Beethoven and his teachers: Music for piano, four hands

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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / JOHANN GEORG ALBRECHTSBERGER / JOSEPH HAYDN
Beethoven and his teachers: Music for piano, four hands
Cullan Bryant & Dmitry Rachmanov (piano)

[ Naxos / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Tuesday 10 May 2011

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Performing on early 19th-century pianos from the Frederick Historic Piano Collection, competition prizewinners Dmitry Rachmanov, a Juilliard graduate, and Cullan Bryant, a graduate of Manhattan School of Music, explore the interrelationships between the keyboard music of Beethoven and his principal teachers in this fascinating double-album of rarities for piano four-hands.

"Whether you are an expert in the field of period instruments or just curious about their sound, you owe it to yourself to make this recording a part of your collection. The repertoire, performers, booklet notes, and recorded sound are all superb; and I plan to keep this one on my active listening stack for the foreseeable future." American Record Guide Critic's Choice

Tracks:

Albrechtsberger, J G:
Prelude and Fugue in B flat

Beethoven:
Sonata in D, Op. 6
Variations (8) on a Theme by Count Waldstein, WoO 67
Three Marches for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 45
Variations (6) on 'Ich denke Dein' WoO 74
(World Première Recording with Maria Ferrante, soprano)
Grosse Fuge in B flat major, Op. 134 (piano 4 Hands)

Haydn:
Divertimento: Il Maestro e lo Scolare Hob.XVIIa:1 (four hands)

Neefe:
Sechs leichte Stücke (Six Easy Pieces) from Mozart's opera, Die Zauberflöte
(World Première Recording)