The Piano As Orchestra
Susan Duehlmeier (piano), Bonnie Gritton (piano)
The versatile Duehlmeier-Gritton Duo has met with accolades throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East as they have performed works from Bach to Stravinsky. Most recent engagements have taken them to Asia for performances in Nanjing, China; Austria for a recital at Bosendorfer Hall in Vienna; Poland for a performance at the Autumn Warsaw Festival, and many other locations. They have also performed on the Dame Myra Hess series in both Chicago and Los Angeles where their recitals were broadcast on Public Radio. Orchestral performances include numerous collaborations with the Utah Symphony, the Warsaw Philharmonic, the Czech Radio Symphony and the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra. Their recording of the Henry Wolking Concerto for Two Pianos, 'Letting Midnight Out on Bail,' was nominated for a Grammy in 2002. In fact, the Wolking Midnight Jazz Suite on this new CD is extracted from that Concerto. Susan Duehlmeier studied with Leonard Shure at Boston University and Bonnie Gritton studied with Aube Tzerko at the University of California at Los Angeles, and they met at the University of Utah as faculty members. With shared musical training in the Schnabel tradition and similar tastes in repertoire, their musical partnership was launched.
Track Listing
Title | Composer | Performer |
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Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso | Camille Saint-Saëns | Susan Duehlmeier, Bonnie Gritton, pianists |
Dance Macabre Op. 40 | Camille Saint-Saëns | Susan Duehlmeier, Bonnie Gritton, pianists |
Fantasy on Porgy and Bess | George Gershwin | Susan Duehlmeier, Bonnie Gritton, pianists |
Midnight Jazz Suite for Two Pianos | Henry Wolking | Susan Duehlmeier, Bonnie Gritton, pianists |
Three Movements from Petrouchka | Igor Stravinsky | Susan Duehlmeier, Bonnie Gritton, pianists |
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