Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon

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One of the most famous piano duos, the brothers Alfons and Aloys Kontarsky recorded many albums for Deutsche Grammophon between 1959 and 1983, performing works by Bartók, Brahms, Debussy, Dvorak, Ravel and Schubert, but also by Kagel, Ligeti and Zimmermann. These recordings are now brought together for the first time in an 18CD anthology, including three for the first time on CD, supplemented by recordings made for Philips, ECM and Koch Schwann. Includes a 32-page booklet and a 44-page booklet (tracklisting).

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  • Album Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
  • Artist Alfons Kontarsky
  • Release date 2026-04-10
  • Label UNIVERSAL MUSIC
  • Distributor UNIVERSAL MUSIC FRANCE
  • Format CD (coffret)
  • EAN 0028948682355
  • Number of discs 18
  • Number of tracks 269

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Disc 1

  1. I. Assai lento - Allegro molto
  2. II. Lento, ma non troppo
  3. III. Allegro non troppo
  4. I. Con moto
  5. II. Notturno. Adagietto
  6. III. Quattro variazioni
  7. IV. Preludio e Fuga
  8. I. Moderato
  9. II. Theme with Variations. Largo
  10. III. Allegretto
  11. VI. 3 Danses. Tango - Valse - Ragtime

Disc 2

  1. No. 1 in G Minor. Allegro molto
  2. No. 2 in D Minor. Allegro non assai
  3. No. 3 in F Major. Allegretto
  4. No. 4 in F Minor. Poco sostenuto
  5. No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor. Allegro
  6. No. 6 in D-Flat Major. Vivace
  7. No. 7 in A Major. Allegretto
  8. No. 8 in A Minor. Presto
  9. No. 9 in E Minor. Allegro non troppo
  10. No. 10 in E Major. Presto
  11. No. 11 in A Minor. Poco andante
  12. No. 12 in D Minor. Presto
  13. No. 13 in D Major. Andantino grazioso
  14. No. 14 in D Minor. Un poco Andante
  15. No. 15 in B-Flat Major. Allegretto grazioso
  16. No. 16 in F Minor. Con moto
  17. No. 17 in F-Sharp Minor. Andantino
  18. No. 18 in D Major. Molto vivace
  19. No. 19 in B Minor. Allegretto
  20. No. 20 in E Minor. Poco allegretto
  21. No. 21 in E Minor. Vivace

Disc 3

  1. I. Allegro non troppo
  2. II. Andante, un poco Adagio
  3. III. Scherzo. Allegro
  4. IV. Finale. Poco sostenuto - Allegro non troppo - Presto non troppo
  5. Theme. Chorale St Antoni
  6. Var. 1. Poco pi├╣ animato
  7. Var. 2. Pi├╣ vivace
  8. Var. 3. Con moto
  9. Var. 4. Andante con moto
  10. Var. 5. Vivace
  11. Var. 6. Vivace
  12. Var. 7. Grazioso
  13. Var. 8. Presto non troppo
  14. Finale. Andante

Disc 4

  1. No. 1 in B Major
  2. No. 2 in E Major
  3. No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor
  4. No. 4 in E Minor
  5. No. 5 in E Major
  6. No. 6 in C-Sharp Major
  7. No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor
  8. No. 8 in B-Flat Major
  9. No. 9 in D Minor
  10. No. 10 in G Major
  11. No. 11 in B Minor
  12. No. 12 in E Major
  13. No. 13 in B Major
  14. No. 14 in G-Sharp Minor
  15. No. 15 in A-Flat Major
  16. No. 16 in C-Sharp Minor
  17. I. Hymne national russe de Lvoff
  18. II. Chansonette de Titoff
  19. III. Romance de Warlamoff
  20. IV. Le Rossignol de A. Alabieff
  21. V. Chant boh├®mien.
  22. VI. Koca Chant boh├®mien
  23. Theme
  24. Var. 1
  25. Var. 2
  26. Var. 3
  27. Var. 4
  28. Var. 5
  29. Var. 6
  30. Var. 7
  31. Var. 8
  32. Var. 9
  33. Var. 10

