The ‘American dream’ is the thread that connects these three works. Amy Beach was born in New Hampshire in 1867 and composed more than three hundred works, including a monumental suite for two pianos inspired by the Romantic tradition and based on ancient Irish melodies. Nadine Dana Suesse — nicknamed the “Gershwin Girl” — was born in Kansas City in 1909. She played her own compositions on the radio from the age of thirteen and composed hit songs, notably for Bing Crosby. She refused the attractions of Hollywood and studied with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. Her works disappeared from the repertory after her death, although the Berlinskaya Ancelle duo are keen to revive her music with this 1943 concerto, described as “romantic, but mixed with modern harmonies and chords straight from jazz”. Victor Babin was born in Moscow in 1908 and emigrated to the United States with his wife Viktoria Vronskaya in 1937. Their piano duo was very successful there: they gave the first performance of Babin’s virtuosic Second Concerto under the direction of George SzelI in Cleveland in 1957.

01. Suesse- Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra- I. Allegro
02. Suesse- Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra- II. Adagio
03. Suesse- Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra- III. Scherzo
04. Suesse- Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra- IV. Finale. Lento e con espressione – Allegro moderato
05. Beach- Suite for Two Pianos Founded Upon Old Irish Melodies, Op. 104- I. Prelude. Lento, quasi una fantasia
06. Beach- Suite for Two Pianos Founded Upon Old Irish Melodies, Op. 104- II. Old-time Peasant-Dance. Allegro con spirito
07. Beach- Suite for Two Pianos Founded Upon Old Irish Melodies, Op. 104- III. The Ancient Cabin. Lento come prima
08. Beach- Suite for Two Pianos Founded Upon Old Irish Melodies, Op. 104- IV. Finale. Molto vivace (Con fuga)
09. Babin- Concerto No. 2 for Two Pianos and Orchestra- I. Moderato
10. Babin- Concerto No. 2 for Two Pianos and Orchestra- II. Molto vivo e ben ritmico
11. Babin- Concerto No. 2 for Two Pianos and Orchestra- III. Molto sostenuto, intimo e calmo
12. Babin- Concerto No. 2 for Two Pianos and Orchestra- IV. Finale alla fuga. Allegro con spirito
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