Piano Duo
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BRAHMS / PIAZZOLLA / STRAVINSKY
Piano Duo
Alessio Bax & Lucille Chung (pianos)
[ Signum Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 10 December 2013
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The real life marriage of concert pianists, Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung, has led to one of the leading piano duos of their generation. To cite the UK magazine Music and Arts, "Theirs is a marriage of wondrous colours and dextrous aplomb, subtly balanced to make a musical performance sound as one." Stavinsky's 'Petrouchka' was originally arranged for four-hands by the composer as a rehearsal score for the Ballet Russes production of the same name, but in this stripped-down version it brings Stravinsky's melodic, rhythmic and harmonic inventiveness to the fore. Brahms' 16 Waltzes Op.39 are an enchanting collection of Romantic miniatures that simultaneously nod to the musical lineage of the composer's home in Vienna whilst asserting his own flair and individuality. The final four tangos by Piazzolla are a full of Argentine flair and vigour, and were arranged especially for this recording by Bax & Chung.
"An odd mixture...Still, the husband and wife duo enjoy easy rapport, and their Piazzolla tangos have a smoky panache." BBC Music Magazine, January 2014 ***
"Pardon the cliche, but here's a husband-and-wife piano duo who make beautiful music together...Newly minted colours, inner voices and highlighted abss-lines emerge from Brahms's Op. 39 Waltzes...Bax and Chung internalise [Piazzolla's] rhythmic syntax to the point where syncopations pack an understated punch." Gramophone Magazine, April 2014
"Bax and Chung are husband and wife, so it's not surprising that their piano duets work so well. They share a relish of a certain brilliant clarity in their playing. In this scintillating recital, it's hard to find even a fleeting moment where ensemble is less than meticulous" Sunday Times, 24th November 2013
Tracks:
Brahms:
Waltzes (16), Op. 39
Piazzólla:
Lo que vendra
arr. Bax & Chung
Milonga del ángel
arr. Bax & Chung
Tango No. 2
arr. Bax & Chung
Libertango
arr. Bax & Chung
Stravinsky:
Petrushka
