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From the poetry of Debussy to the nostalgia of Ravel, from the humour of Satie to the insouciance of Poulenc, the French music of the early decades of the twentieth century was created by fine minds capable of grasping delicate nuances, infinite variations of light on the natural world and the human soul. From the gentlest im pressionism to the most outrageous surrealism, the pathways of French music are many and varied - and immensely colourful. Dedicated to the memory of Brigitte Engerer. “Queffelec has crafted an inpired 80-minute sequence anchored around some of Satie’s best-known works … Just wonderful!’” Classical Music, February 2013 “This musical jardin a la francaise is dedicated to the memory of Brigitte Engerer, whose death in June last year Anne Queffelec heard of on the very morning she began recording this disc...That is not to say that it's all doom and gloom. Far from it. There are plenty of Gallic high spirits...Altogether an enchanting disc with which to mark your 65th birthday.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2013 “Queffelec has a knack for stimulating programmes and this is no exception...Queffelec's personality is stamped on every note of this generously filled and enjoyable disc.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2013 **** | 
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John McCabe became known as a pianist, although he had written thirteen symphonies by the age of thirteen! He has written for solo instrument, particularly for piano and this new CD from Quartz represents some of the finest. Upon Entering a Painting was commissioned by Piano 4 Hands, to whom it has been dedicated. “His idiom often strikes a balance between confrontational dissonance, engaging propulsion, and references that are well-informed and cleverly applied...[Upon Entering a Painting is] dedicated to Tong and Hasegawa, and, like all the performances here, shows them to be sympathetic, scintillating interpreters.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2012 **** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Schubert - Piano Duets
No one wrote better for four hands at one piano than Schubert – not even Mozart. This recording contains a work with little or no competition - Variations in A flat major. Widely regarded as one of Britain’s leading piano duos, Piano 4 Hands are regular performers at London’s Wigmore Hall, South Bank Centre and Fairfield Halls. “A great new recording of some of Schubert's most inspired piano duets.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2009 “This disc is a feast. Mozart and Brahms wrote good four-hand music, but with Schubert it becomes virtually a new medium, of fabulous richness of texture — social music for the domestic market yet rising to transcendent heights.” Sunday Times, 2nd August 2009 **** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Debussy - Piano 4 Hands
“The Petite suite coruscates, and the Epigraphes exude a warm and mysterious resonance in these perfectly balanced performances by Tong and Hasegawa. The miking is a bit too close, but otherwise this is a triumphantly successful experiment.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2007 ***** “The surprise of the piano duet collection is La mer. One could have hardly predicted that it might come off so effectively and brilliantly on one piano, even with four hands. Altogether an excellent collection played with considerable élan.” Gramophone Magazine, June 2007 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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