Sony CD# SK 48 4381 — Selections
from Berio, Bach, Gershwi
Stravinsky, Brahms, Bartok,
Tchaikovsky, Bernstein, Joplin,
Jaell and Schumann; Katia and
Marielle Labeque — pianos

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sororite Labeque has Ross MacDonald
“am? produced a re-
cording of unsurprising CLASSICAL MUSIC

charm and grace with a not serious enough to induce an
good measure of fun thrown acute case of buyer's remorse.

in to round things out. - Essentially, this is one of those
Mons. et Mme. Labeque’s rare classical albums that has the
pulchritudinous pianistic progeny _ potential to appeal to just about
have been around for several years — everyone from the classically
now, releasing recording after re- cognizant to the I-was-once-bit-
cording of wide ranging and ap- ten-by-a-piano-when-a-baby
., pealing music. . pianophobe,
Often they've addressed a
straight classical repertoire
specially arranged for 20 dextrous
digits while at other times they've
delved into the realms of jazz and
pop. a
In this case, however, we're

_ given a roundly balanced smat- ELS . ° «

tering of each in guises that lend s 1 t . ;

some oft-too-familias musica” ‘ a ee rh j eG a
refreshing appeal. ; “

“ Myra Hess’ arrangement of © ; ; . / ; :
. Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, { , ' ; ;
for example, is made simple and LU Nn a rave
' straightforward yet presented with:

such delicacy it’s. difficult to not

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yet captivating nonetheless.

Piano and Walking the Dog plus

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are joined by a ‘couple of Francois e : | 2 : 3 0-3 : OO pm Fey
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yielded by the classics, rione of - ' Donny Osmond : ae } Joy Metcalfe
‘this ‘swingier stuff” seams too ° vz 1 . Doug & The Slugs : a . , : . Arthur Griifiths*
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among the “‘stuffier stuff." “Terry David Mulligan
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ever, cai be laid at the feet of the

“arrangers who are called upon to Face Painting! { , v maw : , : "

“-gither squeeze an orchestra into
two piano cabinets or stretch av ®
music meant for only 10 fingers . oe
-across 176 keys. Many have tried, L ive M usic:
but few succeed to the extent ;
demonstrated here.’ @ a
. Of course, Katia and Marielle
also get kudos for their filial felicity G reat Food |
to one another's abilities as well as °
(Be0 >> for their own sensitivity to what is :
actually going on in the music they’ :
choose. ° ee a SPONSORS:
“But anyone who has just about
any of their previous recordings .. Canon
will have come to expect this, ' °
~ discovering long ago that anything District of West
less from these sonorous siblings Vancouver
amaunts to betrayal.
Having considered all of that, ‘
however, there is anv: aspect to Dundarave Park
this recording that, urfortunately, _ Concession
‘gets in the way of mal:ing this an - .
absolutely perfect pruduct. Pro- Impark
ducer Steven Fisstein seems to °
have foregone his dury to listen to North Shore News
the master tapes in the order pres-
ented here. There are a few unfor- .
tunate spots at which we are ab- Park Royal
solutely jarred out of our comfy ; °
compliance by the interjection of. Peppi’s
some heavy handed rhythms and °
namics in direct contrast to af N
what went before. Roya! Bank
Thus we 2re rudely awakened
from somnarnbulert satisfaction by __ Shaw Cable
a thundering herd of frantic fingers .
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