The 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".
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.
to hear an audio sample.
