Guillaume Bellom & Ismael Margain – A deux pianos (Live at Deauville) (2018) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

In the heart of summer, just a few steps from the beaches, two pianos were facing each other, played by Ismaël Margain and Guillaume Bellom. These two passionate young musicians impressed an audience, captivated by their four hands. They know each other perfectly, they go hand in hand and reveal the volume, the complexity, the fury and sometimes the tenderness of this romantic music. They express as well Schumann’s melancholy as Chostakovitch’s quasi-cinematographic liveliness. An intense moment, something like a short drama that was recorded by B Records for an album in relief, a black and white album.

Tracklist:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b
1 I. Theme (Andante) 02:03
2 II. Variation No. 1 (Andante con moto) 01:20
3 III. Variation No. 2 (Vivace) 01:02
4 IV. Variation No. 3 (Con moto) 02:06
5 V. Variation No. 4 (Andante) 02:26
6 VI. Variation No. 5 (Poco presto) 00:59
7 VII. Variation No. 6 (Vivace) 01:25
8 VIII. Variation No. 7 (Grazioso) 02:41
9 IX. Variation No. 8 (Poco presto) 01:04
10 X. Finale (Andante) 04:24
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
11 Andante and Variations for Two Pianos, Two Cellos and Horn in B Major, Op. 46 19:20
Sergueï Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Suite No. 1 “Fantaisie-tableaux”, Op. 5
12 I. Barcarolle 08:11
13 II. La nuit… L’amour 05:40
14 III. Les larmes 05:40
15 IV. Pâques 03:00
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
16 Concertino for Two Pianos in A Minor, Op. 94 09:43