IBS Classical
Mort au Printemps
$17.99
Details
- Composer
- Claude Debussy, Fernando Remacha, Igor Stravinsky
- Artist
- Anton & Maite Piano Duo
- Format
- CD
- Label
- IBS Classical
- Released
- May 01, 2026
- Catalog #
- IBS-112025
- UPC
- 8436597701037
About
Mort au Printemps is a compelling journey through some of the most powerful musical visions of death from the early twentieth century, explored through the intense and versatile language of the piano duo. In this album, the Anton & Maite Piano Duo bring together three works that are deeply connected by aesthetic affinities, personal links between their composers, and a shared creative response to the tragic. At the heart of the programme lies Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, presented in the composer's own four-hand piano transcription. Far from being a reduction, this version retains all the work's primal energy, revealing with striking clarity it's rhythmic drive, structural ingenuity, and ritualistic character rooted in archaic and ancestral imagery. Alongside it stands El Día y la Muerte by Fernando Remacha, a two-piano work that remained hidden for decades. Inspired by the tragic death of the composer's grandson, the piece unfolds in a sombre, deeply moving musical language situated between Impressionism and Expressionism, marked by tension, dark colours, and emotional intensity. The album is completed by Claude Debussy's en blanc et noir, one of the most distinctive works of his final period, permeated by the oppressive atmosphere of World War I despite the composer's reluctance to make explicit references. Mort au Printemps powerfully reclaims the expressive depth of the piano duo repertoire, offering a recording of exceptional intensity, precision, and artistic vision.
Tracklist 18 tracks
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1 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Introduction - 03:18
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Introduction -
- Duration
- 03:18
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Ensemble
- Antón and Maite Piano Duo
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2 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: The Augurs of Spring - Dances of the Young Girls - 03:00
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part I: Adoration of the Earth: The Augurs of Spring - Dances of the Young Girls -
- Duration
- 03:00
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Ensemble
- Antón and Maite Piano Duo
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3 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Ritual of Abduction - 01:11
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Ritual of Abduction -
- Duration
- 01:11
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Ensemble
- Antón and Maite Piano Duo
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4 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Spring Rounds - 03:44
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Spring Rounds -
- Duration
- 03:44
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Ensemble
- Antón and Maite Piano Duo
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5 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Ritual of the River Tribes - 01:39
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Ritual of the River Tribes -
- Duration
- 01:39
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Ensemble
- Antón and Maite Piano Duo
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6 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Procession of the Sage - 00:36
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Procession of the Sage -
- Duration
- 00:36
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Ensemble
- Antón and Maite Piano Duo
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7 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: The Sage - 00:24
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part I: Adoration of the Earth: The Sage -
- Duration
- 00:24
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Ensemble
- Antón and Maite Piano Duo
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8 Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Dance of the Earth 01:01
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Dance of the Earth
- Duration
- 01:01
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Ensemble
- Antón and Maite Piano Duo
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9 Part II: The Sacrifice: Introduction - 04:25
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Part II: The Sacrifice: Introduction -
- Duration
- 04:25
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Ensemble
- Antón and Maite Piano Duo
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10 Part II: The Sacrifice: Mystic Circles of the Young Girls - 03:04
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Part II: The Sacrifice: Mystic Circles of the Young Girls -
- Duration
- 03:04
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Ensemble
- Antón and Maite Piano Duo
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11 Part II: The Sacrifice: Glorification of the Chosen One - 01:24
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Part II: The Sacrifice: Glorification of the Chosen One -
- Duration
- 01:24
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Ensemble
- Antón and Maite Piano Duo
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12 Part II: The Sacrifice: Evocation of the Ancestors - 00:51
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Part II: The Sacrifice: Evocation of the Ancestors -
- Duration
- 00:51
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Ensemble
- Antón and Maite Piano Duo
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13 Part II: The Sacrifice: Ritual Action of the Ancestors - 03:26
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Part II: The Sacrifice: Ritual Action of the Ancestors -
- Duration
- 03:26
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Ensemble
- Antón and Maite Piano Duo
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14 Part II: The Sacrifice: Sacrificial Dance 04:17
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Part II: The Sacrifice: Sacrificial Dance
- Duration
- 04:17
- Composer
- Igor Stravinsky
- Ensemble
- Antón and Maite Piano Duo
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15 El día y la muerte 11:09
- Track
- 15
- Title
- El día y la muerte
- Duration
- 11:09
- Composer
- Fernando Remacha
- Ensemble
- Antón and Maite Piano Duo
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16 I. Avec emportement 04:04
- Track
- 16
- Title
- I. Avec emportement
- Duration
- 04:04
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Ensemble
- Antón and Maite Piano Duo
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17 II. Lent. Sombre 06:15
- Track
- 17
- Title
- II. Lent. Sombre
- Duration
- 06:15
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Ensemble
- Antón and Maite Piano Duo
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18 III. Scherzando 04:26
- Track
- 18
- Title
- III. Scherzando
- Duration
- 04:26
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Ensemble
- Antón and Maite Piano Duo