The Long Duo, sisters Beatrice and Christina Long, have discovered three rarities that might appeal to fans of the Poulenc and Bartók double piano concertos. Granted, it's a small audience in relation to the larger realm of all piano concertos or mid-20th century music, but fans of those might find these worth hearing at least once as well. Dana Suesse's career followed a path similar to that of George Gershwin, beginning with composing popular songs and then seeking education in more formal and traditional structures to ...
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The Long Duo, sisters Beatrice and Christina Long, have discovered three rarities that might appeal to fans of the Poulenc and Bartók double piano concertos. Granted, it's a small audience in relation to the larger realm of all piano concertos or mid-20th century music, but fans of those might find these worth hearing at least once as well. Dana Suesse's career followed a path similar to that of George Gershwin, beginning with composing popular songs and then seeking education in more formal and traditional structures to produce concert works. Her Concerto in E minor -- of which this is the premiere recording -- shows some of her inexperience with form, particularly in the first movement, where it is somewhat hard to follow ideas. The second movement is more post-Romantic, rhapsodic in nature, and the third is very reminiscent of Ravel's Concerto in G. The final movement does some wrapping up of a sort with themes from the first and second movements brought back. Suesse essentially self-taught herself...
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