VISIONS

Click to see larger imageThe name for the new CD by DUO was inspired by Olivier Messiaen's monumental two-piano work "Visions de l'Amen", performed by DUO in Baltimore and Banff in October of 2006.  Amen du désir, the centerpiece of this work, describes love in it's heavenly and earthly manifestations.
The other works on the CD by Schubert, Debussy, Janáček and Stravinsky are all special sound worlds or "visions".

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O. Messiaen Amen du désir from Visions de l'Amen MP3, 1.0MB
F. Schubert Sonata in B-flat major, D. 619, Allegro moderato MP3, 1.2MB
F. Schubert Sonata in B-flat major, D. 619, Allegretto MP3, 1.2KB
C. Debussy Nocturnes, Fêtes MP3, 1.1MB
C. Debussy Nocturnes, Sirènes MP3, 1.3MB
L. Janáček Moravian Folk Dances, Trojak MP3, 311KB
L. Janáček Moravian Folk Dances, Starodavny MP3, 734kB
L. Janáček Moravian Folk Dances, Sekercka MP3, 565KB
I. Stravinsky Scene four from Petrouchka - The Shrovetide Fair MP3, 1.3MB
     

Piano Four Hands

C. Debussy Petite Suite: En bateau MP3, 829KB
C. Debussy Petite Suite: Cortège MP3, 972KB
W. A. Mozart Sonata in C major, K.521: Allegretto MP3, 1.5MB
J. Brahms Hungarian Dance No.7 MP3, 837KB
     
Two Pianos
O. Messiaen Visions de l'Amen: Amen de la Consommation MP3, 1.0MB
H. Davies Prelude and Variation MP3, 1.4MB
     

Concert Video Clip

Geroge Crumb
Celestial Mechanics (Makrokosmos IV)
Cosmic Dances for Amplified Piano, Four Hands
III. Gamma Draconis

Performance from Rolston Hall, The Banff Centre, Canada, October 20, 2006 Gamma Draconis is the third star constellation described musically by Crumb in his "Celestial Mechanics". Three rulers are placed over the strings to achieve the special sound required. Page turner part performed by Daria van der Brecken.

Manuel de Falla
Two Spanish Dances from "La Vida breve"

Performance and live broadcast on WQXR from Instituto Cervantes, New York
September 5, 2008. Moderated by noted pianist and lecturer David Dubal.

 

Bach/Kurtág

Performance from (le) poisson rouge
July 20, 2009

Filming copyright PEP Inc 2009
Camera: Loic de Lame

 

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