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Beach: Complete Works for Piano Duo / Duo Genova & Dimitrov
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Beach: Complete Works for Piano Duo / Duo Genova & Dimitrov

$18.99

Details

Composer
Amy Beach
Artist
Genova & Dimitrov Piano Duo
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Jan 14, 2022
Catalog #
555453-2
UPC
761203545322

About

Fresh off a successful Rachmaninoff project, Duo Genova & Dimitrov turns to the American composer Amy Beach. Her compositional oeuvre marks a high point in the phase of consolidation experienced by U.S. art music between the Civil War and World War I. Amy Beach was not the first American woman who composed, nor the first to earn money with her compositions, but she created a stir in the music world by forging ahead into genres in which previously only men had garnered wide acclaim. However, it was above all the piano that was Amy Beach’s lifelong companion.

She honored her instrument with solo compositions in a total of twenty-six opus numbers distributed equally over her entire compositional career, from the 1880s to the 1930s. Even though her music for piano four hands and for two pianos is limited to a few compositions, they all attest to their author’s talent. The original version of Amy Beach’s Variations on Balkan Themes op. 60 is her most extensive composition for piano two hands and the one that is the most challenging in playing technique. At the same time, the variations represent one of her most significant endorsements of folk music.

REVIEWS:

Genova and Dimitrov perform this technically demanding and richly imagined music with enormous affection and flair, conjuring its atmospheres and textures seamlessly, as if with one mind. A must-hear album for all who want to explore Beach’s highly rewarding output.

-- BBC Music Magazine

Aglika Genova and Liuben Dimitrov are a polished duo, unfailingly musical, with an ensemble precision that sits well with their two superbly matched instruments. The disc, very well recorded, comes with an exhaustively detailed booklet and is a valuable addition to the Beach discography.

-- Gramophone

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 Variations on Balkan Themes, Op. 60 19:30
    Track
    1
    Title
    Variations on Balkan Themes, Op. 60
    Duration
    19:30
    Composer
    Amy Beach
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  2. 2 No. 1. Allegro appassionato 01:55
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 1. Allegro appassionato
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Amy Beach
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  3. 3 No. 2. Moderato cantabile 02:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 2. Moderato cantabile
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Amy Beach
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  4. 4 No. 3. Allegro con fuoco 03:48
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 3. Allegro con fuoco
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Amy Beach
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  5. 5 I. Prelude 06:29
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    06:29
    Composer
    Amy Beach
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  6. 6 II. Old-time Peasant-Dance 04:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Old-time Peasant-Dance
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Amy Beach
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  7. 7 III. The Ancient Cabin 07:00
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. The Ancient Cabin
    Duration
    07:00
    Composer
    Amy Beach
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  8. 8 IV. Finale 04:19
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Amy Beach
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  9. 9 I. The Brownies 03:56
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. The Brownies
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Amy Beach
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  10. 10 II. Robin Redbreast 01:37
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Robin Redbreast
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Amy Beach
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  11. 11 III. Twilight 02:18
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Twilight
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Amy Beach
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  12. 12 IV. Katy-dids 00:48
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Katy-dids
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Amy Beach
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  13. 13 V. Elfin Tarantelle 01:40
    Track
    13
    Title
    V. Elfin Tarantelle
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Amy Beach
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov
  14. 14 VI. Good night 03:33
    Track
    14
    Title
    VI. Good night
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Amy Beach
    Ensemble
    Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov