MUSIC
PROGRAMMS
“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” ― Victor Hugo
A diary - a window on your soul, an outlet for the feelings, a place where your deepest thoughts can reside without fear of judgment or guilt. A notebook gives you the opportunity to be yourself. This is a place where you can travel through the emotions of life with kindness, compassion and deeper understanding.
In the hands of the composer, music became the ultimate notebook. Music plays as an extension of his soul, as a medium through which his conflict with the world is expressed.
In the twilight of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871), in which it led significant losses against Germany, France explored different avenues to reinforce its national identity. Music was a key element in that strategy as, at the time, the work of German composers took pride of place at concert stages all around Europe.
The Société Nationale de Musique, established on 25 February 1871, aimed at furthering a strong national music culture, operated under the motto “Ars Gallica”, literally meaning “a French Art”.
Many a notable composer supported the cause, among which Camille Saint-Saens and Gabriel Fauré. Little known, however, is the fact that one of the main governors of this French renaissance was the Belgian César Frank!
Bach's influence on posterity has been evident for over 250 years. Bach is one of the most respected figures in European music culture. The twentieth century witnessed a new phase in the appreciation and understanding of Bach. In the first half of the century, "Back to Bach" was an important motto for two waves of neoclassicism. From the sixties other forms of tribute to him blossomed (preludes and fugues, concerti grossi, works for solo strings). Composers’ spiritual dialogue with Bach took on a new importance.
With this program, the IZUMI Pianoduo builds a bridge between Baroque and our time.
Like in the fantastical world of 'Through the Looking-Glass' everything reflects, creating alternative universe, where nothing is quite what it seems: the piano in the mirror differs from the reality, the melodies and themes reflected in the looking-glass change, but still forming one entirety.
A piano duet for two pianos - is a space for the imagination of musicians and a musical pleasure for the listener. A modern grand piano is compared to a symphonic orchestra in terms of its fullness and richness of sound. And two pianos multiply this effect.
REPERTOIRE
Piano 4 hands
Johann Sebastian Bach - György Kurtág
Johann Sebastian Bach - Max Reger
Ludwig van Beethoven
Georges Bizet
Johannes Brahms
Claude Debussy
Antonín Dvořák
Gabriel Fauré
Edvard Grieg
Franz Liszt
Felix Mendelssohn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Francis Poulenc
Sergei Rachmaninov
Maurice Ravel
Erik Satie
Franz Schubert
Robert Schumann
Igor Stravinsky
Sonatina 'Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit'
Trio Sonata No. 1 in E-flat Major - 1ste deel
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
Aria from the Suite No. 3 in D Major
Sonata for Piano 4 hands in D major, Op. 6
Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22
Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 23
Sixteen Waltzes, Op. 39
Ungarische Tänze, WoO 1
Liebeslieder Waltzes Op. 52 and Op. 65 (Neue Liebeslieder) for voices and piano four hands
Petite Suite, L. 65a
Marche ecossaise sur un theme populaire, L. 77
Slavonic Dances, Opp. 46 and 72
Dolly Suite, Op. 56
Holberg suite
Norwegian Dances, Op. 35
Peer Gynt Suites Op. 46 and Op. 55
Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514
Les Préludes, after Lamartine
Orpheus
Allegro brillant, Op. 92
Andante and Variations op 83a
A Midsummer Night's Dream Op. 61
Sonata in B flat major, K. 358/186c
Sonata in D major, K. 381/123a
Sonata in F major, K. 497
Andante and Variations in G major, K. 501
Sonata in C major, K. 521
Sonata for piano four hands
Six Morceaux, Op. 11
Ma mère l'oye
La Valse
La Belle Excentrique
Fantasy in F minor, Op. 103, D. 940 (1828)
Lebensstürme, Op. posth. 144, D. 947 (1828)
Bilder aus Osten, Op. 66
Ball-Scenen, Op. 109
Manfred Ouverture
Genoveva Ouverture
Petrushka
Pulcinella Suite
Two Pianos
Béla Bartók
Johannes Brahms
Ferruccio Busoni
Claude Debussy
Jean Françaix
Franz Liszt
Witold Lutosławski
Darius Milhaud
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ástor Piazzolla
Francis Poulenc
Sergei Rachmaninov
Maurice Ravel
Camille Saint-Saëns
Alexander Scriabin
Seven pieces from Mikrokosmos, Sz. 108
Sonata in F minor, Op. 34b
Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b
Duettino concertante after Mozart
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (L. 86)
Huit danses exotiques
Les Preludes
Variations on a Theme by Paganini
Scaramouche, Op. 165b
Sonata in D major, K. 448/375a
Libertango
L'Embarquement pour Cythère, FP 150 , after Le voyage en Amérique
Sonata for Two Pianos, FP 156
Capriccio for 2 pianos, FP 155, after Le bal Masqué
Elégie, FP 175
Suite No. 1, Op. 5
Suite No. 2, Op. 17
Rapsodie Espagnole
Carnaval des Animaux
Fantasy in A minor, Op. posth.
Concertos for Two Pianos
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Francis Poulenc
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra KV 242
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra