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Release Date: Saturday 22 January 2022
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With Two Marimbas in Berlin, award-winning duo DoubleBeats presents world premiere recordings of four pinnacles of the keyboard repertoire and two modern classics in their own remarkable arrangements for marimbas and percussion. Soft, resonant tones and high drama emerge through the duo's exceptional dexterity and control in works by Chopin and Rachmaninov, as well as in Bach's iconic Goldberg Variations. Haydn's lighthearted Variations contrast with the thrills of Piazzolla's Histoire du Tango, and the album finishes with Minoru Miki's poignant Marimba Spiritual.
Chopin:
12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 11 in E-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 11 (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas)
12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 4 (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas)
12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10, No. 2 (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas)
12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study" (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas)
Rachmaninov:
10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5 in G Minor: Alla marcia (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas)
Bach:
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas) (excerpts)
Piazzolla:
Histoire du Tango: I. Bordel 1900 (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas and percussion)
Histoire du Tango: III. Nightclub 1960 (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas)
Haydn:
20 Variations in A Major, Hob.XVII:2 (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas)
Miki:
Marimba Spiritual (arr. DoubleBeats for marimba and percussion)