Various Composers - 55 (Katia & Marielle Labèque)

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1. Dimitri Tiomkin - Wild is the Wind (transcr. Michael Blasky, after Nina Simone)
2. Margaret Bonds - Spiritual Suite: III. Troubled Water (arr. Clémentin Bonjour)
3. Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guébrou - Ballad of the Spirits
4. David Chalmin - Valse noire for M.
5. Grazyna Bacewicz - Ten Concert Etudes: IV.
6. Grazyna Bacewicz - Trois pièces Caractéristiques: I. Allegretto
7. Dora Pejacevic - 2 Nocturnes, Op. 50: No. 2 Leicht bewegt und verträumt
8. Philip Glass - Helen's Theme from Candyman (arr. Michael Riesman)
9. David Chalmin - Star-Cross'd Lovers: Act V: Romeo's Poison
10. William Duckworth - The Time Curve Preludes: No. 12
11. Bill Evans - We Will Meet Again
12. Leonard Bernstein - West Side Story: Somewhere (arr. Irwin Kostal)
13. Paco de Lucía - Canción De Amor (arr. Joan Albert Amargós)
14. Manuel de Falla - La vida breve / Act 2: Spanish Dance No. 1 (transc. Samazeuilh)
15. James P. Johnson - Carolina Shout (arr. François Jeanneau)
16. George Gershwin - Piano Concerto in F: 3. Allegro agitato
17. Fanny Mendelssohn - Vier Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 8: I. Allegro moderato (arr. Isabelle et Florence Lafitte)
18. Fanny Mendelssohn - 3 Mélodies, Op. 4: No. 2 Allegretto
19. Felix Mendelssohn - Lieder ohne Worte V, Op. 62: I. Andante espressivo, MWV U185 "May Breeze" (arr. Robin Langley)
20. Felix Mendelssohn - Lieder ohne Worte VI, Op. 67: I. Andante, MWV U180 (arr. Robin Langley)
21. Claude Debussy - Suite bergamasque, CD 82: III. Clair de lune (arr. Henri Dutilleux)
22. Lili Boulanger - Trois Morceaux: I. D’un vieux jardin
23. Lili Boulanger - Trois Morceaux: II. D’un jardin clair
24. Muriël Bostdorp - Hommage à Marie Jaëll
25. Marie Jaëll - 12 Valses and Finale for Piano four-hands, Op. 8: VIII. Allegretto cantabile
26. Isaac Albéniz - Pavana-Capricho, Op. 12
27. Hélène de Montgeroult - Cours complet pour l'Enseignement du Forté Piano: Etude No. 110 in A Major
28. Gabriel Fauré - Dolly Suite, Op. 56: III. Le jardin de Dolly
29. Maurice Ravel - Ma mère l'oye, M. 60 - For Piano Duet: V. Le jardin féerique
30. Maurice Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte, M.19
31. Claude Debussy - Nocturnes, L.91 - Transcr. Ravel: 2. Fêtes
32. Antonín Dvořák - Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 78: No. 5 in A Major. Skocná. Allegro vivace
33. Georges Bizet - Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22: No. 3, La poupée
34. Georges Bizet - Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22: No. 12, Le bal
35. Gabriel Fauré - Dolly Suite, Op. 56: I. Berceuse
36. Johannes Brahms - 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 12 in D Minor. Presto
37. Luciano Berio - Memory
38. Arvo Pärt - Für Alina
39. Arvo Pärt - Pari Intervallo
40. Bryce Dessner - Goiza Larrunen
41. Philip Glass - Orphée / Act 1: III. La chambre d'Orphée
42. Philip Glass - La Belle et la Bête: II. Les soeurs
43. Philip Glass - Les enfants terribles: III. The Somnambulist
44. Bryce Dessner - El Chan: II. Points of light
45. Bryce Dessner - El Chan: V. Coyote
46. Igor Stravinsky - Le Sacre du Printemps / Pt. 1: L'Adoration de la terre: Danse de la terre
47. Arvo Pärt - Hymn to a Great City
48. Howard Skempton - Images: Prelude 7
49. Howard Skempton - Images: Postlude
50. John Cage - Experiences No. 1
51. Erik Satie - Trois morceaux en forme de poire: En plus
52. Erik Satie - Avant-dernières pensées: I. Idylle, à Debussy
53. Igor Stravinsky - Les cinq doigts - Eight Very Easy Pieces on Five Notes: IV. Larghetto
54. Igor Stravinsky - Petrouchka - Three Movements for Piano Duet: Russian Dance

Katia & Marielle Labèque, piano

Compilation: 2026

Label: Universal Music Division Decca Records France

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Celebrating 55 years since their debut, piano duo Katia and Marielle Labèque have released "55," a landmark three-CD boxed set reflecting their genre-defying career. The collection features 55 tracks, blending 30 archival recordings from 1970 through 2024 with 25 new 2025 recordings, including several world premieres. Spanning classical, jazz, and minimalism, the compilation places a special emphasis on female representation, showcasing 12 works by eight women composers. Beyond the music, this comprehensive retrospective serves as a visual and editorial chronicle, complete with photographs by Brigitte Lacombe and an essay by musicologist Renaud Machard documenting the sisters' extraordinary artistic legacy.

Renowned for their synchronized energy, sibling pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque have built an illustrious career since rising to international fame with their gold-record rendition of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. They regularly perform at prestigious global venues and festivals, collaborating with world-class orchestras, Baroque ensembles, and elite conductors. Champions of contemporary music, the duo has premiered works by Philip Glass, Bryce Dessner, and Nico Muhly. Beyond their extensive live tours, they manage their own KML Recordings label—now partnered with Deutsche Grammophon—and spearhead innovative cross-genre projects, including the Dream House Quartet and collaborations with contemporary artists.