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Schubert, Duo Tal & Groethuysen
Piano Music for 4 Hands 2
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (9) - Disc #1
1. Allegro in a, D 947 'Storms Of Life'
2. Four Polonaises, D 599: No. 1 in d
3. Four Polonaises, D 599: No. 2 in B-flat
4. Four Polonaises, D 599: No. 3 in E
5. Four Polonaises, D 599: No. 4 in F
6. Eight Vas On A French Song in e, D 624: Theme. Allegretto - Var I - Var II - Var III - Var IV...
7. Divert Sur Des Motifs Originaux Francais, D 823 in e: I. Tempo Di Marcia
8. Divert Sur Des Motifs Originaux Francais, D 823 in e: II. Andantino - Var I - Var II - Var III...
9. Divert Sur Des Motifs Originaux Francais, D 823 in e: III. Rondo. Allegretto
Track Listings (7) - Disc #2
1. Six Grande Marches, D 819, No. 1 in E-flat: Allegro Maestoso
2. Six Grande Marches, D 819, No. 2 in g: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
3. Six Grande Marches, D 819, No. 3 in b: Allegretto
4. Six Grande Marches, D 819, No. 4 in D: Allegro Maestoso
5. Six Grande Marches, D 819, No. 5 in e-flat: Andante
6. Six Grande Marches, D 819, No. 6 in E: Allegro Con Brio
7. Rondo in A, D 951: Allegretto Quasi Andantino

CD Details

All Artists: Schubert, Duo Tal & Groethuysen
Title: Piano Music for 4 Hands 2
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Release Date: 10/17/1995
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Marches, Instruments, Keyboard
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 074646625620

Synopsis

Amazon.com

In Schubert's day, piano music for four hands was domestic music for friends to play together. It's difficult for contemporary players to capture that spirit of house music. Today's pianists are trained to play to the house, to project the big picture. When they do scale down their playing, they often don't know how to keep from becoming dull. All of this is to indicate just how unusual is this team of Yaara Tal and Andreas Groethuysen . Their playing is on just the right scale. The keep Schubert's music gentle, but they never become dull due to their wonderfully subtle inflection. This music may not be profound, but it's lovely. --Leslie Gerber

CD Reviews

Wonderful Schubert!!!

05/14/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"These are truly beautiful pieces of music,played with grace and sensitivity by the fine pair of yaara Tal and Andreas Groethuysen.The accompanying liner notes are excellent.The polonaises are typically schubertian,the third one is pretty delicate and a little coquettish!All the pieces on the 2 CDs are a joy to listen to and can stand alongside more famous compositions by Schubert like IMPROMPTUS and MOMENTS MUSICALS.The playing is of top quality as also the recording.I strongly recommend that you buy this as well as the other sets of Piano Four Hands of Schubert by these artists.Some of these works feature in other albums of more famous artists like the pair of Barenboim and Radu Lupu,Murray Perahia and Radu Lupu,etc.I still feel that these performances still hold their own and what is more you get the complete set of these wonderful works."