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Anna Geniushene and Lukas Geniusas both have brilliant careers as soloists Anna won the silver medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2022 and now records for Fuga Libera, while Lukas' two Rachmaninov recordings, a recital of solo works (ALPHA997) and songs with Asmik Grigorian (ALPHA796), have both won major awards. Partners in life and in art, they form a highly virtuosic and tightly knit duo. This highly varied programme pays tribute to American music with works by Gershwin, Stravinsky, Copland and McPhee, a succession of melting-pots that create fusions of classical music, jazz, Mexican music and Balinese rhythms. The spectacular and rebellious Fourth Ballad from Frederic Rzewski's North American Ballads (1978-79) is also included. This musical odyssey concludes with the vast fresco that is John Adam's magnificent Hallelujah Junction (1996). Album Tracks 1. Cuban Overture 2. Concerto in E Flat Major K060, InchDumbarton Oaks ConcertoInch~I. Tempo giusto - L'istesso tempo 3. Concerto in E Flat Major K060, InchDumbarton Oaks ConcertoInch~II. Allegretto 4. Concerto in E Flat Major K060, InchDumbarton Oaks ConcertoInch~III. Con moto - Poco meno - Tempo I 5. Salón México 6. Winnsbord Cotton Mill Blues 7. Balinese Ceremonial Music~I. Pemoengkah 8. Balinese Ceremonial Music~II. Gambangan 9. Balinese Ceremonial Music~III. Taboeh Teloe 10. Hallelujah Junction~Movement I 11. Hallelujah Junction~Movement II 12. Hallelujah Junction~Movement III