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Special offer. The Reding & Piette Legacy

Janine Reding (piano), Henry Piette (piano)

Orchestre National de France, Boston Symphony orchestra, The Bavarian Radio Orchestra, Strasbourg Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik, Charles Munch, Eugen Jochum, Louis Martin

The Reding & Piette Legacy

Special offer. The Reding & Piette Legacy

Janine Reding (piano), Henry Piette (piano)

Orchestre National de France, Boston Symphony orchestra, The Bavarian Radio Orchestra, Strasbourg Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik, Charles Munch, Eugen Jochum, Louis Martin

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3 CDs

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About

Reding & Piette were regarded as one of the most prominent European piano duos of the 20th century. The famous music critic Emile Vuillermoz observed that the two maestros had established a new and unique solo instrument, "the two-piano". He described their interpretation as "a miracle of sound and creative power that are irresistible". Aloys Mooser indicated that the two musicians could not be surpassed and Stuckenschmidt (perhaps the most demanding music critic ever) described the duo as "two grandiose pianists". In 1956, Reding & Piette were chosen to replace Walter Gieseking at the prestigious Berlin concert series "Master Interpreters". During their 42 year career, they were the foremost interpreters of such contemporary composers as Martinu, Malipiero, Britten, Milhaud, Martin, Hindemith, Katchaturian, Tansman, and Poulenc. Many of them wrote music specifically for the team, and many première performances resulted. Some memorable events included the first performance of Bartok's concerto for two pianos, percussion & orchestra with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Ernest Ansermet in Lausanne and Geneva; the European première of Martinu's concerto conducted by Kubelik at the Festival of Besancon; the première of Poulenc's concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in Berlin and in Tokyo (NHK); the première of the 5th Symphony "in ecco" of G.F. Malipiero with the RAI orchestra conducted by Mario Rossi on tour in England, and the première of the Malipiero concerto conducted by Kubelik in Besancon.

Contents and tracklist

I. Allegro non troppo
Track length6:23
II. Adagio
Track length9:42
III. Allegro
Track length7:02
I. Allegro non troppo
Track length6:38
II. Adagio
Track length11:54
III. Allegro
Track length7:11
I. Allegro non troppo
Track length6:26
II. Adagio
Track length10:32
III. Allegro
Track length6:44
I. Allegro
Track length0:46
II. Adagio
Track length2:34
III. Vivace
Track length0:50
I. Allegro moderato
Track length3:33
II. Andante
Track length3:37
III. Presto
Track length3:44
II
Track length5:40
III
Track length4:11
I. Con moto
Track length5:39
II. Notturno
Track length4:29
III. Quattro variazioni
Track length4:10
IV. Preludio e fuga
Track length4:48
I. Le tirelitentaine
Track length1:38
II. Cache-cache mitoula
Track length3:11
I. Assai lento
Track length11:01
II. Lento ma non troppo
Track length6:00
III. Allegro non troppo
Track length6:32
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