Music for Two Pianos
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Composer or Director: William Walton, Arthur Benjamin, Johann Sebastian Bach, Darius Milhaud, Johannes Brahms, Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Igor Stravinsky, Antonín Dvořák
Label: Masters
Magazine Review Date: 2/1990
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 62
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: MCD11
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Scaramouche |
Darius Milhaud, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano Darius Milhaud, Composer John Ogdon, Piano |
| Jamaican Rumba |
Arthur Benjamin, Composer
Arthur Benjamin, Composer Brenda Lucas, Piano John Ogdon, Piano |
| Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', Movement: Choral: Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiring) |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer John Ogdon, Piano |
| (16) Slavonic Dances, Movement: No. 1 in C |
Antonín Dvořák, Composer
Antonín Dvořák, Composer Brenda Lucas, Piano John Ogdon, Piano |
| (16) Slavonic Dances, Movement: No. 2 in E minor |
Antonín Dvořák, Composer
Antonín Dvořák, Composer Brenda Lucas, Piano John Ogdon, Piano |
| (16) Slavonic Dances, Movement: No. 3 in D |
Antonín Dvořák, Composer
Antonín Dvořák, Composer Brenda Lucas, Piano John Ogdon, Piano |
| Cantata No. 208, 'Was mir behagt, ist nur die munt, Movement: Aria: Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep may safely graze) |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer John Ogdon, Piano |
| Suite No. 1, Movement: Valse |
Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Composer
Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Composer Brenda Lucas, Piano John Ogdon, Piano |
| Circus Polka |
Igor Stravinsky, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano Igor Stravinsky, Composer John Ogdon, Piano |
| Gayaneh, Movement: Sabre Dance |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Brenda Lucas, Piano John Ogdon, Piano |
| Façade, Movement: Fox-trot (Old Sir Faulk) |
William Walton, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano John Ogdon, Piano William Walton, Composer |
| Façade, Movement: Tango-pasodoble |
William Walton, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano John Ogdon, Piano William Walton, Composer |
| (21) Hungarian Dances, Movement: No. 1 in G minor |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano Johannes Brahms, Composer John Ogdon, Piano |
| (21) Hungarian Dances, Movement: No. 3 in F |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano Johannes Brahms, Composer John Ogdon, Piano |
| (21) Hungarian Dances, Movement: No. 5 in F sharp minor |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano Johannes Brahms, Composer John Ogdon, Piano |
| (21) Hungarian Dances, Movement: No. 7 in A |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano Johannes Brahms, Composer John Ogdon, Piano |
| (21) Hungarian Dances, Movement: No. 10 in E |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano Johannes Brahms, Composer John Ogdon, Piano |
Composer or Director: William Walton, Arthur Benjamin, Johann Sebastian Bach, Darius Milhaud, Johannes Brahms, Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Igor Stravinsky, Antonín Dvořák
Label: Masters
Magazine Review Date: 2/1990
Media Format: Cassette
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: MCC11
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Scaramouche |
Darius Milhaud, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano Darius Milhaud, Composer John Ogdon, Piano |
| Jamaican Rumba |
Arthur Benjamin, Composer
Arthur Benjamin, Composer Brenda Lucas, Piano John Ogdon, Piano |
| Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', Movement: Choral: Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiring) |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer John Ogdon, Piano |
| (16) Slavonic Dances, Movement: No. 1 in C |
Antonín Dvořák, Composer
Antonín Dvořák, Composer Brenda Lucas, Piano John Ogdon, Piano |
| (16) Slavonic Dances, Movement: No. 2 in E minor |
Antonín Dvořák, Composer
Antonín Dvořák, Composer Brenda Lucas, Piano John Ogdon, Piano |
| (16) Slavonic Dances, Movement: No. 3 in D |
Antonín Dvořák, Composer
Antonín Dvořák, Composer Brenda Lucas, Piano John Ogdon, Piano |
| Cantata No. 208, 'Was mir behagt, ist nur die munt, Movement: Aria: Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep may safely graze) |
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer John Ogdon, Piano |
| Suite No. 1, Movement: Valse |
Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Composer
Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Composer Brenda Lucas, Piano John Ogdon, Piano |
| Circus Polka |
Igor Stravinsky, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano Igor Stravinsky, Composer John Ogdon, Piano |
| Gayaneh, Movement: Sabre Dance |
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Composer Brenda Lucas, Piano John Ogdon, Piano |
| Façade, Movement: Fox-trot (Old Sir Faulk) |
William Walton, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano John Ogdon, Piano William Walton, Composer |
| Façade, Movement: Tango-pasodoble |
William Walton, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano John Ogdon, Piano William Walton, Composer |
| (21) Hungarian Dances, Movement: No. 1 in G minor |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano Johannes Brahms, Composer John Ogdon, Piano |
| (21) Hungarian Dances, Movement: No. 3 in F |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano Johannes Brahms, Composer John Ogdon, Piano |
| (21) Hungarian Dances, Movement: No. 5 in F sharp minor |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano Johannes Brahms, Composer John Ogdon, Piano |
| (21) Hungarian Dances, Movement: No. 7 in A |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano Johannes Brahms, Composer John Ogdon, Piano |
| (21) Hungarian Dances, Movement: No. 10 in E |
Johannes Brahms, Composer
Brenda Lucas, Piano Johannes Brahms, Composer John Ogdon, Piano |
Author:
A disappointing record. The late John Ogdon and Brenda Lucas adopt, too often, a rather hard and aggressive style, it is a relief when occasional relaxation appears. The quality of recording unfortunately somewhat emphasizes the style of the playing; it, too, is on the hard side. The programme, nevertheless, contains some winners (the Arensky Waltz, for example), although these are by and large, available in alternative and preferable versions elsewhere. The Walton Fox-trot uncharacteristically taken far too slowly, most certainly is.
Production, too, is much less than the best: silences between pieces average four to five seconds, which in an hour of continuous music is not enough; and the only way of finding timings, otherwise kept secret, is to put the disc on to the machine.
There are, however, excellent notes on the music by Jeremy Siepmann. But alas! this unexpected touch of quality is shown at its worst by careless proof-correcting (or by no proof-correcting at all), which manages to pass too many spelling mistakes in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Hungarian. How about, for example, those moments when Ogdon relinquishes the direction and Brenda Lucas is twice said to be playing the ''principle'' part!'
Production, too, is much less than the best: silences between pieces average four to five seconds, which in an hour of continuous music is not enough; and the only way of finding timings, otherwise kept secret, is to put the disc on to the machine.
There are, however, excellent notes on the music by Jeremy Siepmann. But alas! this unexpected touch of quality is shown at its worst by careless proof-correcting (or by no proof-correcting at all), which manages to pass too many spelling mistakes in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Hungarian. How about, for example, those moments when Ogdon relinquishes the direction and Brenda Lucas is twice said to be playing the ''principle'' part!'
Music for Two Pianos
Music for Two Pianos
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