The Mighty Piano
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit for Piano
SOMETHING TO KNOW:
Ravel’s fantastical Gaspard de la nuit is based on three macabre poems by Aloysius Bertrand. The title refers to the one who guards the treasures of the night, or the devil.
SOMETHING TO LISTEN FOR:
The last movement, the fiendishly difficult Scarbo, depicts a fleet-footed creature who appears and disappears in the night, tricking and teasing his victim.
Recorded live in Alice Tully Hall on May 13, 2016.
Video produced by Ibis Productions.
The Mighty Piano

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Barber: Souvenirs for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 28

Chopin: Ballade in A-flat major for Piano, Op. 47

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Brown: Sonata-Fantasy for Two Pianos

Schumann: Quartet in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 47

Beethoven: Trio in C minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 1, No. 3

Mendelssohn: Trio No. 2 in C minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 66

Korngold: Suite for Piano Left Hand, Two Violins, and Cello, Op. 23

Brahms: Trio in A minor for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 114

Mozart: Quartet in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, K. 493

Lavignac: Galop-Marche for Piano, Eight Hands

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Mendelssohn: Sextet in D major for Piano, Violin, Two Violas, Cello, and Bass, Op. 110

Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit for Piano

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Glinka: Variations on a theme of Mozart for Piano

Mozart: Andante and Five Variations in G major for Piano, Four Hands, K. 501

Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion

Stockhausen: Kontakte for Piano, Percussion, and Electronic Sounds, No. 12.5

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring for Piano, Four Hands

Prokofiev: Sarcasms, Five Pieces for Piano, Op. 17