℗ 2023 Orchid Music Ltd
| Released | November 17, 2023 |
| Duration | 1h 10m 35s |
| Record Label | Orchid Classics |
| Catalogue No. | ORC100270 |
| Genre | Classical (Piano) |
Poulenc, Debussy & Milhaud: Works for 2 Pianos
Charles Owen, Katya Apekisheva
Available in 192 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Scaramouche, Op. 165b
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1.1
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I. Vif
Darius Milhaud; Charles Owen; Katya Apekisheva |
2:52 | |||
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1.2
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II. Modéré
Darius Milhaud; Charles Owen; Katya Apekisheva |
3:53 | |||
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1.3
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III. Brazileira
Darius Milhaud; Charles Owen; Katya Apekisheva |
2:24 | |||
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1.4
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Capriccio, FP 155 (After Le bal masqué, FP 60)
Francis Poulenc; Charles Owen; Katya Apekisheva |
4:57 | |||
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Sonata for Piano 4 Hands, FP 8
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1.5
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I. Prelude
Francis Poulenc; Charles Owen; Katya Apekisheva |
1:59 | |||
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1.6
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II. Rustique
Francis Poulenc; Charles Owen; Katya Apekisheva |
1:51 | |||
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1.7
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III. Final
Francis Poulenc; Charles Owen; Katya Apekisheva |
1:53 | |||
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1.8
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Élégie for 2 Pianos, FP 175
Francis Poulenc; Charles Owen; Katya Apekisheva |
5:36 | |||
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Sonata for 2 Pianos, FP 156
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1.9
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I. Prologue
Francis Poulenc; Charles Owen; Katya Apekisheva |
5:59 | |||
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1.10
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II. Allegro molto
Francis Poulenc; Charles Owen; Katya Apekisheva |
4:59 | |||
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1.11
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III. Andante lirico
Francis Poulenc; Charles Owen; Katya Apekisheva |
5:41 | |||
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1.12
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IV. Épilogue
Francis Poulenc; Charles Owen; Katya Apekisheva |
4:26 | |||
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1.13
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L'embarquement pour Cythère, FP 150
Francis Poulenc; Charles Owen; Katya Apekisheva |
2:15 | |||
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Nocturnes, L. 91 (Arr. for 2 Pianos by Maurice Ravel)
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1.14
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No. 1, Nuages
Claude Debussy; Maurice Ravel; Charles Owen; Katya Apekisheva |
6:09 | |||
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1.15
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No. 2, Fêtes
Claude Debussy; Maurice Ravel; Charles Owen; Katya Apekisheva |
6:04 | |||
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1.16
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No. 3, Sirènes
Claude Debussy; Maurice Ravel; Charles Owen; Katya Apekisheva |
9:37 | |||
Charles Owen and Katya Apekisheva perform a stunning selection of French 20th-century music for piano four hands. Both Milhaud and Poulenc were members of Les Six, a band of composers who specialised in producing colourful, quirky and highly original scores. Milhaud’s Scaramouche epitomises the wit and joie de vivre of this approach and has become one of his most popular works – although at the time the composer nearly forbade its publication. Poulenc combined grace and sparkling humour with a nobility that reflected his desire for a ‘return to simplicity’. His Élégie was written ‘as if improvising with a cigar in your mouth and a glass of cognac on the table’, while the Sonata for Four Hands is full of finger-crossing intricacies, and at the heart of the Sonata for Two Pianos is an Andantino described by the composer as ‘a lyrical, profound outburst… It is piano without pretence, real piano where each instrument converses with the other in perfect understanding and without interrupting.’ Debussy’s evocative Nocturnes arranged by Ravel conclude the release.
192 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Orchid Classics Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.55 -11.06 to -1.02 | -27.70 -36.66 to -23.20 | -23.88 -33.70 to -19.50 | 15 13 to 20 | |
| 1 | I. Vif | -1.91 | -23.20 | -20.0 | 14 |
| 2 | II. Modéré | -11.06 | -34.85 | -31.6 | 14 |
| 3 | III. Brazileira | -2.49 | -23.36 | -20.2 | 13 |
| 4 | Capriccio, FP 155 (After Le bal masqué, FP 60) | -3.38 | -25.38 | -21.4 | 15 |
| 5 | I. Prelude | -1.02 | -24.16 | -19.5 | 15 |
| 6 | II. Rustique | -6.39 | -33.41 | -30.0 | 15 |
| 7 | III. Final | -4.38 | -25.57 | -21.6 | 13 |
| 8 | Élégie for 2 Pianos, FP 175 | -3.56 | -29.95 | -26.2 | 15 |
| 9 | I. Prologue | -2.26 | -25.75 | -21.2 | 15 |
| 10 | II. Allegro molto | -1.02 | -24.47 | -20.2 | 14 |
| 11 | III. Andante lirico | -2.67 | -28.87 | -24.3 | 16 |
| 12 | IV. Épilogue | -1.03 | -23.86 | -19.5 | 14 |
| 13 | L'embarquement pour Cythère, FP 150 | -4.16 | -27.83 | -24.4 | 15 |
| 14 | No. 1, Nuages | -6.86 | -36.66 | -33.7 | 20 |
| 15 | No. 2, Fêtes | -2.69 | -25.60 | -21.8 | 15 |
| 16 | No. 3, Sirènes | -1.95 | -30.22 | -26.5 | 17 |