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FOUR HANDS FOR FRANCE
Toccata

FOUR HANDS FOR FRANCE

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Details

Composer
ALKAN CHAMINADE CHAUSSON
Artist
Mccallum, Helyard
Format
CD
Label
Toccata
Released
Aug 20, 2021
Catalog #
TOCN0007
UPC
5060640070073

About

Playing four-hands piano was both vital in the dissemination of music in the nineteenth century and also a popular domestic activity. The French composers recorded here span the Romantic century, from the salon charm of Chaminade and Massenet and the virtuosity of Alkan's wild dance to the innocence of the family music-room in pieces by Chausson, Godard and Ropartz. The original 1853 Parisian Erard piano on which this recording was made combines warmth with bell-like clarity, because of it's straight stringing, allowing it to produce a surprising variety of appealing, expressive textures.

Tracklist 25 tracks

  1. 1 I. Gaîment 01:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Gaîment
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Ernest Chausson
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  2. 2 II. Andante 02:59
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Ernest Chausson
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  3. 3 III. Finale 01:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Finale
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Ernest Chausson
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  4. 4 I. Mouvement de marche 04:52
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Mouvement de marche
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Ernest Chausson
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  5. 5 II. Variations sur un thème danois, transcrit par Niels Gade 05:44
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Variations sur un thème danois, transcrit par Niels Gade
    Duration
    05:44
    Composer
    Ernest Chausson
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  6. 6 III. Rondeau 03:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Rondeau
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Ernest Chausson
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  7. 7 I. Pour Gaud: Andante 01:35
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Pour Gaud: Andante
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Joseph Guy Ropartz
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  8. 8 II. Pour Gaud: Lento 01:31
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Pour Gaud: Lento
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Joseph Guy Ropartz
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  9. 9 III. Pour Gaud: Allegretto 01:06
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Pour Gaud: Allegretto
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Joseph Guy Ropartz
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  10. 10 IV. Sons de Cloches: L'angelus 03:18
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Sons de Cloches: L'angelus
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Joseph Guy Ropartz
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  11. 11 V. Sons de Cloches: Le glas 03:36
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Sons de Cloches: Le glas
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Joseph Guy Ropartz
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  12. 12 VI. Sons de Cloches: Cloches du soir 03:17
    Track
    12
    Title
    VI. Sons de Cloches: Cloches du soir
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Joseph Guy Ropartz
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  13. 13 VII. Sons de Cloches: Choral 03:35
    Track
    13
    Title
    VII. Sons de Cloches: Choral
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Joseph Guy Ropartz
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  14. 14 VIII. Sons de Cloches: Tristesse 01:37
    Track
    14
    Title
    VIII. Sons de Cloches: Tristesse
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Joseph Guy Ropartz
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  15. 15 IX. Sons de Cloches: Intimité 02:24
    Track
    15
    Title
    IX. Sons de Cloches: Intimité
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Joseph Guy Ropartz
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  16. 16 X. Sons de Cloches: Par les champs 03:31
    Track
    16
    Title
    X. Sons de Cloches: Par les champs
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Joseph Guy Ropartz
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  17. 17 I. F Major: Andante 02:55
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. F Major: Andante
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  18. 18 II. G Major: Allegretto quasi allegro 03:13
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. G Major: Allegretto quasi allegro
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  19. 19 III. D-Flat Major: Andante 02:06
    Track
    19
    Title
    III. D-Flat Major: Andante
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  20. 20 Saltarelle, Op. 23 07:03
    Track
    20
    Title
    Saltarelle, Op. 23
    Duration
    07:03
    Composer
    Charles-Valentin Alkan
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  21. 21 No. 1. Primavera 02:41
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 1. Primavera
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Cécile Chaminade
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  22. 22 No. 3. Idylle Arabe 02:43
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 3. Idylle Arabe
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Cécile Chaminade
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  23. 23 No. 4. Serenade d'Automne 02:59
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 4. Serenade d'Automne
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Cécile Chaminade
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  24. 24 No. 1. Pastorale mélancolique 01:39
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 1. Pastorale mélancolique
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Benjamin Godard
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum
  25. 25 No. 2. Marche villageoise 01:06
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 2. Marche villageoise
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Benjamin Godard
    Performer
    Erin Helyard, Stephanie McCallum