Latin: Piano Music for Four Hands from South America

Contents 1. Manchega, Op. 38 2. Souvenir de Porto Rico, Op. 31 3. Gottschalk Waltz 4. Malaguena 5. La Bella Cubana 6. Mi Buenos Aires Querido (Tango Argentino) 7. Volver (Tango Argentino) 8. Por Una Cabeza (Tango Argentino) 9. Oblivion 10. Libertango 11. Odeon (Tango Brasileiro) 12. Carioca (Tango Brasileiro) 13. Tristorosa (Waltz) 14. Caixinha de Música Quebrada 15. Bésame Mucho 16. Pavana Capricho, Op. 12

Latin American music is rarely heard in classical music. And wrongly so, as Duo Lontano prove on their new GENUIN album. Babette Hierholzer and Jürgen Appell present arrangements for piano four hands, introducing us to the world of tangos, waltzes, and capriccios of the diverse continent. Among them are compositions by Louis Moreau Gottschalk, whom Chopin once predicted to become the “king of pianists.” This is indeed the case, at least in Latin America, where he laid the groundwork and inspired many other wonderful works by Teresa Carreño and José White Lafitte. Duo Lontano also interpret “Latin” tango classics by Carlos Gardel and Astor Piazzolla as well as well-known melodies such as “Bésame mucho” or “Malagueña” with plenty of temperament and elegance.