Arnell, Berkeley, Dodgson & Lambert: Tournament for 20 Fingers / Abbate & Perkins

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BIS
Release Date
July 1, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Richard Arnell, Lennox Berkeley, Stephen Dodgson, Constant Lambert
    • PERFORMER
      Emma Abbate, Julian Perkins
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 01, 2022
    • UPC
      7318599925783
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BIS-2578
    • LABEL
      BIS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Palm Court Waltz, Op. 81, No. 2

      Composer: Lennox Berkeley

      Performer: Emma Abbate, Julian Perkins

    2. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Lennox Berkeley

      Performer: Emma Abbate, Julian Perkins

    3. II. Andante

      Composer: Lennox Berkeley

      Performer: Emma Abbate, Julian Perkins

    4. III. Allegro

      Composer: Lennox Berkeley

      Performer: Emma Abbate, Julian Perkins

    5. Theme and Variations, Op. 73

      Composer: Lennox Berkeley

      Performer: Emma Abbate, Julian Perkins

    6. I. Andante e maestoso

      Composer: Richard Arnell

      Performer: Emma Abbate, Julian Perkins

    7. II. Allegro

      Composer: Richard Arnell

      Performer: Emma Abbate, Julian Perkins

    8. III. Andante

      Composer: Richard Arnell

      Performer: Emma Abbate, Julian Perkins

    9. IV. Poco presto

      Composer: Richard Arnell

      Performer: Emma Abbate, Julian Perkins

    10. Part I: Gavotte

      Composer: Stephen Dodgson

      Performer: Emma Abbate, Julian Perkins

    11. Part I: Romance

      Composer: Stephen Dodgson

      Performer: Emma Abbate, Julian Perkins

    12. Part I: Fantasia in C Minor

      Composer: Stephen Dodgson

      Performer: Emma Abbate, Julian Perkins

    13. Part I: Cradle Song

      Composer: Stephen Dodgson

      Performer: Emma Abbate, Julian Perkins

    14. Part I: Hill-Billy

      Composer: Stephen Dodgson

      Performer: Emma Abbate, Julian Perkins

    15. Part II: Allegretto in F

      Composer: Stephen Dodgson

      Performer: Emma Abbate, Julian Perkins

    16. Part II: Cradle Song (extended version)

      Composer: Stephen Dodgson

      Performer: Emma Abbate, Julian Perkins

    17. Part II: A Bohemian Entertainment

      Composer: Stephen Dodgson

      Performer: Emma Abbate, Julian Perkins

    18. Sonata for Piano 4 Hands

      Composer: Stephen Dodgson

      Performer: Emma Abbate, Julian Perkins

    19. I. Aubade

      Composer: Constant Lambert

      Performer: Julian Perkins, Emma Abbate

    20. II. Siesta

      Composer: Constant Lambert

      Performer: Julian Perkins, Emma Abbate

    21. III. Nocturne

      Composer: Constant Lambert

      Performer: Julian Perkins, Emma Abbate


Initially enjoying popularity first in Germany-speaking lands and then in France, the genre of the piano duet (four hands, one piano) went on to blossom in England during the 20th century. On this album Emma Abbate and Julian Perkins present the complete works for piano duet by each of the composers selected. Palm Court Waltz, the Sonatina and Theme and Variations from Lennox Berkeley display Gallic traits, the consequence no doubt of his studies in France and his keen interest in the music of Satie, Ravel and Poulenc. While showing an evolution in the composer’s approach to tonality, every hint of seriousness is constantly balanced by elegant playfulness and diaphanous textures. Less well-known than Berkeley, Richard Arnell and Stephen Dodgson nevertheless contribute to the general atmosphere with their unabashedly tonal music that shows the neoclassical influence of Hindemith, Prokofiev and Stravinsky. Dodgson’s suite Tournament for Twenty Fingers, which gives its title to this disc, is especially full of fun while ending with a homage to the Czech composers Dvorák and Janácek. An outstanding talent, Constant Lambert held jazz in high esteem and his Trois Pièces – written to be played entirely on the piano’s white keys – form a high-spirited and heartfelt tribute to its rhythmical vitality and inventiveness.