John Khouri - Dussek: Duos for 2 Fortepianos '2011

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 69, No. 1 (version for 2 pianos): I. —
02. Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 69, No. 1 (version for 2 pianos): II. —
03. Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 69, No. 1 (version for 2 pianos): III. —
04. Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 69, No. 2 (version for 2 pianos): I. —
05. Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 69, No. 2 (version for 2 pianos): II. —
06. Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 69, No. 2 (version for 2 pianos): III. —
07. Sonata in F Major, Op. 69, No. 3 (version for 2 pianos): I. —
08. Sonata in F Major, Op. 69, No. 3 (version for 2 pianos): II. —
09. Sonata in F Major, Op. 69, No. 3 (version for 2 pianos): III. —
10. Duetto in F Major, Op. 26 (version for 2 pianos): I. —
11. Duetto in F Major, Op. 26 (version for 2 pianos): II. —
12. Duetto in F Major, Op. 26 (version for 2 pianos): III. —


One of the most important virtuosos of the late 18th and early 19th centuries,
Jan Ladislav Dussek was born in Caslav, in eastern Bohemia on Feb. 12, 1760. He
is an important figure in the history of the piano because he was one of the
very first traveling virtuosi to whole-heartedly embrace the fortepiano and to
perform on it throughout Europe. His large oeuvre consists of 34 piano sonatas,
a wide variety of chamber music nearly always including piano, 17 piano
concertos (some of which are lost,) and over 80 accompanied sonatas (piano and
violin sometimes including cello). In the last 30 years his music has gained in
popularity but we still await performances and recordings of his 3 string
quartets from 1806 and his last piano concerto in E flat. Even in
Dussek’s earliest piano sonatas (in A flat and G) we find a truly
distinctive style, luxuriant in figuration, abundant in tonal experimentation,
with exceptionally full chordal writing and an exuberantly unchecked virtuosity.
Janine Johnson and John Khouri are well known members of the early music
community that flourishes in the San Francisco Bay Area. Performing together for
the first time in 1992, Ms. Johnson and Mr. Khouri have explored the 2-piano and
one piano 4-hand literature for both German and English pianos, unearthing over
20 duos by Clementi and lesser known composers. Performing highlights include
the 3 Dussek duos, Op 69 performed on this disc, and the Dussek 2-piano
concerto, which they have played on three memorable occasions. Khouri has
previously recorded fortepiano works by Beethoven, Weber and Clementi for Music
& Arts.

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