Bruch: Concerto for 2 Pianos

This fine disc presents two Bruch rarities, composed towards the end of his life, both of which started out in other guises...If the Labèque Sisters play this engaging score [the Double Concerto]... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 2nd Oct 2020
Catalogue No: C5420
Label: Capriccio
Length: 47 minutes

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Bruch: Concerto for 2 Pianos in A flat minor, Op. 88a

Work length27:54

Mona Bard (piano), Rica Bard (piano)
Staatskapelle Halle
Ariane Matiakh

I. Andante sostenuto (Live)

Track length5:37

II. Andante con moto - Allegro molto vivace (Live)

Track length6:33

III. Adagio ma non troppo (Live)

Track length7:30

IV. Andante - Allegro (Live)

Track length8:14

Bruch: Suite on Russian Themes, Op. 79b

Work length19:47

Staatskapelle Halle
Ariane Matiakh

I. Andante sostenuto (Live)

Track length3:01

II. Adagio, ma non troppo lento - Vivace (Live)

Track length4:07

III. Dance. Vivace ma non troppo (Live)

Track length3:02

IV. Adagio sostenuto (Live)

Track length6:05

V. Allegro energico, ma non troppo (Live)

Track length3:32

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This year marks the 100th anniversary of Max Bruch’s death. His remarkably long life of 82 years ran parallel to a period in contemporary history that was determined by scientific progress and comprehensive industrialisation – developments that also found their expression in art. Shortly after the turn of the 20th century, ground-breaking compositions by Igor Stravinsky and Arnold Schoenberg were already rocking the musical world. Bruch, however, met the tide of events with stoicism: he remained conservative, patriotic and, above all, adhered unconditionally to the tradition of Romanticism in music. This programme was recorded during a Max Bruch Jubilee Concert in Halle. It includes both the famous Suite on Russian Themes and the rarely performed Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra.

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January 2021

This fine disc presents two Bruch rarities, composed towards the end of his life, both of which started out in other guises...If the Labèque Sisters play this engaging score [the Double Concerto] with irresistible flair and brio, Mona and Rica Bard are more poetically thoughtful, which works especially well in the opening Andante sostenuto.

Bruch: Concerto for 2 Pianos

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