Ludmila Berlinskaya, Arthur Ancelle - Gershwin, Tsfasman. 2 Pianos (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Paraphrase on Gershwin’s "The Man I love"
02. Jazz Suite: No. 1, Snowflakes (Arr. Igor Tsygankov for 2 Pianos)
03. Jazz Suite: No. 2, Lyric Waltz (Arr. Igor Tsygankov for 2 Pianos)
04. Jazz Suite: No. 3, Polka (Arr. Igor Tsygankov for 2 Pianos)
05. Jazz Suite: No. 4, Fast Movements (Arr. Igor Tsygankov for 2 Pianos)
06. 4 Songs: ’S Wonderful / Funny Face (From Musical "Funny Face") (Arr. Paul Posnak for 2 Pianos)
07. 4 Songs: But Not for Me (From Musical "Girl Crazy") (Arr. Paul Posnak for 2 Pianos)
08. 4 Songs: Someone to Watch Over Me (From Musical "Oh, Kay!") (Arr. Paul Posnak for 2 Pianos)
09. 4 Songs: Sportin’ Life’s Song "It Ain’t Necessarily So" (From Opera "Porgy and Bess") (Arr. Paul Posnak for 2 Pianos)
10. 4 Songs: No. 1, Expectation (Arr. Arthur Ancelle for 2 Pianos)
11. 4 Songs: No. 2, Jolly Night (Arr. Arthur Ancelle for 2 Pianos)
12. 4 Songs: No. 3, Dancing Fingers (Arr. Arthur Ancelle for 2 Pianos)
13. 4 Songs: No. 4, Always with You (Arr. Arthur Ancelle for 2 Pianos)
14. 3 Preludes: I. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso (Arr. Gregory Stone for 2 Pianos)
15. 3 Preludes: II. Andante con moto e poco rubato (Arr. Gregory Stone for 2 Pianos)
16. 3 Preludes: III. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso (Arr. Gregory Stone for 2 Pianos)
17. Variations on "I Got Rhythm" (Arr. for 2 Pianos)
18. Fantasy on Gershwin’s "The Man I love" (Arr. Igor Tsygankov for 2 Pianos)

The new project of the Russian-French piano duet of Ludmila Berlinskaya and Arthur Ancelle, who have already released a series of albums on Melodiya, is dedicated to the luminaries of Soviet and American jazz. Popular songs by George Gershwin and Alexander Tsfasman arranged for two pianos alternate with the two composers’ original compositions.

“For us, this album is a real challenge: to succeed in creating a unique style, a mixture of jazz with classical music. We must preserve the pianism and virtuosity, the subtlety of writing, distribute the colors, the precision of the ensemble, as we do when we deal with the classical repertoire, and at the same time find the relaxedness, the swing, which is so unnatural for the classical pianists that we are…”

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