{"product_id":"peter-hill-music-for-2-piano-rite-of-spring","title":"Peter Hill: Music for 2 Piano \/ Rite of Spring - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eMusic for 2 Piano \/ Rite of Spring\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003ePeter Hill\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eNaxos\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e730099438629\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e1996-06-18\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Stravinsky composed his music at the keyboard, often struggling to play his own complex rhythms. It is not surprising therefore that many of his symphonic works also exist in his own piano versions, such as the four hand transcription of his ballet, The Rite of Spring. It is a pianistic tour de force, the players often having to interweave fingers, hands and arms to meet the composers tremendous demands of virtuosity. The work has for many years formed part of the standard repertoire of Benjamin Frith and Peter Hill. They have played it throughout England to astonished audiences, and have broadcast this (and the other two works on this disc) on BBC Radio 3. The performance is staggeringly brilliant, superbly recorded in St Silas Church, London on a wonderful Bosendorfer Imperial Grand. The duo are now recording exclusively for Naxos, Peter Hill will be recording the complete music by Stravinsky for two hands at sessions this summer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Sonata for Two Pianos: Moderato \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Sonata for Two Pianos: Theme with Variations \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Sontata for Two Pianos: Variation 1 \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Sonata for Two Pianos: Variation 2 \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Sonata for Two Pianos: Variation 3 \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Sonata for Two Pianos: Variation 4 \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Sonata for Two Pianos: Allegretto \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Concerto for Two Pianos: Con Moto \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Concerto for Two Pianos: Notturno \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Concerto for Two Pianos: Variation 1 (Quattro Variazioni) \u003cbr\u003e1.11 Concerto for Two Pianos: Variation 2 (Quattro Variazioni) \u003cbr\u003e1.12 Concerto for Two Pianos: Variation 3 (Quattro Variazioni) \u003cbr\u003e1.13 Concerto for Two Pianos: Variation 4 (Quattro Variazioni) \u003cbr\u003e1.14 Concerto for Two Pianos: Preludio E Fuga \u003cbr\u003e1.15 The Rite of Spring - Part I: The Adoration of the Earth: Introduction \u003cbr\u003e1.16 The Rite of Spring - Part I: The Adoration of the Earth: Auguries of Spring (Dances of the Young Girls) \u003cbr\u003e1.17 The Rite of Spring - Part I: The Adoration of the Earth: Ritual of Abduction \u003cbr\u003e1.18 The Rite of Spring - Part I: The Adoration of the Earth: Spring Rounds \u003cbr\u003e1.19 The Rite of Spring - Part I: The Adoration of the Earth: Games of the Rival Tribes \u003cbr\u003e1.20 The Rite of Spring - Part I: The Adoration of the Earth: Procession of the Wise Elder \u003cbr\u003e1.21 The Rite of Spring - Part I: The Adoration of the Earth: The Sage \u003cbr\u003e1.22 The Rite of Spring - Part I: The Adoration of the Earth: Dance of the Earth \u003cbr\u003e1.23 The Rite of Spring - Part II: The Sacrifice: Introduction \u003cbr\u003e1.24 The Rite of Spring - Part II: The Sacrifice: Mystic Circles of the Young Girls \u003cbr\u003e1.25 The Rite of Spring - Part II: The Sacrifice: Glorification of the Chosen One \u003cbr\u003e1.26 The Rite of Spring - Part II: The Sacrifice: Evocation of the Ancestors \u003cbr\u003e1.27 The Rite of Spring - Part II: The Sacrifice: Ritual Action of the Ancestors \u003cbr\u003e1.28 The Rite of Spring - Part II: The Sacrifice: Sacrificial Dance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Sample:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ci\u003eAll soundclips are provided by Tidal and are for illustrative purposes only. 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