BELA BARTOK Complete Music for 2 pianos; Matteo Fossi, Marco Gaggini (2CD)

CD1
Béla Bartók 1881–1945
Suite Op.4b for two pianos (BB122/Sz115a/W12)
1 I. Serenata 6’26
2 II. Allegro diabolico 8’49
3 III. Scena della Puszta 7’30
4 IV. Per finire 7’01
5 The Miraculous Mandarin Op.19 for two pianos (BB82/Sz73/W49) 33’15
Marco Gaggini piano I · Matteo Fossi piano II
Total time 63’02

CD2
Béla Bartók 1881–1945
Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos for two pianos (BB120/Sz108/W59)
1 Bulgarian Rhythm 1’11
2 Chord and Trill Study 1’02
3 Perpetuum Mobile 0’54
4 Short Canon and its Inversion 0’46
5 New Hungarian Folk Song 1’00
6 Chromatic Invention 1’10
7 Ostinato 2’35
Matteo Fossi piano I · Marco Gaggini piano II
Sonata for two pianos and percussion (BB115/Sz110/W75)
8 I. Assai lento – Allegro molto 13’22
9 II. Lento, ma non troppo 6’23
10 III. Allegro non troppo 7’08
Marco Gaggini piano I · Matteo Fossi piano II
Federico Poli & Gianni Giangrasso percussion
György Ligeti 1923–2006
Drei Stücke für zwei Klaviere (Three Pieces for two pianos)
11 Monument 4’42
12 Selbstportrait mit Reich und Riley (und Chopin ist auch dabei) 8’05
Self-portrait with Reich and Riley (and Chopin in the background)
13 In zart fließender Bewegung In a gentle flowing movement 4’56
Matteo Fossi piano I · Marco Gaggini piano II
Total time 53’22