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Katia and Marielle Labèque: 55 album review
Published 11 June 2026 ¡ entertainment
(Deutsche Grammophon) The pianist sistersâ celebration of their 55 years of recording is a thoughtfully curated compilation that reveals the extent of their omnivorous musical
(Deutsche Grammophon) The pianist sistersâ celebration of their 55 years of recording is a thoughtfully curated compilation that reveals the extent of their omnivorous musical appetites In 1969, two teenage students at the Paris Conservatoire recorded Olivier Messiaenâs formidable Visions de lâAmen under the composerâs doubtless nerve-racking supervision.
It was released in 1970. Fifty-five years later, Katia and Marielle Labèqueâs musical curiosity is undimmed as this handsome three-disc tribute set demonstrates. A mix of new recordings and classics, it reveals the extent of their omnivorous appetites, from 20th-century modernism to minimalism and jazz.
Although best known as a two-piano duo, thereâs plenty of four-hands repertoire here, including an iridescent new recording of Le Jardin FĂŠerique from Ravelâs Ma Mère lâOye alongside music by Bizet, FaurĂŠ (two movements from his Dolly Suite) and a finger-shredding Dance of the Earth from Stravinskyâs Rite of Spring.
Works by Gershwin, Bernstein and De Falla are among other highlights. Continue reading...
Published: June 11, 2026 ⢠7:30 PM IST ¡ Updated: June 11, 2026 ⢠8:11 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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(Deutsche Grammophon) The pianist sistersâ celebration of their 55 years of recording is a thoughtfully curated compilation that reveals the extent of their omnivorous musical appetites In 1969, two teenage students at the Paris Conservatoire recorded Olivier Messiaenâs formidable Visions de lâAmen under the composerâs doubtless nerve-racking supervision.
It was released in 1970. Fifty-five years later, Katia and Marielle Labèqueâs musical curiosity is undimmed as this handsome three-disc tribute set demonstrates.
A mix of new recordings and classics, it reveals the extent of their omnivorous appetites, from 20th-century modernism to minimalism and jazz.
Although best known as a two-piano duo, thereâs plenty of four-hands repertoire here, including an iridescent new recording of Le Jardin FĂŠerique from Ravelâs Ma Mère lâOye alongside music by Bizet, FaurĂŠ (two movements from his Dolly Suite) and a finger-shredding Dance of the Earth from Stravinskyâs Rite of Spring.
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