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As part of their 30th Anniversary celebrations Nettle & Markham made their 14th tour of the USA, travelling with two Steinway Model D Concert Pianos from New York.  Their 15-concert, 10-State, 9300-mile tour featured an extremely attractive programme of both original two-piano works and their own dazzling transcriptions:

 

DVORAK: Slavonic Dance in C, Op.72 No.7
BRAHMS: 5 Waltzes, Op.39
RACHMANINOFF: Romance (Suite No.2), Op.19
GRAINGER: Spoon River
GERSHWIN  arr.GRAINGER: 3 Songs from Porgy & Bess
ADDINSELL  arr.N&M: Warsaw Concerto

intermission

HOLST: Uranus (The Planets)
SAINT-SAENS  arr.N&M: The Swan
SAINT-SAENS: Danse Macabre
PUCCINI  arr.N&M: Nessun dorma (Turandot)
GAY  arr.N&M: The Lambeth Walk
LOEWE  arr.N&M:  3 Songs from My Fair Lady
BERNSTEIN  arr.N&M: Tonight; America (Scenes from West Side Story)

 

Steinway Hall, Steinway & Sons, New York Selecting pianos for the concert tour Pianos are reserved for David & Richard 
David & Richard supervising the loading of the pianos at Steinway & Sons in New York Pianos loaded and David & Richard are ready for the road Driving in difficult situations and having to find diesel in the smallest places!
Pianos rolled in and prepared for the concert David & Richard giving a performance to a group of students followed by some Q&A Venues differ a lot
With rehearsals over David & Richard can relax while the tuner gets to work on the pianos before the evening concert. From large concert halls .... to School halls that seat 2000
Pianos arrive back at Steinway & Sons in New York with professional movers ready to off load David & Richard supervising with the safe return of the pianos Another tour ending in New York!

 

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