COMPOSERS: Copland
LABELS: Etcetera
WORKS: Billy the Kid Suite; El salón México; Two Movements from Rodeo; Danzón cubano
PERFORMER: Marcelo Bratke, Marcela Roggeri (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: KTC 1223
This talented South American duo brings precision, clarity and an unexpected laid-back charm to the Billy the Kid Suite, drawn from Copland’s original two-piano score, the colourful Danzón cubano and assorted arrangements culminating in Leonard Bernstein’s brilliant transcription of El salón México. Entertaining if hardly essential listening. Anthony Burton
Copland: Billy the Kid Suite; El salón México; Two Movements from Rodeo; Danzón cubano
This talented South American duo brings precision, clarity and an unexpected laid-back charm to the Billy the Kid Suite, drawn from Copland’s original two-piano score, the colourful Danzón cubano and assorted arrangements culminating in Leonard Bernstein’s brilliant transcription of El salón México. Entertaining if hardly essential listening. Anthony Burton
Our rating
4