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American Dream: Beach, Suesse & Babin
American Dream: Beach, Suesse & Babin
American Dream: Beach, Suesse & Babin
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American Dream: Beach, Suesse & Babin

Romantic Roots, Jazz Colours, American Horizons.

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Artists Ludmila Berlinskaya, Arthur Ancell, Orchestre Victor Hugo, Jean-Francois Verdier

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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.
Arthur Ancelle, Piano Ludmila Berlinskaya, Piano Orchestre Victor Hugo Jean-François Verdier, Conductor (Tracks 1-4) Laurent Comte, Conductor (Tracks 9-12)

Tracklist

Total time: 01:04:55

1. Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra: I. Allegro
07:48
2. Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra: II. Adagio
06:41
3. Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra: III. Scherzo
02:30
4. Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra: IV. Finale. Lento e con espressione - Allegro moderato
03:13
5. Suite for Two Pianos Founded upon Old Irish Melodies, Op. 104: I. Prelude. Lento, quasi una fantasia
05:39
6. Suite for Two Pianos Founded upon Old Irish Melodies, Op. 104: II. Old-time Peasant-Dance. Allegro c
03:48
7. Suite for Two Pianos Founded Upon Old Irish Melodies, Op. 104: III. The Ancient Cabin. Lento come pr
06:30
8. Suite for Two Pianos Founded upon Old Irish Melodies, Op. 104: IV. Finale. Molto vivace (Con fuga)
03:52
9. Concerto No. 2 for Two Pianos and Orchestra: I. Moderato
06:18
10. Concerto No. 2 for Two Pianos and Orchestra: II. Molto vivo e ben ritmico
07:28
11. Concerto No. 2 for Two Pianos and Orchestra: III. Molto sostenuto, intimo e calmo
03:44
12. Concerto No. 2 for Two Pianos and Orchestra: IV. Finale alla fuga. Allegro con spirito
07:24

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Additional Information

Label
Alpha Classics
SKU
ALPHA1171
Qualities
DSD 512, DSD 256, FLAC 192 kHz, DSD 128, WAV 96 kHz, DSD 64, DXD 24 Bit
Channels
2ch Stereo
Artists
Ludmila Berlinskaya, Arthur Ancell, Orchestre Victor Hugo, Jean-Francois Verdier
Composers
Suesse, Beach, Babin
Conductors
Jean-Francois Verdier
Genres
Classical
Original Recording Format
PCM 96k
Instruments
Orchestra, Piano
Recording Location
Cité des Arts de Besançon, France
Release Date
September 26, 2025
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American Dream: Beach, Suesse & Babin

American Dream: Beach, Suesse & Babin

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