℗ 2024 Parlophone Records Limited; A Warner Classics/Erato release
| Released | May 3, 2024 |
| Duration | 1h 07m 27s |
| Record Label | Warner Classics |
| Genre | Classical |
Four Hands
Alexandre Tharaud
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1
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1.1
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No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor (Piano 4-Hands Version)
Johannes Brahms; Bruce Liu; Alexandre Tharaud |
2:08 | |||
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Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 "Actus Tragicus"
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1.2
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No. 2, Chöre, Arioso und Aria. "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit" (Arr. Kurtág for Piano 4-Hands)
György Kurtág; Johann Sebastian Bach; Alexandre Tharaud; David Fray |
2:20 | |||
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1.3
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Libertango (Arr. Yamamoto for Piano 4-Hands)
Astor Piazzolla; Kyoko Yamamoto; Beatrice Rana; Alexandre Tharaud |
3:47 | |||
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Dolly, Op. 56
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1.4
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I. Berceuse
Gabriel Fauré; Nicholas Angelich; Alexandre Tharaud |
2:20 | |||
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The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act 1 "The Spell"
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1.5
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No. 6, Waltz (Arr. Rachmaninov for Piano 4-Hands)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Sergei Rachmaninoff; Alexandre Tharaud; Alexander Melnikov |
3:59 | |||
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Ma Mère l'Oye, M. 60
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1.6
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V. Le jardin féérique
Maurice Ravel; Alexandre Tharaud; Bertrand Chamayou |
2:56 | |||
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Parade
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1.7
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Prestidigitateur chinois
Erik Satie; Gautier Capuçon; Alexandre Tharaud |
2:16 | |||
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15 Portraits d'enfants d'Auguste Renoir
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1.8
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No. 7, Fillette au chapeau bleu
Jean Françaix; Juliette; Alexandre Tharaud |
1:32 | |||
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3 Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733
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1.9
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No. 1 in D Major
Franz Schubert; Michel Dalberto; Alexandre Tharaud |
4:48 | |||
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4 Norwegian Dances, Op. 35
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1.10
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No. 2 in A Major, Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso
Edvard Grieg; Alexandre Tharaud; Víkingur Ólafsson |
2:17 | |||
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Piano Trio in G Major, Hob. XV:25
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1.11
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III. Rondo all'ongarese. Presto (Arr. Metzdorff for Piano 4-Hands)
Joseph Haydn; Richard Metzdorff; Alexandre Tharaud; Momo Kodama |
3:28 | |||
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Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 145
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1.12
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No. 2 in E Minor, Allegretto grazioso
Antonín Dvořák; Alexandre Tharaud; Mariam Batsashvili |
4:35 | |||
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1.13
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Galop-marche à huit mains (Arr. Lemoine for Piano 4-Hands)
Albert Lavignac; Léon Lemoine; Alexandre Tharaud; Frank Braley |
3:23 | |||
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3 + 3
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1.14
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No. 3, The Just Average
Charles-Henry; Alexandre Tharaud |
0:47 | |||
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Sonata for Piano 4-Hands in D Major, K. 381
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1.15
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III. Allegro molto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Alexandre Tharaud; Arielle Beck |
3:15 | |||
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Sonata for Piano 4-Hands, FP 8
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1.16
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I. Prelude
Francis Poulenc; Emmanuel Strosser; Alexandre Tharaud |
2:07 | |||
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Petite suite, CD 71, L. 65
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1.17
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I. En bateau
Claude Debussy; Frédéric Vaysse-Knitter; Alexandre Tharaud |
3:22 | |||
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3 Pieces for Four Hands
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1.18
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No. 2, Stokes
Philip Glass; Vanessa Wagner; Alexandre Tharaud |
3:31 | |||
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6 Morceaux, Op. 11
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1.19
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No. 1, Barcarolle
Sergei Rachmaninoff; Alexandre Tharaud; Aleksandar Madzar |
6:18 | |||
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6 Studien in kanonischer Form, Op. 56
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1.20
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No. 4, Innig (Transcr. Bizet for Piano 4-Hands)
Robert Schumann; Eric Le Sage; Alexandre Tharaud |
2:51 | |||
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1.21
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Barcarolle, Op. 26
Gabriel Pierné; Philippe Jaroussky; Alexandre Tharaud |
3:44 | |||
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Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22, WD 56
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1.22
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No. 12, Le bal
Georges Bizet; Alexandre Tharaud; Martin James Bartlett |
1:43 | |||
The aptly named 4 Hands offers 22 tracks, each just a few minutes in length, each featuring Tharaud sharing a piano keyboard with a different partner. The repertoire ranges wide – from Bach to Glass by way of such composers as Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Fauré, Satie, Debussy, Ravel, Rachmaninov, Ravel and Piazzolla. As Tharaud explains, each piece of music was chosen to match the character and skills of the guest joining him at the keyboard.
