Duo Caron
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Duo Caron is a classical music group who transcribe and perform orchestral works for various piano formations.
Duo Caron | |
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Josee Caron and Carmen Picard at Bandeen Hall - Bishop's University in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | |
| Occupations | Pianists, transcriber, arranger, record producer |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | |
| Members | Josee Caron Carmen Picard |
| Past members | Martin Caron |
| Website | Duo Caron |
History
Born in Rimouski, Quebec,[1] sibling pianists Josee and Martin Caron[2] have lived in Montreal for several years. They started collaborating under the name Duo Caron in 1990.
In 1994, because of their transcriptions, the duo received an internship grant from Quebec-Wallonia-Brussels Agency for Youth (AQWBJ),[3] for a promotional tour in Belgium, met with rave reviews.
In 2012, after the recording of Mendelssohn, Martin Caron left the group to focus exclusively on composition and teaching[citation needed].
Since 2020, the duo has consisted of Carmen Picard and Josee Caron. They released an album in 2023, met with positive reviews.[4]
Premieres
Alan Belkin's Petite Suite for two pianos, commissioned by the Duo Caron,[5][6] was premiered by Duo Caron in Montreal's Claude-Champagne Concert Hall.
In 1998, the Quebec International Duo-Piano Festival commissioned for Martin Caron a George Gershwin transcription for two pianos, eight hands, "Strike up the Band", premiered at the Gala Concert, pour terminer l'événement de façon spectaculaire,[7]
Released in 2009, the recording British Music for Piano Four Hands[8] includes two new arrangements by Martin Caron of Paul McCartney's works, which L'Avantage positively reviewed.[9]
Their recordings have been broadcast on CBC, SRC, "Radio Classique" CJPX,[10] CKUA Radio Network Edmonton,[11] and RTBF Radio "Musiq'3" Belgium.[12]
Transcriptions by Josee Caron
For Piano Duet
- Gustav Holst (1874-1934): The Planets opus 32, Suite for large Orchestra
Transcriptions by Martin Caron
For Two Pianos‚ Four Hands
- Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847): Symphony No 4 in A major Italian
- Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881): Night on Bald Mountain‚ symphonic poem
- Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951): Verklärte Nacht op. 4 for string sextet ("Transfigured Night")
- Richard Strauss (1864–1949):
- Don Juan op, 20‚ symphonic poem
- Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, symphonic poem
- Metamorphosen, study for 23 solo strings
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893): Symphony No. 4 in F minor‚ op. 36
- Richard Wagner (1813–1883): Overture from the opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
For Piano Duet
- Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934): Introduction and Allegro for Strings Op. 47
- Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958): Overture from the opera The Wasps
For Four Pianos‚ Eight Pianists
- Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943): Isle of the Dead op. 29‚ symphonic poem
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893): Symphony No. 4 in F minor‚ op. 36
For Two Pianos‚ Four Pianists
- George Gershwin (1898–1937): "Strike up the Band"
Arrangements by Martin Caron
For Piano Duet
- Paul McCartney (1942- ?):
- A Leaf for piano solo
- Appaloosa-Meditation‚ orchestral suite
Discography
- 1992 - Transcriptions for Two Pianos Four Hands (Société Nouvelle d'Enregistrement,[13] SNE-582-CD)
- 1995 - Tchaikovsky for Four Hands (ATMA Classique, ACD 2-2102)
- 2009 - British Music for Piano Four Hands (XXI-21 Productions Inc.,[14][15] XXI-CD 2 1603)
- 2012 - Mendelssohn‚ Transcriptions for 4 hands (Société Métropolitaine du Disque Inc./Espace 21,[14] SMD 225-1)
- 2023 - Modern Four-Hand Suites (Société Métropolitaine du Disque Inc./Espace 21,[14] SMD 312-1)