After Mozart and Beethoven established the piano as an essential force in classical music, Russian and French Romantic composers took the instrument to the next level. Arensky and Rachmaninov bared the powerful soul of Russia, while Fauré and Debussy reveled in ethereal pleasures. Debussy’s iconic Jeux (Games) is performed in this collection by eminent French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and Van Cliburn Competition prizewinner Anna Geniushene.
Selections
Anton Arensky
Six Children’s Pieces for Piano, Four Hands, op. 34
I. Märchen
Hyeyeon Park
Piano
Wu Han
Piano
Claude Debussy
Jeux for Two Pianos (arr. Bavouzet, 2005)
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
Piano
Anna Genuishene
piano
Gabriel Fauré
"Dolly" Suite for Piano, Four Hands, op. 56
I. Berceuse
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
Piano
Wu Han
Piano
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphonic Dances for Two Pianos, op. 45
I. Non allegro
Anna Genuishene
piano
Chelsea Wang
Piano
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