Duo Jatekok – Les Boys (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

The piano duo formed by Arthur Gold (1917–90) and Robert Fizdale (1920–95) enjoyed immense fame in the post-war years. Poulenc wrote a piece for them, as did Darius Milhaud, Samuel Barber, Luciano Berio and John Cage. They recorded with Leonard Bernstein. Nicknamed “The Boys”, they played all over the world and were praised for their ‘seamless perfection and an inimitable “joie de vivre” (New York Times). The Boys were also famed for their bestselling books and television programmes on cooking, their other passion! Duo Jatekok (játékok =”games” in Hungarian) was formed in 2007. Like The Boys and unlike most current piano duos, Adélaïde Panaget and Naïri Badal are not siblings, but childhood friends. “They have everything going for them: dynamic rigour and expressive energy, exuberant keyboard skills and multilingual touch, and more than anything else, a sort of jubilatory osmosis”, wrote Le Monde. For this first recording on Alpha, they have decided to pay tribute to “The Boys” with a programme of works written for them, Poulenc’s Sonata for two pianos and Élégie and a composition by a legend of jazz, the American pianist Dave Brubeck, Points of Jazz. Duo Jatekok also wanted to include music by one of their contemporaries: Baptiste Trotignon’s Trois Pièces (including one dedicated to Poulenc!) complete the programme.

Tracklist:
01. Duo Jatekok – Three Pieces for Two Pianos: I. Passacaille (02:37)
02. Duo Jatekok – Three Pieces for Two Pianos: II. Élégie (03:36)
03. Duo Jatekok – Three Pieces for Two Pianos: III. Moteur (03:22)
04. Duo Jatekok – Sonata for Two Pianos, FP 156: I. Prologue. Extrêmement lent et calme (06:34)
05. Duo Jatekok – Sonata for Two Pianos, FP 156: II. Allegro molto. Très rythmé (05:22)
06. Duo Jatekok – Sonata for Two Pianos, FP 156: III. Andante lyrico. Lentement (06:01)
07. Duo Jatekok – Sonata for Two Pianos, FP 156: IV. Épilogue. Allegro giocoso (05:04)
08. Duo Jatekok – Élégie for Two Pianos, FP 175 (06:01)
09. Duo Jatekok – Points on Jazz for Two Pianos: I. Prélude (03:55)
10. Duo Jatekok – Points on Jazz for Two Pianos: II. Scherzo (01:53)
11. Duo Jatekok – Points on Jazz for Two Pianos: III. Blues (05:07)
12. Duo Jatekok – Points on Jazz for Two Pianos: IV. Fugue (02:42)
13. Duo Jatekok – Points on Jazz for Two Pianos: VI. Rag (02:18)
14. Duo Jatekok – Points on Jazz for Two Pianos: VII. Chorale (02:23)
15. Duo Jatekok – Points On Jazz For Two Pianos: VIII. Waltz (02:21)
16. Duo Jatekok – Points on Jazz for Two Pianos: IX. A la turk (05:57)

Personnel:
Alexander Gurfinkel, clarinet
Daniel Gurfinkel, clarinet
Philharmonisches Orchester des Staatstheaters Cottbus
Evan Alexis Christ, conductor

Composers:
Brubeck, Dave (1920-2012)
Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963)
Trotignon, Baptiste (b.1974)

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