Arranger(s): Böhm, Lukas; Fan, Ni
Ensemble(s): DoubleBeats
Label: Naxos
Genre: Chamber Music; Instrumental
Period: 20th Century; Baroque; Classical; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.574056
Barcode: 747313405671
Release Date: 01/2022

TWO MARIMBAS IN BERLIN - Piano Masterworks and Modern Classics arranged for Two Marimbas (DoubleBeats)

With Two Marimbas in Berlin, award-winning duo DoubleBeats presents world premiere recordings of four pinnacles of the keyboard repertoire and two modern classics in their own remarkable arrangements for marimbas and percussion. Soft, resonant tones and high drama emerge through the duo’s exceptional dexterity and control in works by Chopin and Rachmaninov, as well as in Bach’s iconic Goldberg Variations. Haydn’s lighthearted Variations contrast with the thrills of Piazzolla’s Histoire du Tango, and the album finishes with Minoru Miki’s poignant Marimba Spiritual.

Tracklist

Chopin, Fryderyk
Böhm, Lukas - Arranger
Fan, Ni - Arranger
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
112 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 11 in E-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 11 (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas)02:02
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
212 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 4 (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas)01:47
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
312 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10, No. 2 (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas)01:19
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
412 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 13 in A-Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1, "Harp Study" (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas)02:16
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
Rachmaninov, Sergey
Fan, Ni - Arranger
Böhm, Lukas - Arranger
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
510 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5 in G Minor: Alla marcia (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas)04:05
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Böhm, Lukas - Arranger
Fan, Ni - Arranger
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
6Aria02:08
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
7Variatio 1. a 1 Clav.00:57
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
8Variatio 7. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav.01:01
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
9Variatio 5. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav.00:46
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
10Variatio 10. Fughetta. a 1 Clav.00:50
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
11Variatio 28. a 2 Clav.01:10
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
12Variatio 17. a 2 Clav.00:54
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
13Variatio 21. Canone alla Settima. a 1 Clav.01:21
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
14Variatio 14. a 2 Clav.01:01
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
15Variatio 16. Ouverture. a 1 Clav.01:24
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
16Variatio 20. a 2 Clav.01:01
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
17Variatio 23. a 2 Clav.01:07
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
18Variatio 18. Canone alla Sexta. a 1 Clav.00:48
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
19Variatio 26. a 2 Clav.01:08
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
20Variatio 29. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav.01:04
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
Piazzolla, Astor
Böhm, Lukas - Arranger
Fan, Ni - Arranger
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
21Histoire du Tango: I. Bordel 1900 (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas and percussion)03:18
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
22Histoire du Tango: III. Nightclub 1960 (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas)04:58
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
Haydn, Franz Joseph
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
2320 Variations in A Major, Hob.XVII:2 (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas)15:11
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
Miki, Minoru
Böhm, Lukas - Arranger
Fan, Ni - Arranger
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
24Marimba Spiritual (arr. DoubleBeats for marimba and percussion)10:46
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)

Total Playing Time: 01:02:22