Mari Kodama & Momo Kodama - Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites For Piano Duo (2016) [DSD64]
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BAND/ARTIST: Mari Kodama, Momo Kodama
- Title: Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites For Piano Duo
- Year Of Release: 2016
- Label: PentaTone
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: DSD64 (*.dff) tracks | 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz
- Total Time: 01:03:29
- Total Size: 1,4 GB (+3%rec.)
- WebSite: Album Preview
Together for the first time in the recording studio, sisters Mari and Momo Kodama are scintillating on these lively arrangements from Tchaikovsky’s ballets "Swan Lake", "Sleeping Beauty" and "Nutcracker". In another first, the release contains the first ever recording of Arensky’s transcription of the timeless Nutcracker together with notable arrangements by Debussy and Rachmaninov. Conceived on a grand scale, Tchaikovsky’s colourful, often passionate scores abound with graceful melodies, arresting harmonies and exuberant orchestration. Composers such as Arensky, Debussy and Rachmaninov made arrangements of these works for piano, not mere reductions but wholesale realizations of the works, combining subtlety and insight with their own technical polish.
The Japanese sisters Mari and Momo Kodama grew up hearing The Nutcracker. That deep familiarity gives their performance of the suite here, transcribed for two pianos by Arensky (1861-1906), particular sparkle and style. The Sugar Plum Fairy sounds as delicate on piano as for the celesta or the original orchestration, and the delicious Pas de deux loses nothing in translation. Rachmaninov’s version of Sleeping Beauty, made when he was still in his teens at Tchaikovsky’s request, sounds slightly smudgy in comparison, in need of more edge. The short suite from Swan Lake (arr. Langer) works well, as does Debussy’s for the same ballet – fascinatingly, still retaining Debussy’s distinctive voice. An enjoyable way to encounter these scores.
Tracks:
01 - The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a, TH 234: I. Introduction - La Fée des Lilas
02 - The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a, TH 234: II. Adagio - Pas d'action
03 - The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a, TH 234: III. Pas de caractère - Le chat botté
04 - The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a, TH 234: IV. Panorama
05 - The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a, TH 234: V. Valse
06 - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35: I. Ouverture
07 - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35: II. Danses caractéristiques: Marche
08 - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35: II. Danses caractéristiques: Danse de la Fée-Dragée
09 - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35: II. Danses caractéristiques: Le Café
10 - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35: II. Danses caractéristiques: Le Thé
11 - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35: II. Danses caractéristiques: Danse russe, "Trepak"
12 - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35: II. Danses caractéristiques: Danse des mirlitons
13 - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35: III. Valse des Fleurs (Flower Waltz)
14 - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35: III. Pas de deux
15 - Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12 I. Scène
16 - Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12 III. Danses des cygnes
17 - Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12 IV. Scène
18 - Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III: Danse russe
19 - Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III: Danse espagnole
20 - Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III: Danse napolitaine
The Japanese sisters Mari and Momo Kodama grew up hearing The Nutcracker. That deep familiarity gives their performance of the suite here, transcribed for two pianos by Arensky (1861-1906), particular sparkle and style. The Sugar Plum Fairy sounds as delicate on piano as for the celesta or the original orchestration, and the delicious Pas de deux loses nothing in translation. Rachmaninov’s version of Sleeping Beauty, made when he was still in his teens at Tchaikovsky’s request, sounds slightly smudgy in comparison, in need of more edge. The short suite from Swan Lake (arr. Langer) works well, as does Debussy’s for the same ballet – fascinatingly, still retaining Debussy’s distinctive voice. An enjoyable way to encounter these scores.
Tracks:
01 - The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a, TH 234: I. Introduction - La Fée des Lilas
02 - The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a, TH 234: II. Adagio - Pas d'action
03 - The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a, TH 234: III. Pas de caractère - Le chat botté
04 - The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a, TH 234: IV. Panorama
05 - The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a, TH 234: V. Valse
06 - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35: I. Ouverture
07 - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35: II. Danses caractéristiques: Marche
08 - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35: II. Danses caractéristiques: Danse de la Fée-Dragée
09 - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35: II. Danses caractéristiques: Le Café
10 - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35: II. Danses caractéristiques: Le Thé
11 - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35: II. Danses caractéristiques: Danse russe, "Trepak"
12 - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35: II. Danses caractéristiques: Danse des mirlitons
13 - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35: III. Valse des Fleurs (Flower Waltz)
14 - The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35: III. Pas de deux
15 - Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12 I. Scène
16 - Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12 III. Danses des cygnes
17 - Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12 IV. Scène
18 - Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III: Danse russe
19 - Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III: Danse espagnole
20 - Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act III: Danse napolitaine
Year 2016 | Classical | HD & Vinyl
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