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Aloys Kontarsky
p, 1931-2017 DE, Iserlohn
Musician of Classical
German pianist and professor at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne. Born 14 May 1931 in Iserlohn, Germany. Died 22 August 2017. He was married to Gisela Saur-Kontarsky. Since the 1950s, together with his brother Alfons Kontarsky, he had been an early participant and later a teacher at the 'Internationalen Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt'. They both have premiered and recorded contemporary and avantgarde music such as the works of Karlheinz Stockhausen. His youngest brother is Bernhard Kontarsky.
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Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: XIV. Finale on Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns, Alfons Kontarsky, Aloys Kontarsky, Wiener Philharmoniker & Karl Böhm Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le cygne on Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns, Alfons Kontarsky, Aloys Kontarsky, Wiener Philharmoniker & Karl Böhm 16 Waltzes, Op. 39 - For Piano Duet: 15. In A Major on Brahms: Complete Piano Music by Johannes Brahms, Daniel Barenboim, Wilhelm Kempff, Johann Sebastian Bach & Anatol Ugorski Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: XII. Fossiles on Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns, Alfons Kontarsky, Aloys Kontarsky, Wiener Philharmoniker & Karl Böhm 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: 3. In G Sharp Minor on A Romantic Melody by Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert & Robert Schumann Dolly, Op. 56: 2. Mi-A-Ou on Work From Home With French Classics by Gabriel Fauré, Maurice Ravel & Camille Saint-Saëns 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: 11. In B Minor on A Romantic Melody by Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert & Robert Schumann 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: 14. In G Sharp Minor on A Romantic Melody by Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert & Robert Schumann Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: VII. Aquarium on Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns, Alfons Kontarsky, Aloys Kontarsky, Wiener Philharmoniker & Karl Böhm Peter And The Wolf, Op. 67 - Narration In German: Vorspiel:"Peter und der Wolf - ein musikalisches Märchen" on Prokofiev: Peter und der Wolf / Saint-Saëns: Der Karneval der Tiere by Wiener Philharmoniker, Sergei Prokofiev, Karl Böhm, Camille Saint-Saëns, Karlheinz Böhm, Alfons Kontarsky, Aloys Kontarsky & Wolfgang HerzerTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bst Of Ravel | Boston Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Aloys Kontarsky, Martha Argerich, Seiji Ozawa | 1999 | Compil. |
| Klavierstücke I-XI / Mikrophonie I & II | Karlheinz Stockhausen - Aloys Kontarsky | 1993 | Compil. |
| Le Domaine Musical de Pierre Boulez | Pierre Boulez, Gilbert Amy, Christiane Eda-Pierre, Severino Gazzelloni, Aloys Kontarsky, Alfons Kontarsky | 1990 | Album |
| Turangalîla Symphonie / Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps | Olivier Messiaen, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - Peter Donohoe, Tristan Murail, Sir Simon Rattle / Saschko Gawriloff, Hans Deinzer, Siegfried Palm, Aloys Kontarsky | 1987 | Album |
| Lockenhaus Festival 1983 | Gidon Kremer, Valery Afanassiev, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Eduard Brunner, Valter Dešpalj, Hagen Quartett, Ko Iwasaki, Kim Kashkashian, Nigel Kennedy, Aloys Kontarsky, Cho-Liang Lin, Mischa Maisky, Alexander Rabinovitch, James Tocco, Thomas Zehetmair, Karlheinz Zöller | 1984 | Album |
| Schnittke - Strawinsky - Stockhausen - Gidon Kremer | Alfred Schnittke / Igor Stravinsky / Karlheinz Stockhausen - Gidon Kremer / Aloys Kontarsky / Philharmonisches Kammerensemble Berlin / Woldemar Nelsson | 1980 | Album |
| Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps | Olivier Messiaen, Saschko Gawriloff, Hans Deinzer, Siegfried Palm, Aloys Kontarsky | 1978 | Album |
| Träumerei - Die schönsten Klavierstücke | Wilhelm Kempff, Christoph Eschenbach, Justus Frantz, Tamás Vásáry, Martha Argerich, Yara Bernette, Dino Ciani, Maurizio Pollini, Paul Badura-Skoda, Jörg Demus, Emil Gilels, Alfons Kontarsky, Aloys Kontarsky, Daniel Barenboim, Stefan Askenase, Andor Foldes | 1976 | Compil. |
| Zeitgenössische Cellomusik | Siegfried Palm, Aloys Kontarsky - Anton Webern, Iannis Xenakis, Mauricio Kagel, Bernd Alois Zimmermann, Krzysztof Penderecki, Earle Brown, Isang Yun | 1975 | Album |
| Présence: Ballet Blanc En Cinq Scènes Pour Violon, Violoncelle Et Piano / Intercomunicazione Per Violoncello Et Pianoforte | Bernd Alois Zimmermann / Saschko Gawriloff / Siegfried Palm / Aloys Kontarsky | 1969 | Album |
| "Concord" Sonata | Aloys Kontarsky, Charles Ives | 1962 | Album |
| Music For Solo Flute / Music For Flute And Piano | Severino Gazzelloni, Aloys Kontarsky | 1962 | Album |
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