Hi. I'm trying to find information about the Andras Schiff recording of the Bartok Sonata for two pianos and percussion. I've been told that the piece is on a cd bearing a different name, so it's hard to find. Does anyone have any idea about it?

thank you
Eric

Hi - I found this on Tower Records' website in the UK (advanced classical search: 'Bartok' and 'Schiff' got it for me) - try them...

http://uk.towerrecords.com/product.asp?pfid=2564043

It's called The World of Bartok, and the Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion is the second track on the CD.

- Padmavyuha

Oops - it's true, I didn't read the thing carefully enough - it's Ashkenazy and someone playing the pianos, though Schiff is on there playing in Contrasts. Sorry...

Okay, let's try again - on the web page:
http://www.skassoc.com/disc_schiff.htm I found this:

London/Decca 443-893/4-2 (1994)**

Bart

Oops - it's true, I didn't read the thing carefully enough - it's Ashkenazy and someone playing the pianos, though Schiff is on there playing in Contrasts. Sorry...

Sorry, this is getting confusing with all the posts I made (and the repeat one I /didn't/ make!) so let me try again - the Tower Records reference I came up with earlier was for a Decca recording which /doesn't/ have Schiff playing in that particular piece (as William Moersch points out).

But I then found the following in a discography: http://www.skassoc.com/disc_schiff.htm

London/Decca (Polygram) 443-893/4-2 (1994)

Bartok Chamber Works Sonata for Violin & Piano, No. 2, Sz 76; Contrasts, Sz 111; Sonata for Solo Violin, Sz 117; Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 1, Sz 75; Duos, Sz 98; Sonata for 2 Pianos & Percussion, Sz 110f (Andras Schiff and Bruno Canino, pianos; Elmar Schmid, clarinet; Lorand Fenyves, Arvid Engegard, Hans Heinz Schneeberger and Yuuko Shiokawa, violins; Zoltan Vaczi and Zoltan Racz, percussion).

This may have been deleted... but perhaps you can find a second-hand copy.

- Padmavyuha