Emma Abbate, Julian Perkins - Summer Dreams: American Piano Duets by Beach, MacDowell & Barber (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. MacDowell 3 Poems, Op. 20 I. Night by the Sea
02. MacDowell 3 Poems, Op. 20 II. A Tale from Knightly Times
03. MacDowell 3 Poems, Op. 20 III. Ballad
04. MacDowell Moon Pictures, Op. 21 I. The Hindoo Maiden
05. MacDowell Moon Pictures, Op. 21 II. Story of the Stork
06. MacDowell Moon Pictures, Op. 21 III. In the Tyrol
07. MacDowell Moon Pictures, Op. 21 IV. The Swan
08. MacDowell Moon Pictures, Op. 21 V. Visit of the Bears
09. MacDowell Hamlet and Ophelia, Op. 22 I. Hamlet
10. MacDowell Hamlet and Ophelia, Op. 22 II. Ophelia
11. Beach 3 Movements I. Allegro Appassionato
12. Beach 3 Movements II. Moderato
13. Beach 3 Movements III. Allegro con Fuoco
14. Beach Summer Dreams, Op. 47 I. The Brownies
15. Beach Summer Dreams, Op. 47 II. Robin Redbreast
16. Beach Summer Dreams, Op. 47 III. Twilight
17. Beach Summer Dreams, Op. 47 IV. Katy-Dids
18. Beach Summer Dreams, Op. 47 V. Elfin Tarantelle
19. Beach Summer Dreams, Op. 47 VI. Good Night
20. Barber Souvenirs, Op. 28 I. Waltz
21. Barber Souvenirs, Op. 28 II. Schottische
22. Barber Souvenirs, Op. 28 III. Pas de Deux
23. Barber Souvenirs, Op. 28 IV. Two-Step
24. Barber Souvenirs, Op. 28 V. Hesitation-Tango
25. Barber Souvenirs, Op. 28 VI. Galop



This beautifully conceived program brings together the complete works for piano duet by three major American composers: Edward MacDowell (1860-1908), Amy Beach (1867-1944) and Samuel Barber (1910-1981).

MacDowell wrote his Moon-Pictures Op.21 in the winter of 1884-5, and subtitled them ‘after H.C. Andersen’s Picture-Book without Pictures’, referring to an 1848 collection of short bedtime stories. They show MacDowell’s great talent for evoking atmosphere and small-scale drama.

The Summer Dreams Op.47 by Amy Beach are delightful and picturesque miniatures, evoking fairy tales and children’s stories.

Six dances make up Samuel Barber's suite Souvenirs Op.28: Waltz, Schottische, Pas de Deux, Two Step, Hesitation-Tango, and Galop. They are coloured by post-Stravinskian melodic intervals and harmonies even while the dance rhythms are those of an earlier century.

Emma Abbate and Julian Perkins have given duo recitals for the Mozart Society of America and at many UK venues, including the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, St George’s Bristol, St John’s Smith Square, Hatchlands Park and the Russell Collection, Edinburgh. Praised for their ‘‘impressive sensitivity’’ (Early Music Reviews) and for telling ‘‘a totally convincing story with every piece’’ (The Arts Desk), their recordings have received five-star reviews in BBC Music Magazine and other magazines.

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