Mozart – Sonata for Two Pianos (finale) – Argerich, Barenboim
The Piano Sonata in D Major for two pianos was composed in 1781 for a performance Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart would give with fellow pianist Josephine von Aurnhammer.
Duet
Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 1 – Wang & Buniatishvili, Piano
The Hungarian Dance No. 1 is the first of the 21 Hungarian Dances (German: Ungarische Tänze) composed by Johannes Brahms, based mostly on Hungarian themes and completed in 1869.
Abreu – Tico-Tico No Fubá – Siqueira Lima Duo, Guitar
Tico-Tico no Fubá is the title of a renowned Brazilian choro music piece composed by Zequinha de Abreu in 1917. Its original title was Tico-Tico no Farelo, but since Brazilian …
Chopin – Introduction and Polonaise Brillante – Argerich, Rostropovich
Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C Major, Op. 3, is a composition for cello and piano by Frédéric Chopin. It was one of Chopin’s first published compositions.
Mozart – The Magic Flute – Papageno, Papagena – Roth, Le Roi
Papageno, Papagena is a very famous duet from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s masterpiece, The Magic Flute, an opera in two acts. The work is in the form of a Singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue.
Mozart – Sonata for Piano 4 Hands – Argerich; Kissin
Mozart has written only six – or even five, the authenticity of some work has been disputed – sonata for piano four hands.
Falla – La Vida Breve, Spanish Dance – Bream & Williams, Guitar
La vida breve (Life is Short or The Brief Life) is an opera in two acts and four scenes by Manuel de Falla. It was written between August 1904 and March 1905, but not produced until 1913.
Offenbach – Beautiful Night, Oh Night of Love (Barcarolle) – Netrebko & Garanča
Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour (Beautiful night, oh night of love) often referred to as the Barcarolle is a piece opening Offenbach’s final opera third act set in Venice, The Tales of Hoffmann.
Fauré – Après un rêve (After a Dream) – Jansen,Violin – Golan, Piano
Après un rêve (After a dream) is a melody by the French composer Gabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924). Gabriel Fauré was a composer, organist, pianist …
Chopin – Waltz No. 6 (Minute Waltz) – Borge & Hambro, Piano
Chopin’s Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, Valse du petit chien (French for “Waltz of the little dog”), is popularly known in English as the “Minute Waltz”, is a piano waltz. Far before Arthur Rubinstein and Dinu Lipatti, this is the best performance for this waltz.