Description
Ani & Nia Sulkhanishvili: Dvořák Legends & Ravel Rapsodie Espagnole - Piano Duo CD
Product Details
- UPC: 4260330918529
- Brand: Oehms Classics
- MPN: OC1852
- Product Type: Music CD
- Artists: Ani & Nia Sulkhanishvili
- Composers: Antonín Dvořák, Maurice Ravel
- Genre: Classical
- Style: Piano Duo, Romantic, Impressionist
- Release Year: 2016
- Total Runtime: 55:00
- Country of Manufacture: Germany
Overview
Immerse yourself in the unified artistry of the Georgian sister duo, Ani and Nia Sulkhanishvili, with this exquisite recording from Oehms Classics. Released in 2016, this album offers a fascinating musical dialogue between the Slavic soul of Antonín Dvořák and the impressionistic brilliance of Maurice Ravel.
The program begins with Dvořák’s Legends, Op. 59, a cycle of ten miniature tone poems originally composed for piano duet. These pieces are renowned for their lyrical beauty and intimacy, distinct from the composer's more boisterous Slavonic Dances. The album transitions into the vibrant textures of Ravel’s Rapsodie espagnole, capturing the heat and rhythm of Spain through the intricate interplay of four hands on one piano. Co-produced with Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR Klassik), this recording captures the dynamic range and "single-breath" synchronization that only a sibling duo can achieve.
Product Features
- Format: Audio CD
- Label: Oehms Classics / BR Klassik
- Runtime: 55 Minutes
- Instrumentation: Piano Duo (Four Hands)
- Packaging: Digipak / Slim Cardboard Case
- Recording Quality: High-definition studio recording produced in cooperation with Bavarian Radio.
Interesting Facts
- A Family Bond: Ani and Nia Sulkhanishvili are sisters born in Tbilisi, Georgia. Their lifelong partnership at the keyboard results in a seamless unity of sound and interpretation often described as telepathic.
- The Composition: Dvořák's Legends (1881) were so well-received that he later orchestrated them, but the original piano duet version heard here retains a unique sense of personal storytelling and clarity.
- Ravel's Debut: Rapsodie espagnole was Ravel's first major orchestral work, but like many of his pieces, it has a version for two pianos/four hands that lays bare the harmonic skeleton and percussive drive of the Spanish rhythms.
- Production Pedigree: This album is a co-production with BR Klassik (Bayerischer Rundfunk), one of Germany's most prestigious classical music radio broadcasters, ensuring top-tier audio fidelity.
Track Listing
Antonín Dvořák: Legends, Op. 59, B. 122 (Cycle for Piano Duet)
- Allegretto non troppo, quasi andantino (D minor)
- Molto moderato (G major)
- Allegro justo (G minor)
- Molto maestoso (C major)
- Allegro giusto (A-flat major)
- Allegro con moto (C-sharp minor)
- Allegretto grazioso (A major)
- Un poco allegretto, quasi andante (F major)
- Andante con moto (D major)
- Andante (B-flat minor)
Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole
- Prélude à la nuit
- Malagueña
- Habanera
- Feria
Publishers
- Publisher: OehmsClassics Musikproduktion GmbH
- Co-Production: Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR Klassik)
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