Julian Jacobson & Mariko Brown Piano Duo - Works for Piano 4 Hands (2017) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Fantasia contrappuntistica, BV 256
02. 3 Morceaux en forme de poire (Version for Piano Duo): No. 1, Manière de commencement
03. 3 Morceaux en forme de poire (Version for Piano Duo): No. 2, Prolongation du même
04. 3 Morceaux en forme de poire (Version for Piano Duo): No. 3, Morceaux 1 [Lentement]
05. 3 Morceaux en forme de poire (Version for Piano Duo): No. 4, Morceaux 2 [En levé]
06. 3 Morceaux en forme de poire (Version for Piano Duo): No. 5, Morceaux 3 [Brutal]
07. 3 Morceaux en forme de poire (Version for Piano Duo): No. 6, En plus. Calme
08. 3 Morceaux en forme de poire (Version for Piano Duo): No. 7, Redite. Dans le lent
09. Khamma, L. 125 (Arr. for Piano Duo)
10. Pupazzetti, Op. 27: I. Marcetta (1)
11. Pupazzetti, Op. 27: II. Berceuse
12. Pupazzetti, Op. 27: III. Serenata
13. Pupazzetti, Op. 27: IV. Notturnino
14. Pupazzetti, Op. 27: V. Polka
15. Nocturne
16. Sonata for Piano 4 Hands, FP 8: I. Prélude
17. Sonata for Piano 4 Hands, FP 8: II. Rustique
18. Sonata for Piano 4 Hands, FP 8: III. Final
19. Pupazzetti, Op. 27: I. Marcetta (2)

Distinguished composer-pianists Julian Jacobson and Mariko Brown combined their considerable talents in 2011, thus forming a piano duo brimming with ideas not only centred on the classics for piano duo repertoire, but also with a strong commitment to searching out neglected masterpieces performed to great acclaim in their various concert tours. They have revived, among others, Debussy's exotic ballet masterpiece 'Khamma'. Set in ancient Egypt, it appears here as a first recording in the version for four hands.

British Composer Anthony Herschel Hill who died last year also features here for the first time with Nocturne, a beautiful if intense elegy for two pianos. Other, no less-important offerings on this disc are Busoni’s Fantasia Contrappuntistica, a work of dazzling technical insight composed in 1910 for solo piano and re-arranged in 1921 for two pianos. The rebellious, ingenious, subversive Satie provides some light relief with his Trois morceaux en forme de Poire and the Jacobson-Brown Piano Duo contribute yet another unusual collection for piano duet, the Italian Casella’s spiky, wayward Pupazzetti (‘Puppets’) – perhaps a tribute to Stravinsky whose Italian premiere of Petrushka Casella conducted. Finally our two pianists end their hugely entertaining disc with Poulenc, another restless, mischievous spirit whose Sonate for four hands is an enthralling mixture of jazz, Stravinsky, Satie and even Bartok!

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