DUO
SCARAMOUCHE
Malvina
Renault-Vieville and
Filippo Antonelli
Piano Duet
and
Two Pianos
duoscara@imaginet.fr
Since its formation in 1990 the Duo Scaramouche has performed throughout
Europe to great public and critical acclaim and has taken part in international
music shows such as Musicora in the Grand Palais, Paris.
Their aim is simply to increase public perception and enjoyment of the large
and largely unplayed repertoire for piano duet and two pianos ranging from
classical to the contemporary.
Appearances by the Duo Scaramouche have included:
Paris - Salle Chopin - Pleyel and Auditorium Saint Germain
London - St. John’s Smith Square
Birmingham - Adrian Boult Hall
Prague - Music Academy
Bologna - Accademia Filarmonica
Ferrara - Sala Estense
At the Umbertide Spring Festival, a critic described their performance as:
“ ....A clear demonstration of musical profundity....a programme of great
charm delivered with an enormous maturity of both technique and
interpretation....” Corriere dell’Umbria
and at St.John’s Smith Square - London:
“....Moszkowsky’s New Spanish Dances found ....a more expansive
dynamic range and a sense of fun which brought the music to life. This
was followed by the best playing of the evening in Debussy’s Petite Suite.
This was lovely with delicate phrasing, intimate details and a sense of
music flowing effortlessly from the instrument....” Musical Opinion
 A Compact Disc
of dances for piano
duet by Grieg,
Moszkowsky and
Brahms was released
by Duo Scaramouche
in 1993.
Tracks from this
disc can be heard on
the cerberus digital
jukebox.
On 17th November 1995, Duo Scaramouche was invited by France
Musique radio station to give an hour-long live recital, broadcast as part of the
programme “En Blanc et Noir”, one of the most prestigious radio programmes in
France for Classical Music, when Duo Scaramouche gave the first performance in
France of the Sonata for Two Pianos, by Andrew Downes.
In March 1996 the Italian television channel RAI 3, broadcast a special
programme about the first performance in Italy of Downes's Sonata for Two
Pianos.
During 1997 Duo Scaramouche performed in Paris at the Salle Cortot, as
part of the Festival of Piano of Riom: "Duo Scaramouche charmed all the
audience
with their repertoire..." La Montagne,
and in Birmingham for the first performance of the Concerto for Two Pianos
and String Orchestra especially
composed for them by Andrew Downes: "Duo Scaramouche gave grateful
performances of the solo parts..." Birmingham Post.
REPERTOIRE
four hands one piano
L.VAN BEETHOVEN Sonate Op.6
J.BRAHMS Valses Op.39
J.BRAHMS Variations sur un thème de Schumann
J.BRAHMS Danses Hongroises
G.BIZET Jeux d’Enfants
C. DEBUSSY Petite Suite
G. FAURE Dolly
J.FRANCAIX 15 Portrait des tableaux de A. Renoir
G.GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue
E.GRIEG Danses Norvégiennes Op.35
S.JOPLIN Rag-times
F.LISZT Rhapsodie Hongroise n.2
M.MOSZKOWSKY Danses Espagnoles Op.12
M.MOSZKOWSKY Nouvelles Danses Espagnoles Op.65
M.MOSZKOWSKY Danses Polonaises Op.55
W.A.MOZART Fugue en sol min.
W.A.MOZART Intégrales des Sonates
F.POULENC Sonate
D.MILHAUD Le Boeuf sur le toit
S.RACHMANINOFF Six Morceaux Op.11
M.RAVEL Ma Mère l’Oye
M.RAVEL Rhapsodie Espagnole
M.RAVEL La Valse
E.SATIE La Belle Excentrique
F.SCHUBERT Sonate en Sib Maj.
F.SCHUBERT Marche Militaire
F.SCHUBERT Fantaisie en Fa min.
G.TAILLEFERRE Suite Burlesque
two pianos
J.BRAHMS Variations sur un thème de F.J.Haydn
D.MILHAUD Scaramouche
D.MILHAUD Embarquement pour Cythere
M.RAVEL La Valse
W.A.MOZART Adagio et Fugue en sol min.
W.A.MOZART Sonate en Ré Maj. K.448
S.RACHMANINOFF Suite Op.2 n.17
S.RACHMANINOFF Fantaisie Op.5 (tableaux)
C.SAINT-SAENS Danses Macabres Op.40
A.DOWNES Sonate pour 2 pianos (*** premieres in France and Italy)
Concertos for 2 pianos and orchestra
J.S.BACH Concertos pour 2 pianos et orchestre BWV 1060 and 1061
F.POULENC Concerto pour 2 pianos et Orchestre
A.DOWNES Concerto pour 2 pianos et orchestre à cordes op.61
(*** world premiere)
Duo Scaramouche
Piano Duet and Two Pianos - France
telephone: # 33 . 1 . 39 16 88 98
fax: # 33 . 1. 39 16 88 99
e-mail: duoscara@imaginet.fr
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