The
Sonata
Sonata (; Italian: , pl. ''sonate''; from Latin and Italian: ''sonare'' rchaic Italian; replaced in the modern language by ''suonare'' "to sound"), in music, literally means a piece ''played'' as opposed to a cantata (Latin and Italian ''cant ...
for Two Pianos is a work by
Germaine Tailleferre
Germaine Tailleferre (; born Marcelle Germaine Taillefesse; 19 April 18927 November 1983) was a French composer and the only female member of the group of composers known as ''Les Six''.
Biography
Marcelle Germaine Taillefesse was born at Sai ...
written in 1974 for the American two-piano team
Gold and Fizdale
Arthur Gold (6 February 19173 January 1990) and Robert Fizdale (12 April 19206 December 1995) were an American two-piano ensemble; they were also authors and television cooking show hosts.
Gold and Fizdale met during their student years at the ...
, to whom it is dedicated. The work was published in 1999 by the French music publisher Musik Fabrik.
The work is in three movements: an opening
Toccata-like
allegretto, a slower
andantino which uses a theme clearly inspired by the
Pavane in Tailleferre's 1929 ballet ''
La Nouvelle Cythère'' and a final brilliant
allegro
Allegro may refer to:
Common meanings
* Allegro (music), a tempo marking indicate to play fast, quickly and bright
* Allegro (ballet), brisk and lively movement
Artistic works
* L'Allegro (1645), a poem by John Milton
* ''Allegro'' (Satie), an ...
which uses
polytonality to create a playful atmosphere which ends abruptly.
The work was probably never performed by Gold and Fizdale, due to their retirement from the concert stage because of Arthur Gold's problems with his hands.
Recordings
*Clinton-Narboni Duo "Germaine Tailleferre - Music for Two Pianos and Piano Four-Hands", Elan Recordings (1997)
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Compositions by Germaine Tailleferre
Tailleferre
1974 compositions