Dances for Ginger op. 163 KOECHLIN CHARLES

Classique

Contenu

L’élan
Danse lente
Les tourbillons
La danse sous les étoiles (d’apres un épisode de “Swing Time”)
Final / Apothéose de la danse

Description :

The films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were theinspiration for “Danses pour Ginger”. Koechlin (1867–1950) was especially fascinated by “Swing Time” (directed by George Stevens; USA, 1936) and between1936 and 1940 went to see this film seven times.
The first two pieces are for piano solo and the remaining three for piano duet.
A recording by the piano duo of Yaara Tal and Andreas Groethuysen is available on the Sony Classical label, SMK 89618.