Disc 5

  1. I. Avec emportement (A mon ami Serge Koussevitzky)
  2. II. Lent, sombre (au Lieutenant Jacques Charlot)
  3. III. Scherzando (A mon ami Igor Stravinsky)
  4. I. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
  5. II. Petit Poucet
  6. III. Laideronnette, imp├®ratrice des pagodes
  7. IV. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête
  8. V. Le jardin f├®erique
  9. I. En bateau
  10. II. Cort├©ge
  11. III. Menuet
  12. IV. Ballet
  13. Lindaraja, L.97
  14. IV. Cort├©ge et Air de danse (Version for Piano 4 Hands)
  15. Ballade pour piano ├Ā quatre mains, L.70

Disc 6

  1. I. Pr├®lude a la nuit
  2. II. Malaguena
  3. III. Habanera
  4. IV. Feria
  5. 1. Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'├®t├®
  6. 2. Pour un tombeau sans nom
  7. 3. Pour que la nuit soit propice
  8. 4. Pour la danseuse aux crotales
  9. 5. Pour l'Egyptienne
  10. 6. Pour remercier la pluie au matin
  11. Symphony In B Minor For Piano Duet, L. 10
  12. Marche ├®cossaise, L.77
  13. Pr├®lude ├Ā l'apr├©s-midi d'un faune, CD 87b
  14. Entre Cloches
  15. Frontispice for 2 Pianos, M. 70

Disc 7

  1. No. 1 in C Major. Furiant. Presto
  2. No. 2 in E Minor. Dumka. Allegretto scherzando
  3. No. 6 in A-Flat Major. Polka. Poco Allegro
  4. No. 4 in F Major. Sousedska. Tempo di minuetto
  5. No. 5 in A Major. Skocna. Allegro vivace
  6. No. 3 in D Major. Sousedska. Allegretto scherzando
  7. No. 7 in C Minor. Skocna. Allegro assai
  8. No. 8 in G Minor. Furiant. Presto
  9. No. 1 in B Major. Slovakian Odzmet. Molto vivace
  10. No. 2 in E Minor. Mazurka. Allegretto grazioso
  11. No. 3 in F Major. Skocna. Allegro
  12. No. 4 in D-Flat Major. Dumka. Allegretto grazioso
  13. No. 5 in B-Flat Minor. Spasirka. Poco adagio
  14. No. 6 in B-Flat Major. Polonaise. Moderato
  15. No. 7 in C Major. Serbian Kolo. Presto
  16. No. 8 in A-Flat Major. Sousedska. Lento grazioso, quasi tempo di valse

Disc 8

  1. I. Movement
  2. II. Movement

Disc 9

  1. I. Monument
  2. II. Selbstportrait
  3. III. Bewegung
  4. I. Grave
  5. II. Tranquillo molto
  6. Monolog I
  7. Monolog II
  8. Monolog III
  9. Monolog IV
  10. Monolog V
  11. Compos├®

Disc 10

  1. I. Liturgie de cristal
  2. II. Vocalise, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du temps
  3. III. Abîme des oiseaux
  4. IV. Interm├©de
  5. V. Louange ├Ā l'Eternit├® de J├®sus
  6. VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes
  7. VII. Fouillis d'arcs-en-ciel, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du temps
  8. VIII. Louange ├Ā l'Immortalit├® de J├®sus
  9. Tage- und Nachtb├╝cher

