Vittorio Rieti won esteem for his orchestral music which was conducted by titans such as Toscanini and Stokowski, but the piano remained his greatest musical love. Rieti's vivid freshness can be appreciated in the selections in this volume, which ranges from the choreographed movement of his late works, including the Variazioni enarmoniche - an example of his elegance, humour and command of variational form - to the deliciously descriptive wit of his early works. Giorgio Koukl, whom The Art Music Lounge called 'one of the five or six greatest living pianists today', is once again joined by award-winning pianist, Virginia Rossetti - together they offer 'an object lesson in duo-piano balance' (Fanfare on Volume 2 in this series, GP938).
2 Variazioni Enarmoniche for two pianos~Tema corale
3 Variazioni Enarmoniche for two pianos~Variation 1
4 Variazioni Enarmoniche for two pianos~Ritornello I
5 Variazioni Enarmoniche for two pianos~Variation 2: Meno mosso
6 Variazioni Enarmoniche for two pianos~Variation 3: Allegretto scherzoso
7 Variazioni Enarmoniche for two pianos~Ritornello II
8 Variazioni Enarmoniche for two pianos~Variation 4: Poco meno
9 Variazioni Enarmoniche for two pianos~Variation 5: Vivace
10 Variazioni Enarmoniche for two pianos~Variation 6: Andante moderato espressivo
11 Variazioni Enarmoniche for two pianos~Ritornello III
12 Variazioni Enarmoniche for two pianos~Variation 7: Poco meno
13 Variazioni Enarmoniche for two pianos~Variation 8
14 Variazioni Enarmoniche for two pianos~Variation 9: Allegro con spirito
15 Variazioni Enarmoniche for two pianos~Coda
16 Improvviso for two pianos
17 Triptych for two pianos~I. Andante tranquillo - Allegretto
18 Triptych for two pianos~II. Andante tranquillo - Dolcemente moderato
19 Triptych for two pianos~III. Andante tranquillo - Allegro
20 Introduzione E Bagatella for two pianos
21 Moonlight Dance for two pianos
22 Rondo for two pianos
23 Tre Marcie Per Le Bestie~No. 1. Marcia funebre per un uccellino
24 Tre Marcie Per Le Bestie~No. 2. Marcia nuziale per un coccodrillo
25 Tre Marcie Per Le Bestie~No. 3. Marcia militare per le formiche
26 Pastorale
27 Valentine Waltz
28 Meditazione In Istile Di Ricercare
29 Alla Francese
30 Tre Preludi~No. 1. Vivace e scorrevole
31 Tre Preludi~No. 2. Allegretto marziale
32 Tre Preludi~No. 3. Allegro impetuoso
Vittorio Rieti won esteem for his orchestral music which was conducted by titans such as Toscanini and Stokowski, but the piano remained his greatest musical love. Rieti's vivid freshness can be appreciated in the selections in this volume, which ranges from the choreographed movement of his late works, including the Variazioni enarmoniche - an example of his elegance, humour and command of variational form - to the deliciously descriptive wit of his early works. Giorgio Koukl, whom The Art Music Lounge called 'one of the five or six greatest living pianists today', is once again joined by award-winning pianist, Virginia Rossetti - together they offer 'an object lesson in duo-piano balance' (Fanfare on Volume 2 in this series, GP938).
