Piano four hands ensemble DUO Stephanie and Saar (Stephanie Ho and Saar Ahuvia) continue their series of recordings that challenge listeners to hear iconic works in new guises. Catalyzed by Beethoven's own arrangement of the famous Grosse Fuge op. 133, the duo presents Hugo Ulrich and Robert Wittman's stately transcription of the op. 130 string quartet to which the iconic fugue originally belonged, alongside Schubert's brooding F minor Fantasie, D. 940. Pianists Stephanie Ho and Saar Ahuvia collaborate as DUO Stephanie & Saar in dazzling performances filled with visceral excitement, elegance and artistic vision. The duo are founders and artistic directors of Makrokosmos Project, a critically acclaimed Oregon-based new music festival featuring dynamic American composers of our time. In it's sixth year, the festival is entirely driven by community support. Some of the featured composers include Kenji Bunch, Gabriela Lena Frank, Caroline Shaw, Julia Wolfe, John Luther Adams, Karen Tanaka, Michael Johanson and Alexander Schwarzkopf, among many others.

Tracklist:

String Quartet No. 13 In B-Flat Major, Op. 130 (Transcr. For Piano 4-Hands): I. Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Allegro
String Quartet No. 13 In B-Flat Major, Op. 130 (Transcr. For Piano 4-Hands): II. Presto
String Quartet No. 13 In B-Flat Major, Op. 130 (Transcr. For Piano 4-Hands): III. Andante Con Moto Ma Non Troppo
String Quartet No. 13 In B-Flat Major, Op. 130 (Transcr. For Piano 4-Hands): IV. Alla Danza Tedesca. Allegro Assai
String Quartet No. 13 In B-Flat Major, Op. 130 (Transcr. For Piano 4-Hands): V. Cavatine. Adagio Molto Espressivo
Große Fuge In B-Flat Major, Op. 134
Fantasie In F Minor, Op. 103, D. 940

UPC: 690277900143
Label: New Focus
Release Date: 1.1.21
Format: CD

DUO Stephanie - Cavatine (CD)