Quattro Mani: Lounge Lizards <br> BRIDGE 9486The duo piano team Quattro Mani has had a distinguished history, consistently generating audience enthusiasm and rave notices for their concerts and recordings. Formed in 1989, Quattro Manis intense involvement with modern repertoire has led to dedications and collaborations with leading composers, including George Crumb, Joan Tower, Paul Lansky, Poul Ruders, and Frederic Rzewski. Both Susan Grace and Steven Beck have earned recognition as soloists

"Given that Bernstein did so many things on a grand scale and with theatrical flair

Mozart explained that ‘These concertos are a happy medium between what is too easy and too difficult

Sasha Cooke

almost daring audiences to appreciate their stringent

cool sound that is vividly clear and excellently balanced

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With this disc

Biblical Songs

Bel Canto was composed by Ruders for the Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition

24 premiere recordings played by eight marimba virtuosi

in addition to his compositional studies

Although the poetry is not conventionally romantic