Goldstone and Clemmow, a British husband-and-wife piano duo, have been performing together since 1984 and are internationally recognized.
Performer Biography
Goldstone and Clemmow are known for their diverse concert programs, mixing famous masterpieces with fascinating rarities, and have made numerous BBC broadcasts.
Composer Biography
Nadezhda Purgold (Mme. Rimsky-Korsakov), who transcribed "Romeo and Juliet" for this album, was a fine pianist and composer, better trained than her husband, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Composition History
Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony was composed during a turbulent period in his life, marked by a disastrous marriage and a suicide attempt.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Tchaikovsky considered his Fourth Symphony to have a program, or narrative, which he explained in detail to his patroness Nadezhda von Meck, though he later stated it could not be formulated in words.
Performer Biography
Goldstone and Clemmow completed a world-first series of seven concerts performing the entire body of music written by Schubert specifically for four hands at one piano.
Composer Biography
Sergei Taneyev, who transcribed Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony for piano, was Tchaikovsky's composition student and later taught Rachmaninov and Scriabin.
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