Parish Alvars works for two pianos
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Parish Alvars16:06
Grand Duo on Donizetti's 'Linda di Chamounix' for two pianos, Op. 65
Bochsa
Le goût du jour, Op. 169
16:052
I.Duetto: Allegro spiritoso9:54
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II.Air de ballet - Rondo: Moderato grazioso e scherzando6:11
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Parish Alvars10:50
Overture, 'The Legend of Teignmouth' for piano duet, Op. 47
Dussek
Duo in B♭, Op. 74
17:095
I.Allegro con fuoco5:40
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II.Marche funèbre: Andante moderato5:44
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III.Minuetto: Tempo di ballo quasi andante5:45
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Parish Alvars19:35
Grande Fantasie Brillante, Op. 39
With Clíodna Shanahan (piano)
The story of Elias Parish Alvars (1808–49) is a journey from obscurity to something close to international celebrity. Berlioz, repeatedly spellbound by concerts Alvars gave in Germany, called him ‘the Franz Liszt of the harp'. This sorcerer of the harp — and an equally phenomenal pianist — attracted the patronage of the aristocracy and royalty of Europe throughout his short career. The two-piano works recorded here by Clíodna Shanahan and Simon Callaghan show what that reputation was built on.