FOUR HANDS AT HOME

Moscheles, Ignaz;
Wagner, Richard;
Mendelssohn, Felix;
Horsley, Charles Edward;
Boëly, Alexandre-Pierre-Francois;
Holmès, Augusta

McCallum, Stephanie;
Helyard, Erin

TOCN 0031

Playing piano four-hands was both vital in the dissemination of music in the nineteenth century and also a popular domestic activity. The original 1853 Parisian Erard piano on which this recording was made demonstrates the clarity, warmth and differentiated timbres characteristic of the ‘straight stringing’ that was later replaced by the ‘cross-stringing’ of the modern concert grand. The repertoire from the period covers the many genres of four-hand piano works in their varied roles as domestic ‘info-entertainment’: orchestral works large and small, serious sonatas and variations, showpieces for emerging virtuosi and even a string quartet are all equally engaging in this once-familiar medium.

Works:

•Ignaz Moscheles: La belle union op. 76
• Richard Wagner: Vorspiel zu Lohengrin
•Felix Mendelssohn: Andante & Variationen op. 83a
•Charles Edward Horsley: 3 Chamber Duets op. 46
•Alexandre-Pierre-Francois Boely: Streichquartett Nr. 3 (arr. für Klavier 4-händig)
•Augusta Holmes: Poeme symphonique "Poeme"

CD

Muzyka klasyczna

Toccata Classics

19-01-2024

5060640070318