Archive for piano duo

The Master Completer

Our late friend Anthony Goldstone was, aside from his skill as a pianist, a fine arranger, and was especially adept at completing works left unfinished by major composers, especially Schubert. But his completion and realisation of the fragmentary B flat Sonata for Two Pianos by Mozart drew particular praise from several eminent musicians and musicologists: “bravissimo!” (Brian Newbould), “Mozart would not have been displeased” (Anthony Payne), “An excellent example of the genre and a most welcome addition” (Julian Rushton), “brilliant” (Philip Wilby), “very cleverly done” (H.C. Robbins Landon), “Extremely successful” (John McCabe). This and several more fascinating rarities appear on Divine Art DDA 25046 ‘Mozart on Reflection’ by Goldstone and Clemmow. Check out also Tony’s pioneering work with Mozart’s solo piano works in ‘The Unheard Mozart’ (DDA 25051).

Music for two pianos…

… and percussion.  Bartok’s Concerto and Camilleri’s  Sonata,  for this combination, are joined by Stravinsky’s own 2-piano transcription of The Rite of Spring in another fine reissue from the Dunelm Records catalog. Murray McLachlan and Kathryn Page (pianos), Heather Corbett and Stephen Burke (percussion). To be issued at mid price (CD and digital) in April 2018.