Bartok / Ligeti / Ensemble Intercontemporain Contrasts - Sonata For Two Pianos & Percussion CD

Alpha is launching a collaboration with the Ensemble Intercontemporain and its new artistic director, composer-conductor Matthais Pintscher. Noted for his interpretations of contemporary music, Pintscher developed an affinity for repertoire of the late 19th and 20th centuries. This album features two works by Bela Bartok, a leading composer of the early 20th-century, and three concertos by Romanian composer Gyorgy Ligeti, one of the most important composers of the late 20th-century. Founded in 1976, Ensemble Intercontemporain is a Paris-based contemporary music ensemble of 31 soloists who are dedicated to music from the 20th and 21st centuries. Hideki Nagano (piano), Pierre Strauch (cello), and Jeann e-Marie Conquer (violin) are all featured on this album.

1. I. Verbunkos - Ensemble Intercontemporain 2. II. Pihen÷ - Ensemble Intercontemporain 3. III. Sebes - Ensemble Intercontemporain 4. I. Assai Lento - Allegro Molto - Ensemble Intercontemporain 5. II. Lento, Ma Non Troppo - Ensemble Intercontemporain 6. III. Allegro Non Troppo - Ensemble Intercontemporain 7. I. Vivace Molto Ritmico E Preciso - Hideki Nagano/Ensemble Intercontemporain 8. II. Lento E Deserto - Hideki Nagano/Ensemble Intercontemporain 9. III. Vivace Cantabile - Hideki Nagano/Ensemble Intercontemporain 10. IV. Allegro Risoluto, Molto Ritmico - Hideki Nagano/Ensemble Intercontemporain 11. V. Presto Luminoso, Fluido, Costante, Sempre Molto Ritmico - Hideki Nagano/Ensemble Intercontemporain 12. I. Quarter Note = 40 - Pierre Strauch/Ensemble Intercontemporain 13. II. (Lo Stesso Tempo) Quarter Note = 40 - Pierre Strauch/Ensemble Intercontemporain 14. I. Vivace Luminoso - Jeanne-Marie Conquer/Ensemble Intercontemporain 15. II. Aria, Hoquetus, Choral. Andante - Jeanne-Marie Conquer/Ensemble Intercontemporain 16. III. Intermezzo. Presto - Jeanne-Marie Conquer/Ensemble Intercontemporain 17. IV. Passacaglia. Lento Intenso - Jeanne-Marie Conquer/Ensemble Intercontemporain 18. V. Appassionato. Agitato Molto - Jeanne-Marie Conquer/Ensemble Intercontemporain