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Philip Glass' three operas based on films by Jean Cocteau, inspired by the composer's youthful experiences in Paris, are among his most variegated works and perhaps among the ones most likely to win over those unpersuaded by the composer. This release took shape as Katia and Marielle Labèque performed concerts devoted to two-piano arrangements of numbers from these operas in 2020 and 2023; the arrangements are by Glass colleague Michael Riesman. Many recordings of Glass have come from his own orbit, but this one, released by the Deutsche Grammophon label and a presence on classical best-seller charts in early 2024, shows the value in opening up the field. The Labèques bring a fluent but lively quality to the music that illuminates the material out of which the operas are woven. Sample the ragtime-like opening, "Le café," from Act I at the beginning. Elsewhere, one hears echoes of Gluck, Bach, and more, all superimposed on Glass' characteristic repeating patterns. The durable popularity of Katia and Marielle Labèque, still at the top of the duo piano heap, is remarkable, and it has occurred in part because the sisters are unafraid to take on new repertory. Here, they have done a spectacular job.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Orphée - Arr. for Piano duet / Act 1 (Philip Glass)
Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 KML Recordings
Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 KML Recordings
Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 KML Recordings
Orphée - Arr. for Piano duet / Act 2 (Philip Glass)
Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 KML Recordings
Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 KML Recordings
Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 KML Recordings
Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 KML Recordings
Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 KML Recordings
Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 KML Recordings
Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 KML Recordings
La Belle et la Bête - Arr. for Piano duet (Philip Glass)
Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 KML Recordings
Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 KML Recordings
Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 KML Recordings
Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 KML Recordings
Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 KML Recordings
Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 KML Recordings
Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 KML Recordings
Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 KML Recordings
Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2024 KML Recordings
Les enfants terribles - Arr. for Piano duet (Philip Glass)
Michael Riesman, Arranger, Work Arranger - Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 KML Recordings
Michael Riesman, Arranger, Work Arranger - Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 KML Recordings
Michael Riesman, Arranger, Work Arranger - Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 KML Recordings
Michael Riesman, Arranger, Work Arranger - Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 KML Recordings
Michael Riesman, Arranger, Work Arranger - Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 KML Recordings
Michael Riesman, Arranger, Work Arranger - Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 KML Recordings
Michael Riesman, Arranger, Work Arranger - Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 KML Recordings
Michael Riesman, Arranger, Work Arranger - Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 KML Recordings
Michael Riesman, Arranger, Work Arranger - Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 KML Recordings
Michael Riesman, Arranger, Work Arranger - Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 KML Recordings
Michael Riesman, Arranger, Work Arranger - Philip Glass, Composer - Katia Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marielle Labeque, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Chalmin, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 KML Recordings
Album review
Philip Glass' three operas based on films by Jean Cocteau, inspired by the composer's youthful experiences in Paris, are among his most variegated works and perhaps among the ones most likely to win over those unpersuaded by the composer. This release took shape as Katia and Marielle Labèque performed concerts devoted to two-piano arrangements of numbers from these operas in 2020 and 2023; the arrangements are by Glass colleague Michael Riesman. Many recordings of Glass have come from his own orbit, but this one, released by the Deutsche Grammophon label and a presence on classical best-seller charts in early 2024, shows the value in opening up the field. The Labèques bring a fluent but lively quality to the music that illuminates the material out of which the operas are woven. Sample the ragtime-like opening, "Le café," from Act I at the beginning. Elsewhere, one hears echoes of Gluck, Bach, and more, all superimposed on Glass' characteristic repeating patterns. The durable popularity of Katia and Marielle Labèque, still at the top of the duo piano heap, is remarkable, and it has occurred in part because the sisters are unafraid to take on new repertory. Here, they have done a spectacular job.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 30 track(s)
- Total length: 01:38:21
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Katia Labèque Marielle Labèque
- Composer: Philip Glass
- Label: Universal Music Division Decca Records France
- Genre: Classical
© 2024 KML Recordings ℗ 2024 KML Recordings
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