Move Records Australian classical & art music, est. 1968

…a little z.o.o.

Peter Constant and Marion Schaap as the Z.O.O. Duo follow their acclaimed A Sympathetic Resonance and Light on the Edge with a short, polished programme of classical guitar duos drawn from familiar concert repertoire.

Z.O.O. Duo performer
Peter Constant acoustic guitar
Marion Schaap acoustic guitar
Robert Schumann composer
Pierre Petit composer
Enrique Granados composer
Francis Poulenc composer
Leo Brouwer composer

The disc opens with five pieces from Schumann’s Album für die Jugend, then turns to Pierre Petit’s Toccata, the Intermedio from Granados’ Goyescas, Poulenc’s three Mouvements Perpétuels, and Leo Brouwer’s Micro Pieza.

Heard throughout in arrangements for two guitars, the selection sets Romantic teaching pieces beside twentieth-century miniatures in a compact recital of colour and ensemble.

Artist

Photograph of Z.O.O. Duo

Z.O.O. Duo

Z.O.O. Duo, an original, classical guitar duo, features talented guitarists Peter Constant and Marion Schaap, directors of guitar at the Victorian College of the Arts.

Tracks

    Album für die Jugend, Op. 68 Robert Schumann

  1. Melodie 1:05
  2. Nachklänge aus dem Theater 1:21
  3. Knecht Ruprecht 2:02
  4. Winterszeit 2:37
  5. Erinnerung 1:49
  6. Toccata Pierre Petit 6:10
  7. Intermedio from “Goyescas” Enrique Granados 4:39

    8. Mouvements Perpétuels Francis Poulenc

  8. Assez modéré 1:26
  9. Très modéré 1:24
  10. Alerte 2:52
  11. Micro Pieza Leo Brouwer 3:08

Performers

Composers

Photograph of Enrique Granados

Enrique Granados

Enrique Granados was born in Lérida in 1867. He studied the piano and composition in Barcelona and then in Paris, returning to Barcelona in 1889, and won distinction as a pianist and popularity in Spain with his zarzuelas and piano music.

Photograph of Francis Poulenc

Francis Poulenc

Francis Poulenc's music swings from boulevard wit to peasant devotion. Perpetual-motion piano, chamber sonatas, horn élégies, Christmas and penitential motets, a Gloria, and songs that can flirt, mourn or protest sit side by side in the catalogue.

Photograph of Robert Schumann

Robert Schumann

Robert Schumann (1810–1856) was a German composer and music critic of the early Romantic era. His piano works and songs remain among the most enduring of the period.

No photograph: Leo Brouwer

Leo Brouwer

Leo Brouwer’s guitar music moves between Cuban pulse, modernist experiment and later modal clarity. The Etudes Simples, Hika in memory of Takemitsu, Micro Pieza and Berceuse show how sharply he can shape atmosphere and motif.

No photograph: Pierre Petit

Pierre Petit

Pierre Petit (1922–2000) was a French composer of operas, ballets, concertos, chamber music and songs. Move recordings include his piano suite Rome, l’unique objet … and the Toccata.

Where to listen

…a little z.o.o. is available for streaming through Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.

…a little z.o.o. is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.

Product details

Catalogue number
MCD 108
List price
$10.00 AUD
Total playing time
28 minutes 33 seconds
Release date
Musical work
copyright
© 1998 Move Records
Sound recording
copyright
℗ 1998 Move Records
Category
Classical
Genres
Romantic & Impressionist, Contemporary Classical
Barcode
EAN 9314574010824

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