Romantic Music for Two Pianos - Saint-Saëns, Rachmaninov, Debussy, etc / Pierce, Jonas

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Album Summary

Ensemble

• Pierce & Jonas Piano Duo

Composers

• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
• Arnold Bax (1883 - 1953)
• Witold Lutoslawski (1913 - 1994)
• Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
• Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
• Arthur Benjamin (1893 - 1960)

Notes & Reviews:

As is true of the medium for duo piano music as a whole, Pierce and Jonas' repertoire consists of original works and arrangements, romantic and modern as well as European and American music. In their four hands, the range of the twopiano repertoire heard on this recording, its virtuosity, its sonic possibilities as well as its expressive powers can be head and understood. Called "consummate technicians with marvelous articulation" and noted for their "crystalline performances," this year marks the 30th anniversary of this duo-piano team.

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Works Details

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40

• Ensemble: Pierce & Jonas Piano Duo
• Running Time: 6 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1874

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

• Ensemble: Pierce & Jonas Piano Duo
• Notes: Composition written: 1940.
• Running Time: 27 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1940

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Polka italienne for Piano 4 Hands

• Ensemble: Pierce & Jonas Piano Duo
• Notes: Composition written: 1906.
• Running Time: 1 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1906

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3

• Ensemble: Pierce & Jonas Piano Duo
• Running Time: 3 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1892

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Russian Rhapsody for 2 Pianos in E minor

• Ensemble: Pierce & Jonas Piano Duo
• Running Time: 6 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1891

Britten, Benjamin : Pieces (2), for 2 pianos, Op. 23

• Ensemble: Pierce & Jonas Piano Duo
• Running Time: 12 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1941

Bax, Arnold : Poisoned Fountain

• Ensemble: Pierce & Jonas Piano Duo
• Running Time: 4 min. sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1928

Debussy, Claude : Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra

• Ensemble: Pierce & Jonas Piano Duo
• Running Time: 5 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1887-1889

Benjamin, Arthur : Jamaican Rumba

• Ensemble: Pierce & Jonas Piano Duo
• Notes: Composition written: 1938.
• Running Time: 1 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1938

Lutoslawski, Witold : Variations on a theme of Paganini for 2 Pianos

• Ensemble: Pierce & Jonas Piano Duo
• Running Time: 5 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1941