Composer: Franz Peter Schubert, Igor Stravinsky, Peteris Vasks
Performer: Linda Leine, Daria Marshinina
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Es-Dur
Catalogue: ES2076
Release: 2019
Size: 1.13 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Schubert: Divertissement in E minor D823a
01. No. 1, Tempo di Marcia, Op. 63, No. 1
02. No. 2, Andantino varie in B Minor, Op. 84, No. 1
03. No. 3, Rondeau brillant in E Minor, Op. 84, No. 2
Stravinsky: Concerto for 2 Pianos
04. I. Con moto
05. II. Notturno (Adagietto)
06. III. Quattro variazioni
07. IV. Preludio e fuga
Vasks: Music for two pianos
08. I. Moderato con durezza
09. II. Variations
10. III. Mouvement
11. Schubert: Rondo for piano duet in D major, D608
The greatest single strength of the duo Linda Leine and Daria Marshinina is their stage presence. It’s impressive how these young artists can spontaneously reach the audience with their musical radiance and creative power”. – Lilya Zilberstein. Daria Marshinina suggested the Concerto per due pianoforti soli by Igor Stravinsky. “For me, it’s pure adrenaline, when we play this piece together” she says. “It’s like a treasure chest: a beautifully designed piece, which always keeps surprising us, amazing us, and giving us emotional puzzles”. Linda Leine was clear she wanted to involve her compatriot Peteris Vasks in this debut recording. She actually has a personal connection with him, as he was her composition teacher in Riga. At a joint meeting in Riga, the two women worked with Peteris Vasks on his “Music for Two Pianos”, which he had composed in 1974. “It’s an honour, to be the first to record the piece on CD”, says Linda Leine with unmistakable pride. The third composer for this recording was found quite quickly: The early Romantic, Franz Schubert. A composer, whose repertoire piano duos also like to be measured by. The Leine-Marshinina piano duo sees the piano challenge in these pieces in a quite different light: “The Divertissement D. 823 and his Rondo D. 608 open our hearts, allow us to sing at the piano, and take us through the highs and lows of a lifetime.