Piano Fantasy: Music for Two Pianos [Box Set]

Piano Fantasy: Music for Two Pianos [Box Set]

Piano Fantasy: Music for Two Pianos [Box Set]
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Composer: Johannes Brahms
Composer: Antonin Dvorak
Composer: Georges Bizet
Composer: Gabriel Faure
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Composer: Francis Poulenc
Composer: Darius Milhaud
Composer: Manuel de Falla
Composer: Ernesto Lecuona
Composer: Isaac Albeniz
Composer: Manuel Infante
Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Composer: Alexander Scriabin
Composer: George Gershwin
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
Conductor: Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra: Cleveland Orchestra
Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Katia and Marielle Labèque
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set, Collector's Edition
CD Release Date: 2003-10-14
Music Label: Philips
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 1 in G minor. Allegro molto
  2. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 2 in D minor. Allegro non assai
  3. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 3 in F major. Allegretto
  4. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 4 in F minor. Poco sostenuto
  5. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 5 in F sharp minor. Allegro
  6. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 6 in D flat major. Vivace
  7. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 7 in A major. Allegretto
  8. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 8 in A minor. Presto
  9. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 9 in E minor. Allegro non troppo
  10. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 10 in E major. Presto
  11. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 11 in A minor. Poco andante
  12. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 12 in D minor. Presto
  13. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 13 in D major. Andantino grazioso
  14. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 14 in D minor. Un poco andante
  15. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 15 in B flat major. Allegretto grazioso
  16. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 16 in F minor. Con moto
  17. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 17 in F sharp minor. Andantino
  18. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 18 in D major. Molto vivace
  19. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 19 in B minor. Allegretto
  20. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 20 in E minor. Poco allegretto
  21. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo), WoO 1: No. 21 in E minor. Vivace
Music CD 2
  1. Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 78 (Op. 46): No. 1 in C major. Presto
  2. Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 78 (Op. 46): No. 2 in E minor. Allegretto scherzando
  3. Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 78 (Op. 46): No. 3 in D major. Allegretto scherzando
  4. Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 78 (Op. 46): No. 4 in F major. Tempo di minuetto
  5. Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 78 (Op. 46): No. 5 in A major. Allegro vivace
  6. Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 78 (Op. 46): No. 6 in A flat major. Poco allegro
  7. Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 78 (Op. 46): No. 7 in C minor. Allegro assai
  8. Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 78 (Op. 46): No. 8 in G minor. Presto
  9. Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 145 (Op. 72): No. 1 in B major. Molto vivace
  10. Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 145 (Op. 72): No. 2 in E minor. Allegretto grazioso
  11. Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 145 (Op. 72): No. 3 in F major. Allegro
