Mari Kodama & Momo Kodama - Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites for Piano Duo (2016)

Mari Kodama is a Japanese pianist, sister to pianist and duo partner Momo Kodama, and spouse of conductor Kent Nagano. She was born in Osaka, and due to her father's travels, she was raised in Germany, France, Switzerland, and England. At age 14, she entered the Paris Conservatory, studying piano with Germain Mounier and chamber music with Geneviève Joy-Dutilleux. In 1984, she gave her debut performance in Japan, followed quickly by performances in Europe and the United States. She has played at various music festivals, such as the Mostly Mozart Festival, the Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival, Music Days at Forest Hill, and other international festivals in Lyon, Montpelier, Salzburg, Aix-en-Provence, Aldeburgh, San Francisco, Sapporo, and Gmunden. She has performed Beethoven's complete Piano Sonatas in a series of recitals in Los Angeles and Pasadena, and recorded them for PentaTone Classics.

Tracklist:

01. The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a, TH 234 (Arr. S. Rachmaninoff): I. Introduction - La Fée des Lilas
02. The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a, TH 234 (Arr. S. Rachmaninoff): II. Adagio - Pas d'action
03. The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a, TH 234 (Arr. S. Rachmaninoff): III. Pas de caractère - Le chat botté
04. The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a, TH 234 (Arr. S. Rachmaninoff): IV. Panorama
05. The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a, TH 234 (Arr. S. Rachmaninoff): V. Valse
06. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35 (Arr. A.S. Arensky): I. Ouverture
07. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35 (Arr. A.S. Arensky): II. Danses caractéristiques: Marche
08. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35 (Arr. A.S. Arensky): II. Danses caractéristiques: Danse de la Fée-Dragée
09. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35, Danses caractéristiques (Arr. A.S. Arensky): II. Danses caractéristiques: Le Café
10. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35, Danses caractéristiques (Arr. A.S. Arensky): II. Danses caractéristiques: Le Thé
11. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35, Danses caractéristiques (Arr. A.S. Arensky): II. II. Danses caractéristiques: Danse russe, "Trepak"
12. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35, Danses caractéristiques (Arr. A.S. Arensky): II. Danses caractéristiques: Danse des mirlitons
13. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35 (Arr. A.S. Arensky): III. Valse des Fleurs (Flower Waltz)
14. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35 (Arr. A.S. Arensky): III. Pas de deux
15. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12 (Arr. E. Langer): I. Scène
16. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12 (Arr. E. Langer): III. Danses des cygnes
17. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12 (Arr. E. Langer): IV. Scène
18. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12 (Arr. C. Debussy) (Claude Debussy) Act III: Danse russe (Russian Dance)
19. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12 (Arr. C. Debussy) (Claude Debussy) Act III: Danse espagnole (Spanish Dance)
20. Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12 (Arr. C. Debussy) (Claude Debussy) Act III: Danse napolitaine (Neapolitan Dance)