Fritz A. Cohen, Kurt Jooss – Piano Duo William Hilsley, Günther Louegk

Der Gruene Tisch = The Green Table = La Table Verte

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Kurt Jooss's "Der Grüne Tisch" stands among the twentieth century's most powerful works for dance, its stark choreography matched by a score of unflinching modernism. This 1998 Koch Schwann recording captures both the ballet's central suite—a danse macabre in eight scenes where diplomats waltz while Death orchestrates the margins—and "Musica Per Due Pianoforti," works that share Jooss's commitment to distilling complex human drama into taut, expressive forms. Jooss created his masterpiece in 1932 as fascism rose across Europe, and it remains a lucid political statement, its music neither lush nor detached but precisely calibrated to expose the grotesque rituals of power. Whether you're encountering this essential modernist work for the first time or returning to it, this recording preserves the work's theatrical intensity with clarity.

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Genre Classical, Stage and Screen
Style Modern, Ballet, Sonata, Piano
Media Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Near Mint (NM or M-)
Description Carefully packed and shipped with love from Vienna. Order more, save on shipping!
Label Koch Schwann
Year 1998
Country Austria
Format CD
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Der Grüne Tisch = The Green Table = La Table Verte (Totentanz In Acht Bildern = Danse Macabre In Eight Scenes)

Musica Per Due Pianoforti

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