FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN 1810—1849:
01 Rondo a deux pianos op.73 (1828) 9:55
Allegro maestoso

FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY 1809—1847 & IGNAZ MOSCHELES 1794—1870:
02 Duo Concertant pour deux pianos. Variations brillantes
sur la Marche Bohémienne de C.M. de Weber op.87b (1833) 18:13

IGNAZ MOSCHELES 1794—1870:
03 Hommage a Händel. Grand Duo op.92 (1822/35) 12:49

FERDINAND HILLER 1811—1885:
04 Grosses Duett für zwei Pianoforte op.135 (1834) 17:34

FRANZ LISZT 1810—1849:
05 Großes Konzertstück über Themen aus Mendelssohns “Lieder ohne Worte” (1834) 20:19

This recording tells the story of encounters between some of the most celebrated pianist-composers during the first third of the nineteenth century. It seeks to show how much value was placed on musical rivalries among virtuosos of that time, and how the desire for musical competition seemed to come natural to them. Here, Riko Fukuda and Tobias Koch demonstrate the naturalness with which musical ideas and concepts were presented and exchanged in a climate of friendship and mutual respect.

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FORTEPIANOS CONRAD GRAF, WIEN 1830 & 1835