  12. Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 145 (Op. 72): No. 4 in D flat major. Allegretto grazioso
  13. Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 145 (Op. 72): No. 5 in B flat minor. Poco adagio
  14. Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 145 (Op. 72): No. 6 in B flat major. Moderato, quasi minuetto
  15. Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 145 (Op. 72): No. 7 in C major. Presto
  16. Slavonic Dances (8) for piano, 4 hands, B. 145 (Op. 72): No. 8 in A flat major. Grazioso e lento, ma non troppo, quasi tempo di valse
Music CD 3
  1. Jeux d'enfants (Children's Games), pieces (12) for piano, 4 hands, Op. 22: 1. L'Escarpolette
  2. Jeux d'enfants (Children's Games), pieces (12) for piano, 4 hands, Op. 22: 2. La Toupie
  3. Jeux d'enfants (Children's Games), pieces (12) for piano, 4 hands, Op. 22: 4. Les Chevaux de bois
  4. Jeux d'enfants (Children's Games), pieces (12) for piano, 4 hands, Op. 22: 5. Le Volant
  5. Jeux d'enfants (Children's Games), pieces (12) for piano, 4 hands, Op. 22: 6. Trompette et tambour
  6. Jeux d'enfants (Children's Games), pieces (12) for piano, 4 hands, Op. 22: 7. Les Bulles de savon
  7. Jeux d'enfants (Children's Games), pieces (12) for piano, 4 hands, Op. 22: 8. Les Quatres Coins
  8. Jeux d'enfants (Children's Games), pieces (12) for piano, 4 hands, Op. 22: 9. Colin-maillard
  9. Jeux d'enfants (Children's Games), pieces (12) for piano, 4 hands, Op. 22: 10. Saute-mouton
  10. Jeux d'enfants (Children's Games), pieces (12) for piano, 4 hands, Op. 22: 11. Petit mari, petite femme
  11. Jeux d'enfants (Children's Games), pieces (12) for piano, 4 hands, Op. 22: 12. Le Bal
  12. Dolly, suite for piano, 4 hands or orchestra, Op. 56: 1. Berceuse
  13. Dolly, suite for piano, 4 hands or orchestra, Op. 56: 2. Mi-a-ou
  14. Dolly, suite for piano, 4 hands or orchestra, Op. 56: 3. Le Jardin de Dolly
  15. Dolly, suite for piano, 4 hands or orchestra, Op. 56: 4. Kitty-Valse
  16. Dolly, suite for piano, 4 hands or orchestra, Op. 56: 5. Tendresse
  17. Dolly, suite for piano, 4 hands or orchestra, Op. 56: 6. Le Pas espagnol
  18. Ma mère l'oye, for piano, 4 hands (or orchestra): 5. Le Jardin féerique
  19. Scaramouche (3), suite for 2 pianos, Op. 165b: I. Vif
  20. Scaramouche (3), suite for 2 pianos, Op. 165b: III. Brezileira (Mouvement de samba)
Music CD 4
  1. La Vida breve, opera, G. 35/39 (2 versions): Spanish Dance No. 1
  2. La Vida breve, opera, G. 35/39 (2 versions): Spanish Dance No. 2
  3. Ritual Fire Dance, for orchestra (from 'El Amor brujo')
  4. Pavana capricho, for piano in E minor (also arranged for 2 pianos), Op. 12, B. 1
  5. Iberia Suite for piano, B. 47, Book 2: Triana
  6. Navarra, for piano in A flat major, B. 49
  7. Danses Andalouses (3), for 2 pianos: 1. Ritmo
  8. Danses Andalouses (3), for 2 pianos: 2. Sentimiento
  9. Danses Andalouses (3), for 2 pianos: 3. Gracia (El vito)
Music CD 5
  1. Capriccio Italien, for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands), Op. 45
  2. Fantasy for 2 pianos in A minor
  3. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Danse russe
  4. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Danse espagnole
  5. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Danse napolitaine
  6. The Sleeping Beauty, ballet, Op. 66: Adagio. Pas d'action
  7. The Sleeping Beauty, ballet, Op. 66: Panorama
  8. The Sleeping Beauty, ballet, Op. 66: Valse
  9. Slavonic March, for orchestra, Op. 31
Music CD 6
  1. Rhapsody in Blue, unpublished version for 2 pianos
  2. Concerto in F, for piano & orchestra: I. Allegro
  3. Concerto in F, for piano & orchestra: II. Adagio
  4. Concerto in F, for piano & orchestra: III. Allegro agitato
  5. Concerto for 2 pianos & orchestra in D minor, FP 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo
  6. Concerto for 2 pianos & orchestra in D minor, FP 61: II. Larghetto
  7. Concerto for 2 pianos & orchestra in D minor, FP 61: III. Finale. Allegro molto

