Composed in 1779 for himself and his sister 'Nannerl', the Concerto for Two Pianos is a work to which Mozart was very attached, in which the two soloists, right up to the brilliant concluding Rondo, engage in equal dialogue. Martinu's Toccata e due Canzoni, intensely dramatic and rhythmic to the point of frenzy, is akin to a modern Concerto grosso, with the piano playing the role of tireless driving force. As for Saint-Saëns's Carnaval des animaux, with its flavour enhanced by two previously unpublished texts by Gaspard Proust and Alex Vizorek, who can resist its satirical verve, melodic warmth and prodigious sound combinations?
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