Artist: Stephanie McCallum, Erin Helyard
Album: Four Hands for France: Music for Piano Duet
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2021
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 01:12:48
Total Tracks: 25
Total Size: 1,07 GB

Tracklist:

01. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Chausson: Sonatine pour quatre mains No. 1 in G Major: I. Gaîment (01:36)
02. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Chausson: Sonatine pour quatre mains No. 1 in G Major: II. Andante (02:59)
03. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Chausson: Sonatine pour quatre mains No. 1 in G Major: III. Finale (01:48)
04. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Chausson: Sonatine pour quatre mains No. 2 in D Minor: I. Mouvement de marché (04:51)
05. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Chausson: Sonatine pour quatre mains No. 2 in D Minor: II. Variations sur un thème danois (05:43)
06. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Chausson: Sonatine pour quatre mains No. 2 in D Minor: III. Rondeau (03:53)
07. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Ropartz: 10 Petites pièces, Pour Gaud: No. 1, Andante (01:35)
08. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Ropartz: 10 Petites pièces, Pour Gaud: No. 2, Lento (01:30)
09. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Ropartz: 10 Petites pièces, Pour Gaud: No. 3, Allegretto (01:06)
10. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Ropartz: 10 Petites pièces, Sons de cloches: No. 4, L’angelus (03:18)
11. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Ropartz: 10 Petites pièces, Sons de cloches: No. 5, Le glas (03:35)
12. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Ropartz: 10 Petites pièces, Sons de cloches: No. 6, Cloches du soir (03:16)
13. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Ropartz: 10 Petites pièces: No. 7, Choral (03:34)
14. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Ropartz: 10 Petites pièces: No. 8, Tristesse (01:36)
15. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Ropartz: 10 Petites pièces: No. 9, Intimité (02:23)
16. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Ropartz: 10 Petites pièces: No. 10, Par les champs (03:31)
17. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Massenet: 3 Pièces pour piano à 4 mains, Op. 11: No. 1, Andante (02:55)
18. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Massenet: 3 Pièces pour piano à 4 mains, Op. 11: No. 2, Allegretto quasi allegro (03:13)
19. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Massenet: 3 Pièces pour piano à 4 mains, Op. 11: No. 3, Andante (02:06)
20. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Alkan: Sonate de concert, Op. 47: IV. Finale alla saltarella (Arr. for Piano 4 Hands) (07:02)
21. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Chaminade: 6 Pièces romantiques, Op. 55 (Excerpts): No. 1, Primavera (02:40)
22. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Chaminade: 6 Pièces romantiques, Op. 55 (Excerpts): No. 3, Idylle arabe (02:43)
23. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Chaminade: 6 Pièces romantiques, Op. 55 (Excerpts): No. 4, Sérénade d’automne (02:58)
24. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Godard: 2 Morceaux, Op. 137: No. 1, Pastorale mélancolique (01:39)
25. Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard – Godard: 2 Morceaux, Op. 137: No. 2, Marché villageoise (01:05)

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Playing four-hands piano was both vital in the dissemination of music in the nineteenth century and also a popular domestic activity. The French composers recorded here span the Romantic century, from the salon charm of Chaminade and Massenet and the virtuosity of Alkan’s wild dance to the innocence of the family music-room in pieces by Chausson, Godard and Ropartz. The original 1853 Parisian Erard piano on which this recording was made combines warmth with bell-like clarity due to its straight stringing, allowing it to produce a surprising variety of appealing, expressive textures.