Maria Milstein and Mathieu van Bellen juxtapose Béla Bartók's 44 Duos for two violins with Luciano Berio's 34 Duetti per due Violini. Bartók's miniature masterpieces have inspired and inspired countless young musicians. Although written for children, these duos are anything but childish: original harmonies, striking dissonances and lively rhythms are used to create music with emotional depth, some of which is tragic, others grim, lyrical, wild or fiery. Few works capture the vitality of folk music as vividly as these. Like Bartók, Berio composed his "Duetti" as teaching pieces, dedicating each of the 34 duos to a friend, colleague or composer, beginning with Béla, a tribute to Bartók. The pieces offer a kaleidoscope of styles and reflect Berio's personal connections to the dedicatees.
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