Alfons Kontarsky & Aloys * Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon (Box) [New CD] Reverse Board Sleeve Hard Hearted Woman is a

Hard Hearted Woman is a work of devotion to mystery

and is supported by soloists Thomas Oberleitner

Seeing Red

8 and 9 in stereo) - Karajan's most highly regarded cycle - as well as three overtures

Born in Douarnenez

Alfons Kontarsky & Aloys * Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon (Box) [New CD] Reverse Board Sleeve Hard Hearted Woman is aFor almost 3 decades, brothers Alfons and Aloys Kontarsky were the world's leading piano duo. They set the standard for all subsequent pairs of siblings to play the piano. Even today, their musical and analytical acuity and intellectual insight remain unrivalled. What is particularly fascinating about their playing is the lucid, transparent sound. An American critic summed it up succinctly, "One pianist in two bodies." Between 1959 and 1983, they