47° CONCURSO GEORGES CZIFFRA

Duo Aurore ganhador do segundo lugar!

Novembro 2017

ANOTHER STORY OF AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER…

Duo Aurore was born when pianist Diego Munhoz moved to Paris in 2010 and met Renata Bittencourt, a fellow Brazilian. The two pianists immediately bonded over a shared passion for four-hands piano music, and this strong friendship became the driving force of their duo and their music. Why Aurora? The two friends are fascinated by the phenomenon of aurora borealis and their dream is to one day witness and contemplate this beauty of nature.

PAS DE DEUX…

“To unite, one must be two; and this can be done only on the condition that each one keeps their entire personality.” This thought by Henri Lacordaire can apply very well to a piano duo. This is not surprising; the musical personality of each of the two pianists intertwines in such a way that when they perform, their respective performances become richer, mingle and thus shape the identity of the duo. In between past, present and future, combining Brazil and France, with one keyboard and two pianos, the playing of Duo Aurore is characterized by rhythmic dynamism and a symbiotic dialogue. The two young Brazilian pianists lead their audience to explore reality and fantasy alike.

INTERVIEW « KEYBOARD »

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INTERVIEW MADRID

NOUVELLE RÉPUBLIQUE

” THE CHARMING DUO

in sensitive interpretations of Mozart, Debussy, Schubert

and Dvorak turned the public on again.

FLORIANÓPOLIS

19 AUGUST 2017

BRAZIL

OURO PRETO

14 AUGUST 2017

BRAZIL

BELO HORIZONTE

13 AUGUST 2017

SPAIN

WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER

of positive feelings and good energy, we believe in the goodness,

the beauty of a smile and melodies that make us dream…

Renata Bittencourt & Diego Munhoz

Albéniz, Isaac (1860-1909)
Pavana-Capricho, Op. 12

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Sonata for piano four-hands, Op. 6

Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Romance de Warlamoff (from « Souvenir de la Russie » Anh.4/6)
Hungarian dances n° 1, 2, 3, 5 e 6
16 waltzes, Op. 39
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52 (songs cycle for vocal quartet and piano four-hands)

Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849)
Variations in D major on a theme of Moore for four hands

Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Petite Suite
6 Épigraphes antiques

Dvořák, Antonín (1841-1904)
Slavonic Dances Op.46 n°3 and n°8
Slavonic Dances Op. 72 n°1 and n°2

Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924)
Dolly Suite, Op. 56

Falla, Manuel de (1876-1946)
Dance from La Vie brève

Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Norwegian Dances, Op. 35
Peer Gynt Suite N° 1

Guastavino, Carlos (1912-2000)
Romance del Plata (Sonatina)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Sonata in C major, KV 521
Sonata in D major, KV 381 (123a)
Sonata in B flat major, KV 358 (186c)
Andante with variations in G major, KV 501

Rachmaninoff, Serguei (1873-1943)
6 pieces, Op. 11

Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
Ma mère l’Oye
Rapsodie espagnole

Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)
Aquarium et Le Cygne (from Carnaval des animaux)

Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 103, D 940
Variations on a French song in E minor, Op. 10, D 624

Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Andantino varié in B minor, Op. 84, D 823
Military March N° 1 in D major, Op.51, D 733
Rondo in A major, Op.107, D 951

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Concerto for two pianos in C minor, BWV 1060
Concerto for two pianos in C minor, BWV 1062
Concerto for four pianos in A minor, BWV 1065

Kozeluch, Leopold (1748-1818)
Concerto for piano four-hands in B flat major

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Concerto for two pianos n° 10 in E flat major, KV 365
Concerto for three pianos n° 7 in F major, KV 242

Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963)
Concerto in D minor for two pianos and orchestra

Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)
Le Carnaval des animaux

Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959)
Chôros N° 8 for two pianos and orchestra