Alexandre Tharaud – Four Hands (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Alexandre Tharaud – Four Hands (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:07:36 minutes | 1,02 GB | Genre: Classical
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The aptly named 4 Hands offers 18 tracks, each just a few minutes in length, each featuring Tharaud sharing a piano keyboard with a different partner. The repertoire ranges wide – from Bach to Glass by way of such composers as Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Fauré, Satie, Debussy, Ravel, Rachmaninov, Ravel and Piazzolla.

Tracklist:

1-01. Bruce Liu – 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor (Piano 4-Hands Version) (02:08)
1-02. Alexandre Tharaud – Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 “Actus Tragicus”: No. 2, Chöre, Arioso und Aria. “Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit” (Arr. Kurtág for Piano 4-Hands) (02:20)
1-03. Beatrice Rana – Libertango (Arr. Yamamoto for Piano 4-Hands) (03:47)
1-04. Nicholas Angelich – Dolly, Op. 56: I. Berceuse (02:20)
1-05. Alexandre Tharaud – The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act 1 “The Spell”: No. 6, Waltz (Arr. Rachmaninov for Piano 4-Hands) (03:59)
1-06. Alexandre Tharaud – Ma Mère l’Oye, M. 60: V. Le jardin féérique (02:56)
1-07. Gautier Capuçon – Parade: Prestidigitateur chinois (02:16)
1-08. Juliette – 15 Portraits d’enfants d’Auguste Renoir: No. 7, Fillette au chapeau bleu (01:32)
1-09. Michel Dalberto – 3 Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 1 in D Major (04:48)
1-10. Alexandre Tharaud – 4 Norwegian Dances, Op. 35: No. 2 in A Major, Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso (02:17)
1-11. Alexandre Tharaud – Piano Trio in G Major, Hob. XV:25: III. Rondo all’ongarese. Presto (Arr. Metzdorff for Piano 4-Hands) (03:28)
1-12. Alexandre Tharaud – Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 145: No. 2 in E Minor, Allegretto grazioso (04:35)
1-13. Alexandre Tharaud – Galop-marche à huit mains (Arr. Lemoine for Piano 4-Hands) (03:23)
1-14. Alexandre Tharaud – 3 + 3: No. 3, The Just Average (00:47)
1-15. Alexandre Tharaud – Sonata for Piano 4-Hands in D Major, K. 381: III. Allegro molto (03:15)
1-16. Emmanuel Strosser – Sonata for Piano 4-Hands, FP 8: I. Prelude (02:07)
1-17. Frédéric Vaysse-Knitter – Petite suite, CD 71, L. 65: I. En bateau (03:22)
1-18. Vanessa Wagner – 3 Pieces for Four Hands: No. 2, Stokes (03:31)
1-19. Alexandre Tharaud – 6 Morceaux, Op. 11: No. 1, Barcarolle (06:18)
1-20. Eric Le Sage – 6 Studien in kanonischer Form, Op. 56: No. 4, Innig (Transcr. Bizet for Piano 4-Hands) (02:51)
1-21. Philippe Jaroussky – Barcarolle, Op. 26 (03:44)
1-22. Alexandre Tharaud – Jeux d’enfants, Op. 22, WD 56: No. 12, Le bal (01:43)