" (Version For Piano Duo): VIII. Dance Of The Earth
The Rite Of Spring, Pt. 2 "The Sacrifice" (Version For Piano Duo): IX. Introduction
The Rite Of Spring, Pt. 2 "The Sacrifice" (Version For Piano Duo): X. Mystic Circles Of The Young Girls
The Rite Of Spring, Pt. 2 "The Sacrifice" (Version For Piano Duo): XI. Glorification Of The Chosen One
The Rite Of Spring, Pt. 2 "The Sacrifice" (Version For Piano Duo): XII. Evocation Of The Ancestors
The Rite Of Spring, Pt. 2 "The Sacrifice" (Version For Piano Duo): XIII. Ritual Action Of The Ancestors
The Rite Of Spring, Pt. 2 "The Sacrifice" (Version For Piano Duo): XIV. Sacrificial Dance
Sonata For 2 Pianos & Percussion, Sz. 110: I. Assai Lento - Allegro Molto
Sonata For 2 Pianos & Percussion, Sz. 110: II. Lento, Ma Non Troppo
Sonata For 2 Pianos & Percussion, Sz. 110: III. Allegro Non Troppo

UPC: 809730416729
Label: Diversions
Release Date: 4.20.18
Format: CD

Bartok / Mclachlan / Burke - Music for Two Pianos & Percussion (CD)