Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – B Like Britain (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

The new album recorded by the piano duo of Ludmila Berlinskaya and Arthur Ancelle on the Melodiya label is dedicated to English music of the 20th century. This is the third release in the series “Two pianos Originals Project” presented by Ludmila Berlinskaya and Arthur Ancelle on Melodiya. Since 2011 the tandem of two remarkable pianists has captured the listeners’ hearts in Russia, Europe and Asia. Their joint performances and recordings have received international prizes and been acclaimed by music critics. If the first two releases were dedicated to original compositions in the genre of piano duet of Russian and French composers, this time the duo suggests to listeners to make a journey through Albion. The name of the album “B” like Britain ingeniously plays with the fact that the names of all composers begin with the same letter and all of them belong to British musical culture. The representatives of the so-called “English Musical Renaissance” Arnold Bax and York Bowen, a renowned classic of the twentieth century music Benjamin Britten, and a three-time Oscar nominee Richard Rodney Bennett with his combination of jazz and post-war avant-garde experiments – this is how the musicians see a half-century profile of British musical culture in the mirror of the genre of piano duet. The most demanding gourmets and a broader circle of classical music lovers alike will enjoy this surprise and paradoxical programme.

Tracklist:
01. Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – Hardanger (03:31)
02. Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – The Poisoned Fountain (05:19)
03. Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – Moy Mell (09:55)
04. Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – Two Pieces, Op. 23: I. Introduction and Rondo alla Burlesca (08:16)
05. Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – Two Pieces, Op. 23: II. Mazurka Elegiaca (06:33)
06. Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – Theme and Variations for Two Pianos, Op. 139: Theme (00:46)
07. Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – Theme and Variations for Two Pianos, Op. 139: Variation I (00:45)
08. Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – Theme and Variations for Two Pianos, Op. 139: Variation II (00:30)
09. Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – Theme and Variations for Two Pianos, Op. 139: Variation III (00:41)
10. Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – Theme and Variations for Two Pianos, Op. 139: Variation IV (00:50)
11. Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – Theme and Variations for Two Pianos, Op. 139: Variation V (02:35)
12. Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – Theme and Variations for Two Pianos, Op. 139: Variation VI (01:49)
13. Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – Theme and Variations for Two Pianos, Op. 139: Variation VII (00:36)
14. Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – Theme and Variations for Two Pianos, Op. 139: Variation VIII (00:50)
15. Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – Theme and Variations for Two Pianos, Op. 139: Interlude (01:18)
16. Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – Theme and Variations for Two Pianos, Op. 139: Variation IX – Finale (03:15)
17. Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – Divertimento for Two Pianos: Samba Triste (03:11)
18. Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – Divertimento for Two Pianos: Country Blues (03:27)
19. Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – Divertimento for Two Pianos: Ragtime Waltz (02:24)
20. Ludmila Berlinskaya & Arthur Ancelle – Divertimento for Two Pianos: Finale (03:01)