Poetik Des Untergangs
Hans-Peter Stenzl, Volker Stenzl
The Klavierduo Stenzl gives superb renditions of both works. The pianists’ technical excellence, probing musicality, and unity of artistic purpose are never in question. It is wonderful to hear...
Poetik Des Untergangs
Hans-Peter Stenzl, Volker Stenzl
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The Klavierduo Stenzl gives superb renditions of both works. The pianists’ technical excellence, probing musicality, and unity of artistic purpose are never in question. It is wonderful to hear...
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Hans-Peter and Volker Stenzl enable us to experience a historic moment in their live recording from the Ehrbar Saal in Vienna. On two original Ehrbar grand pianos, they play Johannes Brahms' original version of his 4 t h S y m p h o n y , as performed in the eponymous hall for friends of the composer in 1885. This testimony to a fading time is accompanied by another work of irreversible finality, Maurice Ravel's tone poem La Valse . Like no other dance, the waltz, which Ravel shatters to bits and Brahms only hints at in finale, defined the 19th century. A quasi volcanic orchestral dance by one of the best piano duos in the world!
Contents and tracklist
- version for 2 pianos
- Hans-Peter Stenzl, Volker Stenzl
Awards and reviews
July/August 2021
The Klavierduo Stenzl gives superb renditions of both works. The pianists’ technical excellence, probing musicality, and unity of artistic purpose are never in question. It is wonderful to hear the artists’ beguiling flexibility of phrasing, executed with the utmost precision.