Summer Dreams: American Piano Duets by Beach, MacDowell & Barber (CD)

Summer Dreams

American Piano Duets

Edward MacDowell 1860-1908

Three Poems Op.20 *

1. Night by the Sea 4’25
2. A Tale from Knightly Times 3’25
3. Ballad 3’30

Moon Pictures Op.21 *

4. The Hindoo Maiden 2’21
5. Story of the Stork 1’38
6. In the Tyrol 3’33
7. The Swan 2’53
8. Visit of the Bears 1’41

Hamlet and Ophelia Op.22 *

9. Hamlet 7’09
10. Ophelia 6’22

Amy Beach 1867-1944

Three Movements

11. Allegro appassionato 1’42
12. Moderato 2’53
13. Allegro con fuoco 3’33

Summer Dreams Op.47

14. The Brownies 3’27
15. Robin Redbreast 1’48
16. Twilight 2’16
17. Katy-dids 0’53
18. Elfin Tarantelle 1’51
19. Good Night 3’36

Justine Marler narrator

Samuel Barber 1910-1981

Souvenirs Op.28

20. Waltz 4’13
21. Schottische 2’36
22. Pas de deux 3’53
23. Two-Step 1’46
24. Hesitation-Tango 3’46
25. Galop 2’57

* first recordings

Emma Abbate 1st & Julian Perkins 2nd piano