Alain Lefèvre & Hélène Mercier — Mathieu: Concerto de Québec & Works for 2 Pianos

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A celebrated child prodigy in ’30s and ’40s Paris and New York, Canadian pianist-composer André Mathieu fell into obscurity soon after his death at just 39. The music he left behind is breathtaking—concertos and symphonic works that mine a rich seam of Rachmaninoff, Ravel and Poulenc. Alain Lefèvre made a celebrated recording of the <i>Concerto No. 3</i> in 2017, but its arrangement here for two pianos reveals Mathieu’s genius for harmony and melody in fabulous detail. And <i>genius</i> is no exaggeration: Mathieu completed the concerto at 14. However, the dreamy, post-Impressionist orchestral <i>Rhapsodie romantique</i>, which opens this album, shows Mathieu at even greater creative heights. Mercier and Lefèvre’s performance of this two-piano version is mesmerising.

Артист

Alain Lefèvre & Hélène Mercier

Треки

  1. Rhapsodie romantique (Arr. Wastor for 2 Pianos) 20:27
  2. Concertino No. 2, Op. 13: I. Allegro (Arr. Wastor for 2 Pianos) 3:17
  3. Concertino No. 2, Op. 13: II. Andante (Arr. Wastor for 2 Pianos) 5:42
  4. Concertino No. 2, Op. 13: III. Allegro (Arr. Wastor for 2 Pianos) 4:25
  5. Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, "Concerto de Québec", Op. 25: I. Allegro moderato (Arr. Wastor for 2 Pianos) 10:10
  6. Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, "Concerto de Québec", Op. 25: II. Andante (Arr. Wastor for 2 Pianos) 13:35
  7. Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, "Concerto de Québec", Op. 25: III. Allegro con brio (Arr. Wastor for 2 Pianos) 7:48