Duo Caron is a classical music group who transcribe and perform orchestral works for various piano formations.

History

Born in Rimouski, Quebec, sibling pianists Josee and Martin Caron began their careers in Montreal. 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) for a promotional tour in Belgium, which was 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.

Premieres

Alan Belkin's Petite Suite for two pianos, commissioned by the Duo Caron, was premiered by Duo Caron in Montreal's Claude-Champagne Concert Hall.

In 1998, the Quebec International Duo-Piano Festival commissioned Martin Caron for 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,

Released in 2009, the recording British Music for Piano Four Hands includes two new arrangements by Martin Caron of Paul McCartney's works, which L'Avantage positively reviewed.

Their recordings have been broadcast on CBC, SRC, "Radio Classique" CJPX, CKUA Radio Network Edmonton, and RTBF Radio "Musiq'3" Belgium.

Transcriptions by Josee Caron

For Piano Duet

Transcriptions by Martin Caron

For Two Pianos‚ Four Hands

For Piano Duet

For Four Pianos‚ Sixteen Hands

For Two Pianos‚ Eight Hands

Arrangements by Martin Caron

For Piano Duet

Discography

  • 1992 - Transcriptions for Two Pianos Four Hands (Société Nouvelle d'Enregistrement, SNE-582-CD)
  • 1995 - Tchaikovsky for Four Hands (ATMA Classique, ACD 2-2102)
  • 2009 - British Music for Piano Four Hands (XXI-21 Productions Inc., XXI-CD 2 1603)
  • 2012 - Mendelssohn‚ Transcriptions for 4 hands (Société Métropolitaine du Disque Inc./Espace 21, SMD 225-1)
  • 2023 - Modern Four-Hand Suites (Société Métropolitaine du Disque Inc./Espace 21, SMD 312-1)

Footnotes

Citations

External links

  • from The Music Scene by Julie Berardino (French Language), Vol. 16 no 8, p. 26. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  • Our artists through the years (French language)[link removed] Article from Jeunesses Musicale Canada[fr] Archived 2013-06-28 at archive.today. Retrieved September 5, 2024.