Alexandre Tharaud - Four Hands (2024) [Hi-Res]
Artist: Alexandre Tharaud
Title: Four Hands
Year Of Release: 2024
Label: Warner Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 01:07:27
Total Size: 186 MB / 1.07 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Four Hands
Year Of Release: 2024
Label: Warner Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 01:07:27
Total Size: 186 MB / 1.07 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor (Piano 4-Hands Version) (2:09)
2. Bach, JS: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 "Actus Tragicus": No. 2, Chöre, Arioso und Aria. "Gottes Zeit ist die aller (2:21)
3. Piazzolla: Libertango (Arr. Yamamoto for Piano 4-Hands) (3:48)
4. Fauré: Dolly, Op. 56: I. Berceuse (2:20)
5. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act 1 "The Spell": No. 6, Waltz (Arr. Rachmaninov for Piano 4-Hands) (3:59)
6. Ravel: Ma Mère l'Oye, M. 60: V. Le jardin féérique (2:56)
7. Satie: Parade: Prestidigitateur chinois (2:17)
8. Françaix: 15 Portraits d'enfants d'Auguste Renoir: No. 7, Fillette au chapeau bleu (1:33)
9. Schubert: 3 Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 1 in D Major (4:48)
10. Grieg: 4 Norwegian Dances, Op. 35: No. 2 in A Major, Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso (2:17)
11. Haydn: Piano Trio in G Major, Hob. XV:25: III. Rondo all'ongarese. Presto (Arr. Metzdorff for Piano 4-Hands) (3:29)
12. Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 145: No. 2 in E Minor, Allegretto grazioso (4:36)
13. Lavignac: Galop-marche à huit mains (Arr. Lemoine for Piano 4-Hands) (3:24)
14. Charles-Henry: 3 + 3: No. 3, The Just Average (0:47)
15. Mozart: Sonata for Piano 4-Hands in D Major, K. 381: III. Allegro molto (3:15)
16. Poulenc: Sonata for Piano 4-Hands, FP 8: I. Prelude (2:08)
17. Debussy: Petite suite, CD 71, L. 65: I. En bateau (3:22)
18. Glass: 3 Pieces for Four Hands: No. 2, Stokes (3:31)
19. Rachmaninov: 6 Morceaux, Op. 11: No. 1, Barcarolle (6:19)
20. Schumann: 6 Studien in kanonischer Form, Op. 56: No. 4, Innig (Transcr. Bizet for Piano 4-Hands) (2:51)
21. Pierné: Barcarolle, Op. 26 (3:44)
22. Bizet: Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22, WD 56: No. 12, Le bal (1:43)
“This was something I’d had in mind for a long time…to put together an album for the sheer pleasure of it, in collaboration with dear friends and paying tribute to the wonders of the piano duet repertoire.” – Alexandre Tharaud
Four Hands consists of 22 tracks, with French pianist Alexandre Tharaud sharing the keyboard with a different performer on each. The repertoire ranges from Bach to Glass through composers such as Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Rachmaninov, Ravel and Piazzolla. The pianists featured on the album include the late Nicholas Angelich, Martin James Bartlett, Mariam Batsashvili, Bertrand Chamayou, David Fray, Bruce Liu, Víkingur Ólafsson, Beatrice Rana and others. Three tracks feature soloists typically known for their skills on other instruments: cellist Gautier Capuçon, countertenor Philippe Jaroussky and the Paris-born singer-songwriter Juliette Noureddine.
Four Hands consists of 22 tracks, with French pianist Alexandre Tharaud sharing the keyboard with a different performer on each. The repertoire ranges from Bach to Glass through composers such as Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Rachmaninov, Ravel and Piazzolla. The pianists featured on the album include the late Nicholas Angelich, Martin James Bartlett, Mariam Batsashvili, Bertrand Chamayou, David Fray, Bruce Liu, Víkingur Ólafsson, Beatrice Rana and others. Three tracks feature soloists typically known for their skills on other instruments: cellist Gautier Capuçon, countertenor Philippe Jaroussky and the Paris-born singer-songwriter Juliette Noureddine.