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Doulbe-Barrelled Modern Piano

svf | 02/23/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Here's a great program of varied and mostly interesting contemporary music for two pianos. Standouts: The David Borden piece, a romanto-minimalist workout of counterpoint that gradually builds to an exciting conclusion. The Paul Bowles is a quirky, somewhat exotic outing. The Morton Feldman, well, sounds like Morton Feldman. And the "Blue" Gene Tyranny is a lovely, rambling journey. Near-Misses: Ellington's "Tonk" is a rather square performance, you'll want to listen to one of Duke & Strayhorns rockin' duet performances of this interesting miniature instead. And the Meredith Monk stuff is on the dull side. Still, if you want an inspired tour of hard-to-find quality modern music performed by an incredible piano duo, you'll want to add this to your collection right away."