XIX – The Golden Duets
The album showcases the diversity of the piano duet genre across different eras to the present day
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GEN 24894d EAN: 4260036258943
6.9.2024
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Four hands, 88 black-and-white keys: The internationally acclaimed Fedorova & Takser Piano Duo revitalizes the grand tradition of the piano duet on their new GENUIN album. The music spans from Romantic salon pieces to grand concert hall works by masters such as Debussy, Bach, and Brahms, along with exciting discoveries by David L. McIntyre and Edward McDowell. This exceptional duo, known for their elegant and multifaceted performances, includes two of their original transcriptions on this album – a tribute to the piano duet's history, long shaped by transcriptions of orchestral and vocal music.
Four hands, 88 black-and-white keys: The internationally acclaimed Fedorova & Takser Piano Duo revitalizes the grand tradition of the piano duet on their new GENUIN album. The music spans from Romantic salon pieces to grand concert hall works by masters such as Debussy, Bach, and Brahms, along with exciting discoveries by David L. McIntyre and Edward McDowell. This exceptional duo, known for their elegant and multifaceted performances, includes two of their original transcriptions on this album – a tribute to the piano duet's history, long shaped by transcriptions of orchestral and vocal music.
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Tracklist
- Edward MacDowell (1860–1908)
Three poems, Op. 20
I. Night by the Sea - II. A Tale from Knightly Times
- III. Ballad
- David L. McIntyre (*1950)
Calling George - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Flute Sonata in E-flat major, BWV 1031
Siciliano - Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Petite Suite
I. En bateau - II. Cortège
- III. Menuet
- IV. Ballet
- Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Four Polonaises, Op. 75, D. 599
I. Polonaise in D minor - II. Polonaise in B-flat major
- III. Polonaise in E major
- IV. Polonaise in F major
- Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Hungarian Dance
No. 11: Poco Andante - Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73
I. Zart und mit Ausdruck - II. Lebhaft, leicht
- III. Rasch und mit Feuer
- Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
Norwegian Dance
No. 2: Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso - Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance
No. 5: Allegro – Vivace - Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Ecossaise No. 3, Op. posth. 72 - David L. McIntyre
A Victorian Stomp - Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Romance
Four hands, 88 black-and-white keys: The internationally acclaimed Fedorova & Takser Piano Duo revitalizes the grand tradition of the piano duet on their new GENUIN album. The music spans from Romantic salon pieces to grand concert hall works by masters such as Debussy, Bach, and Brahms, along with exciting discoveries by David L. McIntyre and Edward McDowell. This exceptional duo, known for their elegant and multifaceted performances, includes two of their original transcriptions on this album – a tribute to the piano duet's history, long shaped by transcriptions of orchestral and vocal music.