Stravinsky: Petrushka & Le Sacre Du Printemps (ver
) | Label: Catalog: ICSM 006 Format: COMPACT DISC Tarli, Fiammetta; Varbanov, IvoThis release features a rarely performed version for four hands of Stravinsky’s celebrated Russian ballet scores of Petrushka and The Rite of Spring. It allows the listener to experience these masterpieces at a seminal, investigative stage of their development. One can almost imagine Stravinsky at his own piano writing out the notes by hand as he played. The details and new perspectives that emerge in the piano versions shed new light upon Stravinsky’s musical invention as well as his architectural mastery. The two pianists Ivo Varbanov and Fiammetta Tarli do not seem to emulate the orchestral score but rather carry on with their own investigation of new, powerful pieces to add to the four-hand piano repertoire.  Price: $27.98 |