Emma Abbate & Julian Perkins - Tournament for Twenty Fingers (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 69:27 minutes | 975 MB
Classical | Label: BIS, Official Digital Download
Initially enjoying popularity first in Germany-speaking lands and then in France, the genre of the piano duet (four hands, one piano) went on to blossom in England during the 20th century. On this album Emma Abbate and Julian Perkins present the complete works for piano duet by each of the composers selected. Palm Court Waltz, the Sonatina and Theme and Variations from Lennox Berkeley display Gallic traits, the consequence no doubt of his studies in France and his keen interest in the music of Satie, Ravel and Poulenc. While showing an evolution in the composer’s approach to tonality, every hint of seriousness is constantly balanced by elegant playfulness and diaphanous textures.