Disc 11

  1. I. Introduction - II. Poules et Coqs - III. H├®miones
  2. IV. Tortues - V. L'├ēl├®phant - VI. Kangourous
  3. VII. Aquarium - VIII. Personnages ├Ā longues oreilles
  4. IX. Le coucou au fond des bois - X. Voli├©re - XI. Pianistes
  5. XII. Fossiles
  6. XIII. Le cygne
  7. XIV. Finale
  8. I. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
  9. II. Hens and Cocks
  10. III. Wild Asses
  11. IV. Tortoises
  12. V. The Elephant
  13. VI. Kangaroos
  14. VII. Aquarium
  15. VIII. Personages with Long Ears
  16. IX. The Cuckoo in the Woods
  17. X. Aviary
  18. XI. Pianists
  19. XII. Fossils
  20. XIII. The Swan
  21. XIV. Grand Finale
  22. Niemand h├żtte... - I. Koniglichen Marsch der Lowen
  23. Der Lowe hat... - II. H├╝hner und Hahne
  24. Die H├╝hner eilen... III. Wilde Esel
  25. Bravo, applaudieren die... - IV. Schildkroten
  26. Der Mehlwurm wirft den Schildkroten... - V. Der Elefant
  27. Na, was sagen Sie nun? - VI. K├żnguruhs
  28. Ein versp├żtetes Nilpferd... - VII. Das Aquarium
  29. Und w├żh... - VIII. Personlichkeiten mit langen Ohren
  30. Ein Murmeltier hat sich die Ohren... - IX. Der Kuckuck
  31. Der Kuckuck ist verstummt, und... - X. Das Vogelhaus
  32. Und, husch, wie sie kamen... - XI. Die Pianisten
  33. Noch w├żhrend die Eichhornchen... - XII. Die Fossilien
  34. XIII. Le cygne
  35. Da capo! applaudiert ein... - XIV. Finale

Disc 12

  1. I. Andante
  2. II. Marcia. Andante con moto
  3. III. Allegretto
  4. I. Allegro
  5. II. Adagio
  6. III. Thema andante con variazioni

Disc 13

  1. I. Allegro moderato
  2. II. Adagio
  3. III. Allegretto
  4. Introduktion. Andante
  5. Theme. Andantino
  6. Var. 1
  7. Var. 2
  8. Var. 3
  9. Var. 4
  10. Var. 5
  11. Var. 6
  12. Var. 7. Allegro

Disc 14

  1. I. Allegro moderato
  2. II. Andante
  3. III. Scherzo & Trio. Allegro vivace
  4. IV. Allegro vivace
  5. I. Allegro molto moderato -
  6. II. Largo
  7. III. Allegro vivace
  8. IV. Tempo I

Disc 15

  1. No. 2, Ernani
  2. No. 3, Boh├®mienne
  3. No. 2, Rondino
  4. No. 5, S├®r├®nit├®
  5. IV. Gavotte
  6. No. 1, Hilarit├®
  7. No. 4, Air Savoyard
  8. No. 18, Lamento

Disc 16

  1. I. Introduction et pas d'action (Don Quichotte)
  2. II. Pas de deux (Don Quichotte et Ubu)
  3. III. Solo (pas d'Ubu)
  4. IV. Pas de deux (Molly Bloom et Don Quichotte)
  5. V. Pas d'action et Finale (Molly Bloom)
  6. Intercomunicazione
  7. Intercomunicazione
  8. Intercomunicazione
  9. Intercomunicazione
  10. Intercomunicazione
  11. Intercomunicazione
  12. Intercomunicazione
  13. Intercomunicazione
  14. Mobiles, Pour 2 Pianos
  15. Premier mouvement
  16. Deuxi├©me mouvement
  17. Troisi├©me mouvement

Disc 17

  1. No. 1, L'escarpolette
  2. No. 2, La toupie
  3. No. 3, La poup├®e
  4. No. 4, Les chevaux de bois
  5. No. 5, Le volant
  6. No. 6, Trompette et tambour
  7. No. 7, Les bulles de savon
  8. No. 8, Les quatre coins
  9. No. 9, Colin-maillard
  10. No. 10, Saute-mouton
  11. No. 11, Petit mari, petite femme
  12. No. 12, Le bal
  13. I. Vif
  14. II. Mod├®r├®
  15. III. Brazileira. Mouvement de samba
  16. I. Berceuse
  17. II. Mi-A-Ou
  18. III. Le Jardin de Dolly
  19. IV. Kitty-Valse
  20. V. Tendresse
  21. VI. Le pas Espagnol
  22. I. Allegro
  23. Wien bleibt Wien

Disc 18

  1. Cello Sonata
  2. Nomos alpha
  3. No. 1, M├żssige Achtel
  4. No. 2, Sehr bewegt
  5. No. 3, Äusserst ruhig
  6. Uguis incarnatus est
  7. Four short Studies for Cello Solo
  8. Capriccio for Siegfried Palm
  9. Music for Cello and Piano
  10. I.
  11. II.
  12. III.
  13. IV.