Czech Philharmonic: Semyon Bychkov conducts Martin & Dutilleux - Katia & Marielle Labèque

Live recording from the beautiful city of Prague: This concert performance could be given the title “Double”. You will be hearing a unique collection of three different works by Martin and Dutilleux that share the theme of musical pairs in different forms and treatments.
Depending upon the context, “double” can mean “dual”, “multiplied by two”, or even a look-alike; in musical terminology, the word meant “variation” during the Baroque period, and in the title of a composition it also refers to a work’s relationship to the concerto grosso genre. All of these meanings of the word “double” are employed by the two composers for the works being played this evening.