Pianists Martha Argerich and Sergei Babayan present two stunning selections from Prokofiev's music for stage and screen in magnificent two-piano transcriptions by Babayan. The album features Babayan's twelve-movement transcription of numbers from the ballet 'Romeo and Juliet' and his seven-movement suite transcribed from the Russian composer's incidental music for 'Hamlet' and 'Eugene Onegin', film score for 'The Queen of Spades' and opera 'War and Peace'. These new Prokofiev transcriptions are both dedicated to Martha Argerich. The sense of mutual inspiration felt by these kindred spirits, palpable in their live performances together, is now captured for posterity in these recordings.
Track Listing:
1. Romeo and Juliet, op. 64, Juliet's Death (Sergei Prokofiev) - Martha Argerich/Sergei Babayan
2. Romeo and Juliet, op. 64, Montagues and Capulets (Sergei Prokofiev) - Martha Argerich/Sergei Babayan
3. Romeo and Juliet, op. 64, Morning Dance (Sergei Prokofiev) - Martha Argerich/Sergei Babayan
4. Romeo and Juliet, op. 64, Quarrel (Sergei Prokofiev) - Martha Argerich/Sergei Babayan
5. Romeo and Juliet, op. 64, Gavotte (Sergei Prokofiev) - Martha Argerich/Sergei Babayan
6. Romeo and Juliet, op. 64, The Young Juliet (Sergei Prokofiev) - Martha Argerich/Sergei Babayan
7. Romeo and Juliet, op. 64, Folk Dance (Sergei Prokofiev) - Martha Argerich/Sergei Babayan
8. Romeo and Juliet, op. 64, Dance With Mandolines (Sergei Prokofiev) - Martha Argerich/Sergei Babayan
9. Romeo and Juliet, op. 64, Aubade (Sergei Prokofiev) - Martha Argerich/Sergei Babayan
10. Romeo and Juliet, op. 64, Dance of Five Couples (Sergei Prokofiev) - Martha Argerich/Sergei Babayan
11. Romeo and Juliet, op. 64, Romeo and Juliet Before Departure (Sergei Prokofiev) - Martha Argerich/Sergei Babayan
12. Romeo and Juliet, op. 64, Death of Tybalt (Sergei Prokofiev) - Martha Argerich/Sergei Babayan
1. Hamlet, op. 77, The Ghost of Hamlet's Father (Sergei Prokofiev) - Martha Argerich/Sergei Babayan
2. Eugene Onegin, op. 71, Mazurka (Sergei Prokofiev) - Martha Argerich/Sergei Babayan
3. Eugene Onegin, op. 71, Polka (Sergei Prokofiev) - Martha Argerich/Sergei Babayan
4. The Queen of Spades, op. 70, Polonaise (Sergei Prokofiev) - Martha Argerich/Sergei Babayan
5. Pushkin Waltz in C-sharp Minor, Op. 120, No. 2 (Sergei Prokofiev) - Martha Argerich/Sergei Babayan
6. War and peace, op. 91, Natasha and Andrei's Valse (Sergei Prokofiev) - Martha Argerich/Sergei Babayan
7. The Queen of Spades, op. 70, Idée Fixe (Sergei Prokofiev) - Martha Argerich/Sergei Babayan
