DoubleBeats
Two Marimbas in Berlin
Album · Classical · 2022
The two players who make up DoubleBeats sound as one in this bold, brilliantly performed recording. But Lukas Böhm and Ni Fan aren’t simply wonderful players; their arrangements of Bach, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Piazzolla, and Haydn have been brilliantly crafted, each piece emerging freshly minted, yet with its character fully intact. Their selection of a few of Bach’s Goldberg Variations is bursting with vitality and hushed intimacy, while the wit of Haydn’s Variations in A Major bubbles irresistibly to the surface. The album ends with the explosive “Marimba Spiritual” by Minoru Miki, Böhm putting on a dazzling display as percussionist while Fan solos on the marimba, showcasing an extraordinary range of expression, color, and sheer drama.
Two Marimbas in Berlin
DoubleBeats
The two players who make up DoubleBeats sound as one in this bold, brilliantly performed recording. But Lukas Böhm and Ni Fan aren’t simply wonderful players; their arrangements of Bach, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Piazzolla, and Haydn have been brilliantly crafted, each piece emerging freshly minted, yet with its character fully intact. Their selection of a few of Bach’s Goldberg Variations is bursting with vitality and hushed intimacy, while the wit of Haydn’s Variations in A Major bubbles irresistibly to the surface. The album ends with the explosive “Marimba Spiritual” by Minoru Miki, Böhm putting on a dazzling display as percussionist while Fan solos on the marimba, showcasing an extraordinary range of expression, color, and sheer drama.
