Stravinsky's 5 Easy Pieces (1915) and 3 Easy Pieces (1917) are two sets of pieces for piano duet, written for his young children as a teaching tool. In these 8 very short movements, playful and child-like, the films show the deconstruction of 8 buildings and the patterns created by their over-layered facades, in various angles, moving away from and towards the building's original form.
 

3 Easy Pieces/DV approx. 4 min

March/1 min 15 sec
Waltz/1 min 43 sec
Polka/51 sec

5 Easy Pieces/DV approx. 6 min

Andante/1 min 02 sec
Espanola/54 sec
Balalaika/47 sec
Napolitana/1 min 04 sec
Galop/1 min 48 sec

Composed by Igor Stravinsky

Pianos: Katia and Marielle Labeque

Commissioned by KML Recordings as a part of a CD/DVD compilation dedicated to Igor Stravinsky and Claude Debussy (KML 1112/1113 ©2007).

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