Wolpe / Quattro Mani- Music for Two Pianos 8
Stefan Wolpe's escape from Nazi Germany was fraught with uncertainty and danger. During the months following Hitler's rise to power Wolpe went into hiding, while completing one of his most compelling works- the March and Variations (1932-33), a work of Beethovenian power, scored for two pianos. The piece was largely been forgotten until Quattro Mani's revival of it, and their sensational premiere recording on Bridge's Music of Stefan Wolpe, Vol. 8. Wolpe's ballet score, The Man from Midian (1942) a work based on the Old Testament, is centered around the story of Moses, and is the other major work on this release. The virtuoso piano duo team, Quattro Mani (Susan Grace & Steven Beck), has worked with many of today's leading composers, and is devoted to the expansion of the repertoire for duo piano. QM's new Wolpe release is the duo's 14th album for Bridge Records.
Tracklist:
- March & Variations, Op. 21
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 1, Overture [Portrait Of Moses]
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 2, Serfdom [Lamentation]
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 3, Mother Conceals Child
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 4, Pharoah's Daughter Bathes In The Nile, Finds The Baby
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 5, Procession
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 6, Pet Of The Court - Political Intrigue
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 7, Moses Among The Workers
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 8, Moses Buries The Taskmaster In The Sand
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 9, Conversation With God
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 10, Moses Meets Aaron - Command Of Moses For The Waters
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 11, March Through The Red Sea
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 12, Restlessness
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 13, Aaron's Desperation
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 14, Joshua's Pleading
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 15, Bacchanal
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 16, Return Of Moses - Breaking Of Tablets - Moses Falls On The Arm Of Joshua
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 17, Moses Walks Among The People, Commands Some To Be Killed
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 18, Gathering Of People
- 4 Studies On Basic Rows, Op. 23: No. 3. Presto Furioso
- 4 Studies On Basic Rows, Op. 23: No. 4. Passacaglia
UPC > 090404951626
Format > New CD
Label > Bridge
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Stefan Wolpe's escape from Nazi Germany was fraught with uncertainty and danger. During the months following Hitler's rise to power Wolpe went into hiding, while completing one of his most compelling works- the March and Variations (1932-33), a work of Beethovenian power, scored for two pianos. The piece was largely been forgotten until Quattro Mani's revival of it, and their sensational premiere recording on Bridge's Music of Stefan Wolpe, Vol. 8. Wolpe's ballet score, The Man from Midian (1942) a work based on the Old Testament, is centered around the story of Moses, and is the other major work on this release. The virtuoso piano duo team, Quattro Mani (Susan Grace & Steven Beck), has worked with many of today's leading composers, and is devoted to the expansion of the repertoire for duo piano. QM's new Wolpe release is the duo's 14th album for Bridge Records.
Tracklist:
- March & Variations, Op. 21
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 1, Overture [Portrait Of Moses]
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 2, Serfdom [Lamentation]
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 3, Mother Conceals Child
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 4, Pharoah's Daughter Bathes In The Nile, Finds The Baby
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 5, Procession
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 6, Pet Of The Court - Political Intrigue
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 7, Moses Among The Workers
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 8, Moses Buries The Taskmaster In The Sand
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 9, Conversation With God
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 10, Moses Meets Aaron - Command Of Moses For The Waters
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 11, March Through The Red Sea
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 12, Restlessness
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 13, Aaron's Desperation
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 14, Joshua's Pleading
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 15, Bacchanal
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 16, Return Of Moses - Breaking Of Tablets - Moses Falls On The Arm Of Joshua
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 17, Moses Walks Among The People, Commands Some To Be Killed
- The Man From Midian (Version For 2 Pianos): No. 18, Gathering Of People
- 4 Studies On Basic Rows, Op. 23: No. 3. Presto Furioso
- 4 Studies On Basic Rows, Op. 23: No. 4. Passacaglia
UPC > 090404951626
Format > New CD
Label > Bridge
Shop online at Darkside Records.
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