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4.0 out of 5 stars
Doulbe-Barrelled Modern Piano, February 23, 2001
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Here's a great program of varied and mostly interesting contemporary music for two pianos.
Standouts: The David Borden piece, a romanto-minimalist workout of counterpoint that gradually builds to an exciting conclusion. The Paul Bowles is a quirky, somewhat exotic outing. The Morton Feldman, well, sounds like Morton Feldman. And the "Blue" Gene Tyranny is a lovely, rambling journey.
Near-Misses: Ellington's "Tonk" is a rather square performance, you'll want to listen to one of Duke & Strayhorns rockin' duet performances of this interesting miniature instead. And the Meredith Monk stuff is on the dull side.
Still, if you want an inspired tour of hard-to-find quality modern music performed by an incredible piano duo, you'll want to add this to your collection right away.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Their perfect rendition of NIGHT WALTZ is perfect, November 17, 2004
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I only liked 1 piece but what a piece. NIGHT WALTZ by Paul Bowles. It's a psychedelic masterpiece that Paul evidently channeled directly from God Himself. NIGHT WALTZ is a mosiac of bits thrown together. And luckily, the bits fit together perfectly.
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