Adams / Copland / Geniusas - Hallelujah Junction [CD]

Anna Geniushene and Lukas Geniusas both have brilliant careers as soloists: Anna won the silver medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2022 and now records for Fuga Libera, while Lukas' two Rachmaninov recordings, a recital of solo works (ALPHA997) and songs with Asmik Grigorian (ALPHA796), have both won major awards. Partners in life and in art, they form a highly virtuosic and tightly knit duo. This highly varied programme pays tribute to American music with works by Gershwin, Stravinsky, Copland and McPhee, a succession of melting-pots that create fusions of classical music, jazz, Mexican music and Balinese rhythms. The spectacular and rebellious Fourth Ballad from Frederic Rzewski's North American Ballads (1978-79) is also included. This musical odyssey concludes with the vast fresco that is John Adam's magnificent Hallelujah Junction (1996).

Tracklist:

1. Cuban Overture
2. Concerto in E Flat Major K060, "Dumbarton Oaks Concerto"~I. Tempo giusto - L'istesso tempo
3. Concerto in E Flat Major K060, "Dumbarton Oaks Concerto"~II. Allegretto
4. Concerto in E Flat Major K060, "Dumbarton Oaks Concerto"~III. Con moto - Poco meno - Tempo I
5. Salón México
6. Winnsbord Cotton Mill Blues
7. Balinese Ceremonial Music~I. Pemoengkah
8. Balinese Ceremonial Music~II. Gambangan
9. Balinese Ceremonial Music~III. Taboeh Teloe
10. Hallelujah Junction~Movement I
11. Hallelujah Junction~Movement II
12. Hallelujah Junction~Movement III

UPC: 3701624511220
Label: ALPHA
Release Date: 5.23.25
Format: CD