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)
1 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 11 in E-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 11 (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas) 02:02
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
2 12 Etudes, Op. 25: No. 16 in A Minor, Op. 25, No. 4 (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas) 01:47
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
3 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10, No. 2 (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas) 01:19
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
4 12 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
Böhm, Lukas - Arranger
Fan, Ni - Arranger
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
5 10 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)
6 Aria 02:08
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
7 Variatio 1. a 1 Clav. 00:57
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
8 Variatio 7. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. 01:01
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
9 Variatio 5. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. 00:46
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
10 Variatio 10. Fughetta. a 1 Clav. 00:50
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
11 Variatio 28. a 2 Clav. 01:10
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
12 Variatio 17. a 2 Clav. 00:54
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
13 Variatio 21. Canone alla Settima. a 1 Clav. 01:21
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
14 Variatio 14. a 2 Clav. 01:01
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
15 Variatio 16. Ouverture. a 1 Clav. 01:24
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
16 Variatio 20. a 2 Clav. 01:01
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
17 Variatio 23. a 2 Clav. 01:07
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
18 Variatio 18. Canone alla Sexta. a 1 Clav. 00:48
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
19 Variatio 26. a 2 Clav. 01:08
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
20 Variatio 29. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. 01:04
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
Piazzolla, Astor
Böhm, Lukas - Arranger
Fan, Ni - Arranger
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
21 Histoire du Tango: I. Bordel 1900 (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas and percussion) 03:18
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
22 Histoire du Tango: III. Nightclub 1960 (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas) 04:58
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
Haydn, Franz Joseph
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
23 20 Variations in A Major, Hob.XVII:2 (arr. DoubleBeats for 2 marimbas) 15:11
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
Miki, Minoru
Fan, Ni - Arranger
Böhm, Lukas - Arranger
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)
24 Marimba Spiritual (arr. DoubleBeats for marimba and percussion) 10:46
DoubleBeats (Ensemble)

Total Playing Time: 01:02:22