The Duo Jatekok aims to make classical music more accessible to a wider audience by engaging with them directly, explaining pieces, or collaborating with other artists.
Performer Biography
The Duo Jatekok, consisting of Naïri Badal and Adélaïde Panaget, officially formed in 2007 and are prizewinners at two major international piano duo competitions.
Performer Biography
The name "Jatekok" means "Games" in Hungarian and became the duo's signature after performing a work by Kurtág with that title.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in April 2017 at Maladrerie Saint-Lazare in Beauvais, a historic site with a 13th-century wooden frame barn offering exceptional acoustics.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Poulenc, described as a "half-monk, half-ruffian," was known for his genius for transformation, blending popular tunes with strict counterpoint and religious polyphony in his music.
Instruments
The recording utilized two Yamaha CFX pianos, chosen for their modern and powerful sound, which perfectly suited the album's forward-looking program.
Composition History
Francis Poulenc's Sonata for Two Pianos and his Elegy for Two Pianos were both dedicated to and premiered by the American piano duo Arthur Gold and Robert Fizdale, known as "the Boys."
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