Historic Two-Piano Wizardry - Morley & Gearhart Rediscovered - Ivory Classics - IV

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Album Summary

Traditional, English : Three Blind Mice

Strauss, Richard : Der Rosenkavalier

Falla, Manuel de : El amor brujo

Kern, Jerome : Very Warm for May

Brahms, Johannes : Waltzes (16) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 39

Poulenc, Francis : Mouvements perpetuels (3)

Gershwin, George : Girl Crazy

Dominguez, Alberto : Frenesi (Cancion Tropical)

Arensky, Anton : Suite for 2 pianos, Op. 15

Gershwin, George : An American in Paris

Berlin, Irving : Russian Lullaby, song

Fauré, Gabriel : Shylock, incidental music and suite for tenor & orchestra, Op. 57

Gershwin, George : Concerto for Piano in F major

Duke, Vernon : April in Paris, song (for the revue Walk A Little Faster)

Carmichael, Hoagy : Stardust

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : An der schonen, blauen Donau, Op. 314

Ravel, Maurice : Pièce en forme de Habañera

Glière, Reinhold : The Red Poppy, ballet, Op. 70

Keeney, Wendell : Mountain Tune, miniature for orchestra

Braham, Philip : Limehouse Blues

Tailleferre, Germaine : Jeux de plein air (Outdoor Games), for 2 pianos (or orchestra)

Brahms, Johannes : Waltz

Offenbach, Jacques : La belle Hélène

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai : Tale of Tsar Saltan

Youmans, Vincent : No, No, Nanette, musical

Chopin, Frédéric : Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212

Debussy, Claude : Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra

Arndt, Felix : Nola

Virginia Morley/ Livingst : Baby Boogie, for 2 pianos

Liadov, Anatole : Musical snuffbox, Op. 32

Liszt, Franz : Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244

Lenoir, Jean : Parlez-moi d'amour, song

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23

Prokofiev, Sergei : Love for three oranges

Rodgers, Richard : Spring is Here

Kodály, Zoltán : Hary Janos, suite from the opera for orchestra

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orgelbuchlein

Arlen, Harold : Stormy Weather

Confrey, Zez [Composer] : Kitten on the Keys, for piano

Green, Johnny : Body and Soul

Alstyne, Egbert Anson Van : Goodnight, Ladies

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Livingston Gearhart (Piano)

Composers

Notes & Reviews:

From 1940 until 1954, the husband and wife two-piano duo of Virginia Morley and Livingston Gearhart performed for enthusiastic audiences from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl. This 2-CD release of remastered historic recordings dating from 1947 to 1954, showcases the extraordinary piano artistry of Morley and Gearhart. Also included is a very informative and lavish 28 page booklet along with many rare photographs.

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Works Details

Traditional, English : Three Blind Mice

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Form: Vocal

Strauss, Richard : Der Rosenkavalier :: Waltzes

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1909-1910

Falla, Manuel de : El amor brujo :: Danza del ter

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1916-1917

Kern, Jerome : Very Warm for May

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Modern

Brahms, Johannes : Waltzes (16) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 39 :: Suite (Nos. 3, 5, 4, 10, 16, 8, 7 & re-cap of 6)

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Waltz
Written: 1865

Poulenc, Francis : Mouvements perpétuels (3)

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1918

Gershwin, George : Girl Crazy

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1930

Dominguez, Alberto : Frenesi (Cancion Tropical)

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)

Arensky, Anton : Suite for 2 pianos, Op. 15 :: no 2, Waltz

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1890

Gershwin, George : An American in Paris

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Notes: Composition written: 1928.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1928

Berlin, Irving : Russian Lullaby, song

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Notes: Composition written: 1927.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1927

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Shylock, incidental music and suite for tenor & orchestra, Op. 57 :: Nocturne

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1889

Gershwin, George : Concerto for Piano in F major :: Finale

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1925

Duke, Vernon : April in Paris, song (for the revue Walk A Little Faster)

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Modern
Written: circa 1942

Carmichael, Hoagy : Stardust

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1927

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Waltz
Written: 1867

Ravel, Maurice : Pièce en forme de Habañera

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1907

Reinhold Glière (1875 - 1956) : The Red Poppy, ballet, Op. 70 :: Sailor's Dance

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1928

Keeney, Wendell : Mountain Tune, miniature for orchestra

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Modern
Written: circa 1936

Braham, Philip : Limehouse Blues

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Modern

Tailleferre, Germaine : Jeux de plein air (Outdoor Games), for 2 pianos (or orchestra) :: La Tirelitentaine

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1917

Brahms, Johannes : Waltz

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1865

Offenbach, Jacques : La belle Hélène :: Can-Can

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: circa 1866-1873

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai : Tale of Tsar Saltan :: Flight of the Bum

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900-1901

Youmans, Vincent : No, No, Nanette, musical :: Tea for Two

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1928

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212

Performer: Livingston Gearhart (Piano)
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847