Dussek: Complete Original Works For Piano Four-Hands

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Richard Egarr and Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya are superb advocates blending virtuosity and understated elegance in performances that truly inhabit the music. For some ears the 1848 Pleyel on which... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2022, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 24th Sep 2021
Catalogue No: CKD642
Label: Linn
Length: 79 minutes

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Dussek, J L: Grand Overture in C Major, Op. 32 C. 144

Work length18:39

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Duo Pleyel

I. Largo; Molto allegro

Track length9:34

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II. Larghetto non tanto

Track length4:00

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III. Rondo (Allegretto)

Track length5:05

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Dussek, J L: Fuga in D Major, Op. 64 No. 1 C. 227

Work length6:27

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Dussek, J L: Sonata in C Major, Op. 67 No. 1 C. 230

Work length5:42

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Duo Pleyel

I. Andantino con moto

Track length3:28

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II. Rondo (Allegro)

Track length2:14

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Dussek, J L: Fuga in G Minor, Op. 64 No. 2 C. 228

Work length6:59

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Dussek, J L: Sonata in F Major, Op. 67 No. 2 C. 231

Work length7:24

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Duo Pleyel

I. [Larghetto]

Track length4:54

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II. Rondo (Allegro)

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Dussek, J L: Fuga in F major, Op. 64 No. 3 C. 229

Work length7:33

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Dussek, J L: Sonata in B flat major, Op. 67 No. 3 C. 232

Work length8:09

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Duo Pleyel

I. Allegro moderato

Track length4:06

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II. Polonaise

Track length4:03

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Dussek, J L: Duo à quatre mains in C Major "Grande Sonate", Op. 48 (C. 186)

Work length18:59

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Duo Pleyel

I. Allegro

Track length6:23

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II. Larghetto affettuoso e non troppo lento

Track length6:16

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III. Intermezzo (Allegretto moderato ma energico) - Rondo (Allegretto moderato)

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Duo Pleyel releases its second album on Linn, following its ‘winning performances’ (BBC Music Magazine) of Schubert. Richard Egarr and Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya perform the complete original works for piano four-hands by the unjustly neglected composer Jan Ladislav Dussek. Born into a Bohemian musical family, Jan Ladislav led a colourful life, both personally and as a virtuoso. He was a much sought-after teacher and helped push forward the development of the piano. Before his death in 1812 (perhaps helped by a fondness for strong drink and rich food) he enjoyed the company of the great and the good from all walks of life and travelled widely throughout Europe. His somewhat roguish character led to him having to flee for his safety on at least two occasions. Once from Russia, where he was accused of participating in a plot against the Empress, and again from London, where a joint publishing venture (with his father-in-law and a certain Lorenzo Da Ponte) went bankrupt. Despite these dubious personal flaws, Dussek was an acclaimed and hugely important composer and pianist during his lifetime. Duo Pleyel offers you a delicious and hearty musical feast – it is time for Dussek to be back on the world’s musical menu.

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January 2022

Richard Egarr and Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya are superb advocates blending virtuosity and understated elegance in performances that truly inhabit the music. For some ears the 1848 Pleyel on which they play may be an acquired taste, but the more one listens, the richer the contrasts between bass and treble, heard most effectively in the complex textures of fugues, energise these captivating works.

29th September 2021

music not of tremendous depth, but of charm and much ingenuity (best displayed in three playfully tortuous fugues). Both artists obviously had tremendous fun making this recording during 2019, long before the virus and musical social distancing kicked in.

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