A Polish Kaleidoscope 2 Polish Music for Two Pianos

DUX 1422
• Suita na dwa fortepiany (1936) • Koncert na dwa fortepiany (1942) • Miniatura per due pianoforti (1953) • Toccata op. 2 na dwa fortepiany (1955) • Improvvisazione e toccata per due pianoforti (1974) • Divertimento w trzech „kawałkach” na dwa fortepiany (2009)

The pieces for two pianos collected on this CD constitute a particular panorama of the Polish school of composers. Having been composed over the period of more than seventy years, they show the variety of artistic movements and tendencies, richness of the creative personalities – kaleidoscope of unusual talents. However, one can also observe a number of features connecting this music; the quest for a concise expression, stemming from the neoclassical spirit, concern for the form, often use of folklore, motorics, domination of the rhythmic element and fascination with the percussive character of the modern piano.

The second CD of the series A Polish Kaleidoscope characterises well the main stream of interests of the pianists forming the RAVEL PIANO DUO, a great ensemble, recognised both in Poland and across the world.

CD DUX 1422Total time: [49:54]

Władysława Markiewiczówna

Suita na dwa fortepiany (1936)

1. I Toccata

[3:13]

2. II Intermezzo

[3:47]

3. III Rondo Rustico

[2:47]

4. Kołysanka na dwa fortepiany (1938)

[5:25]

Michał Spisak

Koncert na dwa fortepiany (1942)

5. I Allegro

[5:37]

6. II Quattro variazioni

[5:24]

7. III Fuga doppia

[5:35]

Witold Lutosławski

Miniatura per due pianoforti (1953)

8. Miniatura per due pianoforti (1953)

[1:50]

Henryk Mikołaj Górecki

Toccata op. 2 na dwa fortepiany (1955)

9. Toccata op. 2 na dwa fortepiany (1955)

[3:24]

Romuald Twardowski

Improvvisazione e toccata per due pianoforti (1974)

10. Improvvisazione e toccata per due pianoforti (1974)

[4:14]

Jerzy Bauer

Divertimento w trzech „kawałkach” na dwa fortepiany (2009)

11. I

[3:34]

12. II

[2:48]

Performers:
Ravel Piano Duo
Agnieszka Kozło /piano/
Katarzyna Ewa Sokołowska /piano/

composers	Bauer, Jerzy ∎ , Górecki, Henryk Mikołaj ∎ , Lutosławski, Witold ∎ , Markiewiczówna, Władysława ∎ , Spisak, Michał ∎ , Twardowski, Romuald ∎
performers	Ravel Piano Duo ∎
Releases Year	2017