Music reviews of Piano Fantasy: Music for Two Pianos [Box Set]

Music Review: Happy Music-Making by the Best at Half-Off!
Rating: 5 Stars

The sister's Labeque, Katia and Marielle, have become sort of a modern day version of Flagstad and Melchior, the Met's supreme Wagner pair of the thirties: people quite take their supreme gifts as duo pianists completely for granted. "Oh, yes, I really like them!", someone will say. Yet somehow they never seem to generate the same sort of critical attention here at Amazon other still up and coming musicians regularly receive. Certainly anyone who has attended one of their concerts cannot help but be impressed with what must be one of the most pleasureable experiences in classical concert going.

When the Labeques started off on their own company/projects Philips put together this large box set covering the first decade and a half of their career. These CDs run from the initial and famous Gershwin numbers released in 1980 and which put the duo on the musical map with a huge uproar through the Tchaikovsky numbers from 1995, with in between a wide-ranging selection of many great albums. Here we have a 6 CD box set showcasing a great deal of some of the finest and most accessible selections from these two famous artists in the two piano repetoire at a stupendous price!

The box set of six CDs comes with cardboard sleeves containing a listed program and a five page essay, "Piano Fantasy", by Max Harrison (In English, French and German) discussing the individual selections. There are 8 pages of track listings, each with timings. Save for a single black and white frontspiece photo no mention whatsoever is made of the two stars.

To my taste the selections from the French repetoire are first rate as performances, no surprise there. Also of no surprise are good work in Gershwin, with a two piano version of Rhapsody in Blue for both two pianos and another version for two pianos and orchestra. If this doesn't quite earse memories of Earl Wild it's still approapriately and well played. Arrangements by Debussy - of all people! - of three selections from Swan Lake for two pianos add a fascinating novelty, as do a further five selections from Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty ballet arranged by Sergei Rachmaninoff!

A full CD is given over to some of my favorite music, the piano music of Spain's golden age. This alone made the disc for me - great display pieces glowing with light and energy, with several two piano arrangements made by Albeniz of his most famous solo pieces. You can hear samples of this CD at Espana! / Katia & Marielle Labeque / Albeniz Lecuona Falla (Philips)

There are also two discs devoted to the famous dances of Brahms and Dvorak. You can here samples from both of these CDs at Amazon's original listings for the initial relelases. Brahms: The 21 Hungarian Dances Dvorak Slavonic Dances op 46 + 72 Lebeque Sisters (Philips) There are a several other versions of these, but the Labeque's acquit themselves well against the 'bigger' names. One just doesn't sit down and start playing two piano music, and their background with such issues as balancing the two instruments in a recording pays off. As Paul Hornung so rightly put said it in his famous commercial, "Practice, practice, practice."

A great bargain filled to bursting with outgoing, highly attractive music! If you enjoy the Labeques or piano recordings in general this should be a wondeful addition to your collection. If you have yet to purchase one of their CDs this certainly is a good place to begin!

The Labegues continue to strike out on their own with fresh ideas and in new directions, with new repetoire, DVDs, and cross-over albums that don't really sound like cross-over performances. Among my choices in their new work would be;

Having saved bundels on the Philips set you might first try the expensive but fabulous new issue; Maurice RAvel: Katia et Marielle Labeque A revisit to Ravel that must be among the exciting recordings they've done. The Rhapsodie Espagnole strikes levels of dramatic intensity not to be missed!

Katia et Marielle Labèque play Stravinsky & Debussy [CD + DVD] A wildly creative visual approach generally works quite well -very 'hip' or avant garde DVD.

In 1996 Katia on her own joined a group of outstanding partners for a fabulous jazz CD. Little Girl Blue Don't let the cover deceive you - this is 1996 CD is terrific stuff. Katia now has branched out from her sister and has been active on her own with stunning small ensembles for almost a decade.

Katia also joined Russian violinist Viktoria Mullova for a series of concerts and recordings highlighting a repetoire marked with originality in programming and distinquished musicianship.
Viktoria Mullova & Katia Lebeque in Recital

If you want to see the pair in a visual feast while playing their French repetoire check out the DVD cited below. It rises above the soupy cover's suggestion of bland daydreamy picture postcards with a wealth of fine images and a nice mix of present and past.The Loves of Emma Bardac - Katia Labeque, Marielle Labeque, Pierre Boulez



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