Rachmaninoff, Barber & Piazzolla: Piano Duos

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Label
Centaur Records
Release Date
October 10, 2025
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Samuel Barber, Astor Piazzolla, Sergei Rachmaninoff
    • PERFORMER
      Larissa Dedova, Daria Scarano
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 10, 2025
    • UPC
      044747415925
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CRC4159
    • LABEL
      Centaur Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Non Allegro

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Larissa Dedova, Daria Scarano

    2. II. Andante con moto, Tempo di valse

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Larissa Dedova, Daria Scarano

    3. III. Lento assai - Allegro vivace

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Performer: Larissa Dedova, Daria Scarano

    4. I. Waltz

      Composer: Samuel Barber

      Performer: Larissa Dedova, Daria Scarano

    5. II. Schottische

      Composer: Samuel Barber

      Performer: Larissa Dedova, Daria Scarano

    6. III. Pas de deux

      Composer: Samuel Barber

      Performer: Larissa Dedova, Daria Scarano

    7. IV. Two-step

      Composer: Samuel Barber

      Performer: Larissa Dedova, Daria Scarano

    8. V. Hesitation Tango

      Composer: Samuel Barber

      Performer: Larissa Dedova, Daria Scarano

    9. VI. Galop

      Composer: Samuel Barber

      Performer: Larissa Dedova, Daria Scarano

    10. Milonga del Angel (arr. P. Ziegler for 2 pianos)

      Composer: Astor Piazzolla

      Performer: Larissa Dedova, Daria Scarano

    11. La Muerte del angel (arr. P. Ziegler for 2 pianos)

      Composer: Astor Piazzolla

      Performer: Larissa Dedova, Daria Scarano

    12. Soledad (arr. P. Ziegler for 2 pianos)

      Composer: Astor Piazzolla

      Performer: Larissa Dedova, Daria Scarano


The piano duos presented here, all drawn from the mid-20th century, have their inspiration in dance or ballet: but thankfully, that red flag for program music - is it a hopeless prisoner of a storyline or visual narrative? - shows no sign of rising. All three works stand majestically on their own: Rachmaninoff's autumnal self-eulogy, The Symphonic Dances, Barber's Souvenirs, a whimsical collage of the Gilded Era ballroom, and Piazzolla's Tango for Two Pianos (arr. P. Ziegler). And, in the case of Piazzolla, we witness the tango, as it moves from the cafe to the concert hall, shedding the strictures of dance itself.