Created at the same time‚ the works captivate by their contrasts in style: Debussy's Petite Suite by its already impressionistic
character‚ the unpublished transcriptions of two well-known movements of the Planets with Mars by the percussive use and
the dynamics‚ Jupiter by the varied sections and polyphonic richness. Finally‚ Bartók's magnificent suite
transcribed by the composer in a still post-romantic style‚ with typically Hungarian accents and its frenzied rhythms‚
completes this program.
Works
· G. Holst -
The Planets op. 32‚ for Piano Duet:
I. Mars‚ The Bringer of War
IV. Jupiter‚ The Bringer of Jollity
· C. Debussy -
Petite Suite‚ for Piano Duet
· B. Bartók -
Suite opus 4b‚ BB 122‚ for two Pianos four Hands
Listen to an excerpt:
B. Bartók: Suite op.4b‚ Part 3: Scena della Puszta
A colorful and entertaining musical universe revisited through melodies and dances from several countries around the world.
With extraordinary poetry and ease‚ the four-handed pianistic sounds of the Duo Caron will make you travel across a
lake‚ parade a procession‚ dance the minuet‚ evoke a ballet and sparkle the stars !
Through these short‚ well-known universal melodies and the colorful playing of the pianists‚ the evocative music
of Debussy‚ Holst and the colorful dances of famous composers produce captivating musical scenes.
Works
· A. Dvořàk -
Four Slavonic dances opus 46
· J. Brahms -
Six Hungarian dances‚ first and second Books
· C. Debussy -
Petite Suite (1888)
· G. Holst -
The Planets op. 32 :
IV. Jupiter‚ The Bringer of Jollity
Tribute to Mozart…by Poulenc top ↑
Required: two pianos and small orchestra *
Brilliant‚ exuberant‚ «bubbling» music‚ full of spontaneity and references (Baroque‚
Mozart‚ Saint-Saëns‚ Gershwin …) sometimes caricatural‚ but so exquisite !
Marked by jazzed passages‚ this double concerto‚ too rarely played‚ also recalls the atmosphere of Parisian
cafés. Like the great composers of the time such as Stravinsky‚ Prokofiev or Hindemith‚ the work borrows
from the neo-classical style. Notable particularity: Francis Poulenc was inspired by the Balinese gamelan by the
use of the six diatonic degrees. This concerto immediately highlights the virtuosity and musicality of the two pianists
in dialogue with the orchestra.
Work
· F. Poulenc -
Concerto in D minor for two pianos and orchestra FP61 (1932)
1. Allegro ma non troppo
2. Larghetto
3. Allegro molto
* Orchestral staff:
· Strings: 1st and second violins‚ violas‚ cellos‚ double basses
· Winds: two flutes‚ the second of which plays the piccolo‚ two oboes‚ the second of which
plays the English horn‚ two clarinets‚ two bassoons‚ two horns‚ two trumpets‚ two trombones‚ one tuba
· Percussion: bass drum‚ castanets‚ triangle‚ small drum‚ military drum without timbre‚ drum with timbre‚ basque drum
The Poetic Pianos
Transcriptions Repertoire