Four Hand Reflections – Aebersold and Neiweem piano duo

Four Hand Reflections – Aebersold and Neiweem piano duo
Catalog number: 456

Tracks:

01 Andante and Variations in G Major, K. 501
comp: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
02 Rapsodie Espagnole - Mvt. 1. Prelude a la nuit
comp: Maurice Ravel
03 Rapsodie Espagnole - Mvt. 2. Malaguena
04 Rapsodie Espagnole - Mvt. 3. Habanera
05 Rapsodie Espagnole - Mvt. 4. Feria
06 Schlummerlied from 'Weihnachtsbaum' Suite
comp: Franz Liszt
07 Hungarian Rhapsody #2
comp: Franz Liszt
08 The Fountains of Rome - Mvt. 1. The Fountain of Valle Guilia at Dawn
comp: Ottorino Respighi
09 The Fountains of Rome - Mvt. 2. The Triton Fountain in the Morning
10 The Fountains of Rome - Mvt. 3. The Trevi Fountain at Mid-Day
11 The Fountains of Rome - Mvt. 4. The Fountain of the Villa medici at Sunset
12 Great Movements Sonata for Four Hands - I. Schubert Variations
comp: Patrick Byers
13 Great Movements Sonata for Four Hands - II. (Brahms) Scherzo for the Hearty
14 Great Movements Sonata for Four Hands - III. Air from a Balcony
15 Great Movements Sonata for Four Hands - IV. Gift for the Great

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the American piano duo Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem, this disc represents a selection of some of their personal favorite original and transcribed works for piano four hands. The cd features the world-premiere recording of the Great Movements Sonata for Four Hands; a welcome virtuoso addition to the neglected contemporary repertoire for piano duet by New York composer Patrick Byers, along with original composer transcriptions of works by Mozart, Ravel, Liszt and Respighi. Currently celebrating twenty-five years as a performing ensemble, Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem are marking the occasion with an international tour which will include New York, Chicago, Rome and Vienna.

Claire Aebersold is a graduate of the New England Conservatory, and Ralph Neiweem of the Juilliard School. Husband and wife, they are currently duo-inresidence at the Music Institute of Chicago, where they founded the NEA award-winning Chicago Duo-Piano Festival.


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