Road Movies - Adams, Part, Lysight / Duo Gemini
) | Label: Pavane Catalog: ADW7562 Format: CD Duo GeminiComposed by: Adams; Pärt; Lysight Jean-Frédéric Molard and Jean-Noël Remiche formed the Duo Gemini in 2001; they’re noted for the commitment and generosity of their playing. John Adams’ Road Movies conjures unabashedly melodic writing and asks for extreme technical a rhythmic virtuosity from the pianist. Arvo Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel is constructed with uncompromising rigor. Fratres and Passacaglia come across as kinds of brief inner voyages. Written in 2011 especially for the Duo Gemini by the Belgian composer Michel Lysight, the Gemini Sonata’s obsessive, breathless and implacable character is truly striking.  Price: $19.98 |