“This was something I’d had in mind for a long time ... to put together an album for the sheer pleasure of it, in collaboration with dear friends and paying tribute to the wonders of the piano duet repertoire.”
- Alexandre Tharaud
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Warner Classics Studio Masters
Track 22 – 88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM
Track 22 – 88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.18 -16.31 to -0.50 | -25.85 -36.00 to -20.41 | -22.18 -33.10 to -16.40 | 14 12 to 18 | |
| 1 | No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor (Piano 4-Hands Version) | -2.44 | -23.26 | -19.5 | 13 |
| 2 | No. 2, Chöre, Arioso und Aria. "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit" (Arr. Kurtág for Piano 4-Hands) | -16.31 | -36.00 | -33.1 | 12 |
| 3 | Libertango (Arr. Yamamoto for Piano 4-Hands) | -0.50 | -20.41 | -17.3 | 13 |
| 4 | I. Berceuse | -6.94 | -30.00 | -26.7 | 14 |
| 5 | No. 6, Waltz (Arr. Rachmaninov for Piano 4-Hands) | -0.50 | -23.33 | -20.1 | 15 |
| 6 | V. Le jardin féérique | -1.12 | -27.43 | -22.2 | 15 |
| 7 | Prestidigitateur chinois | -1.66 | -26.44 | -22.7 | 12 |
| 8 | No. 7, Fillette au chapeau bleu | -11.52 | -31.25 | -27.9 | 12 |
| 9 | No. 1 in D Major | -0.50 | -23.28 | -19.5 | 15 |
| 10 | No. 2 in A Major, Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso | -0.50 | -25.84 | -20.1 | 16 |
| 11 | III. Rondo all'ongarese. Presto (Arr. Metzdorff for Piano 4-Hands) | -0.50 | -22.72 | -19.5 | 15 |
| 12 | No. 2 in E Minor, Allegretto grazioso | -0.50 | -25.13 | -21.7 | 15 |
| 13 | Galop-marche à huit mains (Arr. Lemoine for Piano 4-Hands) | -0.50 | -20.95 | -17.6 | 14 |
| 14 | No. 3, The Just Average | -3.32 | -28.05 | -24.1 | 15 |
| 15 | III. Allegro molto | -1.23 | -24.76 | -21.5 | 15 |
| 16 | I. Prelude | -0.50 | -20.95 | -16.4 | 13 |
| 17 | I. En bateau | -4.89 | -29.72 | -26.3 | 14 |
| 18 | No. 2, Stokes | -0.50 | -22.32 | -18.1 | 13 |
| 19 | No. 1, Barcarolle | -1.07 | -28.60 | -24.8 | 18 |
| 20 | No. 4, Innig (Transcr. Bizet for Piano 4-Hands) | -4.97 | -26.82 | -23.7 | 13 |
| 21 | Barcarolle, Op. 26 | -9.58 | -28.91 | -25.9 | 13 |
| 22 | No. 12, Le bal | -0.50 | -22.56 | -19.2 | 14 |