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American Dream

Romantic Romantic Uplifting Nostalgic Triumphant
$20.99

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Composer
Victor Babin, Amy Beach, Dana Suesse
Artist
Arthur Ancelle, Ludmila Berlinskaya, Orchestre Victor Hugo, Jean-Francois Verdier, Laurent Comte
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Oct 03, 2025
Catalog #
ALPHA1171
UPC
3701624511718

About

The 'American dream' is the thread that connects these three works. Amy Beach was born in New Hampshire in 1867 and composed more than three hundred works, including a monumental suite for two pianos inspired by the Romantic tradition and based on ancient Irish melodies. Nadine Dana Suesse nicknamed the "Gershwin Girl" was born in Kansas City in 1909. She played her own compositions on the radio from the age of thirteen and composed hit songs, notably for Bing Crosby. She refused the attractions of Hollywood and studied with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. Her works disappeared from the repertory after her death, although the Berlinskaya Ancelle duo are keen to revive her music with this 1943 concerto, described as "romantic, but mixed with modern harmonies and chords straight from jazz". Victor Babin was born in Moscow in 1908 and emigrated to the United States with his wife Viktoria Vronskaya in 1937. Their piano duo was very successful there: they gave the first performance of Babin's virtuosic Second Concerto under the direction of George SzelI in Cleveland in 1957.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 07:48
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:48
    Composer
    Dana Suesse
    Performer
    Ludmila Valentinovna Berlinskaya, Arthur Ancelle
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Jean-Francois Verdier
  2. 2 II. Adagio 06:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    06:41
    Composer
    Dana Suesse
    Performer
    Ludmila Valentinovna Berlinskaya, Arthur Ancelle
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Jean-Francois Verdier
  3. 3 III. Scherzo 02:30
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Dana Suesse
    Performer
    Ludmila Valentinovna Berlinskaya, Arthur Ancelle
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Jean-Francois Verdier
  4. 4 IV. Finale 03:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Dana Suesse
    Performer
    Ludmila Valentinovna Berlinskaya, Arthur Ancelle
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Jean-Francois Verdier
  5. 5 I. Prelude 05:39
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Amy Beach
    Performer
    Ludmila Valentinovna Berlinskaya, Arthur Ancelle
  6. 6 II. Old-time Peasant-Dance 03:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Old-time Peasant-Dance
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Amy Beach
    Performer
    Ludmila Valentinovna Berlinskaya, Arthur Ancelle
  7. 7 III. The Ancient Cabin 06:30
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. The Ancient Cabin
    Duration
    06:30
    Composer
    Amy Beach
    Performer
    Ludmila Valentinovna Berlinskaya, Arthur Ancelle
  8. 8 IV. Finale 03:52
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Amy Beach
    Performer
    Ludmila Valentinovna Berlinskaya, Arthur Ancelle
  9. 9 I. Moderato 06:18
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    06:18
    Composer
    Victor Babin
    Performer
    Ludmila Valentinovna Berlinskaya, Arthur Ancelle
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Laurent Comte
  10. 10 II. Molto vivo e ben ritmico 07:28
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Molto vivo e ben ritmico
    Duration
    07:28
    Composer
    Victor Babin
    Performer
    Ludmila Valentinovna Berlinskaya, Arthur Ancelle
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Laurent Comte
  11. 11 III. Molto sostenuto, intimo e calmo 03:44
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Molto sostenuto, intimo e calmo
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Victor Babin
    Performer
    Ludmila Valentinovna Berlinskaya, Arthur Ancelle
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Laurent Comte
  12. 12 IV. Finale alla fuga - Allegro con spirito 07:24
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Finale alla fuga - Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    07:24
    Composer
    Victor Babin
    Performer
    Ludmila Valentinovna Berlinskaya, Arthur Ancelle
    Ensemble
    Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté
    Conductor
    Laurent Comte