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雙鋼琴音樂的發展直到1920年代開始才有職業的組合出現,Bartlett-Robertson組合, Vronsky-Babin組合,與Luboshutz -Nemenoff.組合便是發展初期的三組重要組合,而這套專輯便是Luboshutz and Nemenoff這對黃金組合的經典錄音.裡面收錄多首歌曲都是經由這三組雙鋼琴鼻祖的成員所改編.一套記錄著開創雙鋼琴音樂演奏時代的珍貴發行!
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Pierre Luboshutz (1890–1971) and Genia Nemenoff (1905–1989) were husband and wife. Both were from musical families of Russian and Jewish heritage and both ultimately settled in New York by way of Germany and France. Pierre had established a fine reputation in Russia as a member of the Luboshutz Trio, comprised of Pierre and his two more famous sisters. He also became known as a successful accompanist who toured extensively with a variety of distinguished soloists. Genia, however, languished in the States: it was the Depression, her family was abroad, and musical opportunities were limited. Performing together was a wonderful solution, if not without risk: duo-piano teams were not featured on the concert circuit. Yet Pierre and Genia were not only undaunted, they were well-connected: Pierre had many important musician-colleagues and friends and Pierre’s sister Lea introduced the duo to her manager, the indomitable Sol Hurok, who was intrigued and on board. “Luboshutz & Nemenoff’s” success came quickly, but it was their talent and chemistry that left an enduring legacy.
Marston’s 4-CD set contains Luboshutz and Nemenoff’s RCA Victor recordings and selections from their LP discs: Mozart’s Sonata K. 448, Brahms’s Haydn Variations, Schumann’s Andante and Variations, Op. 46, Milhaud’s Scaramouche Suite, and many transcriptions and arrangements. Also included are live performances of Bach and Mozart concerti with Serge Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, as well as Harl McDonald’s Two Piano Concerto with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by the composer. Notes are written by Thomas Wolf, the grandson of Lea Luboshutz and the grandnephew of Pierre and Genia. Thomas’s recollections of the time spent with his great aunt and uncle provide a unique glimpse into the people who comprised one of the greatest of piano duos.
曲目:
CD1:
Mozart: Sonata for Two Pianos in D, K. 448
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 10 in E-Flat for Two Pianos, K. 365/316A
Chopin: Rondo for Two Pianos in C, Op. posth. 73
Schumann: Andante and Variations in B-Flat, Op. 46
Mendelssohn-Luboshutz: Allegro Brilliant in A, Op. 92
Mendelssohn-Philipp: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
CD2:
Luboshutz: The Bat—A Fantasy from Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus
Richard Strauss-Babin: Waltzes from Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 56
Weber-Luboshutz: Rondo from Sonata No. 3 in D Minor for Violin and Piano
Mozart-Konus: Overture from Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
Rossini-Kovacs: Largo al factotum from Il barbiere di Siviglia
Handel-Luboshutz: Passacaglia from Suite No. 7 in G Minor, HWV 432
Milhaud: Scaramouche, Op. 165b
Levitzki: Valse tzigane, Op. 7
De Falla-Luboshutz: Danza ritual del fuego from El amor brujo
Kreisler-Luboshutz: Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3
Glinka-Luboshutz: The Lark
Cui-Luboshutz: Orientale from Kaleidoscope, Op. 50, No. 9
Stravinsky-Luboshutz: Danse russe from Petrouchka
Mussorgsky-Luboshutz: Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov
Shostakovich-Luboshutz: Polka from Age of Gold, Op. 22
Shostakovich-Luboshutz: Waltz from The Golden Mountains, Op. 30
Reigger: Finale from New Dance, Op. 18
CD3:
Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn, Op. 56b
Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52a
Portnoff: Perpetual Motion on Brahms’s Vergebliches Ständchen
Bach-Luboshutz: Sicilienne from Sonata for Flute and Klavier in E-Flat, BWV 1031
Bach-Philipp: Organ Concerto after Vivaldi in A Minor, BWV 593
Bach-Luboshutz: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61
Bach: Concerto in C for Two Klaviers, BWV 1061
CD4:
Debussy: Lindaraja
Saint-Seans: Danse Macabre, Op. 40
Saint-Seans: Variations on a theme of Beethoven, Op. 35
Khachaturian: Three Pieces for Two Pianos
Reger: Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue, Op. 96
McDonald: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
