European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 2, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse 1 Magazine by Mary Campbell associated press t to f iat Jos can be bettor than t,., nov May be twice As bad so. Gordon who is Hail a piano team. .,1, plunk is who think they can Loam up. He each Oil is mistakes and become Rich and famous belter Lorquet it and try their Luck with the lottery. The idea thai two bad pianists can gel Logi ther and make it Good is Gordon says. happens is they re twice As bad. You have to a so attune musically to make music Wilh somebody else. But two Good pianists can get together and mat o it Gordon is quite Well attuned to his other had not Only has Nadya Gordon been his Wile since 1971. But they studied with the same teacher. Sergei Tarry i sky. Who also taught Vladimir Horowitz. For their first Carnegie Hall recital in 1983, the Gordons made a Book of poster size pictures of nine famous piano duos the ones they consider the Core of the Art and played music associated with each of them a similar concert in Atlanta two months later was taped Tor a to special. Pcs showed it in Atlanta. Then the arts and entertainment Cable Channel obtained the rights. The special album of two piano masterpieces will be shown twice in october on the arts and entertainment Channel and will be repeated often Over the next three years. The Gordons take turns showing then ii,r.-., .1 it i .1, due-.-, a Iii in i a v i and Wile team. Ii i Gaby Ca ado a and Rosma i i Vronsky ind Bahn and Amr a Ltd a. Brother Antl. To a Gordon thinks a close tie is a i i i f would t stay Friend through All the tit i i i. Are you going of it there 1 like it for to i Drin t like it thai Lam " he says Lherif. I Lanty of literature Lor Mhos Brahms. Both Cwm. Almot All m Ijnar composers wrote something for two Nch wrote three concert or. For two harpsichord i in .1.1 " i. Ai1.t or -n-.k, a l b i we it Gonlon love to h qute a Tut of v. M p i. Our concert. Are. I a. Lir scored of sound hil1. You when you be got i ii. " the Gordons met at 16 when both in. I Fernando symphony corp otitis i a wifi the entered the next year and won Steven a native Cal Lorman had and Mimi a Ith Sergei Tarnowsky Lor live years Nadya who was born in Springfield. N j. But moved to California when was 13, became a Tarnowsky Pupil i it or Ping Gordon his heritage is scottish. Swedish and lr.-,h to a. A serbian and sicilian reflected in itt a Dnn . Nadya Cata Irlo he does most of the m an interview in their loth floor Manhattan Slie takes a Cherry flan out of the oven and it the Gordons play 50 to go concert a your on expensive Busendorfer grand pianos the have Lour recordings on the Klavir Label and Are about to Cut a fifth Gordon has made three Solo Chopin a cords asked what they d like to do next. Gordon says. There is so much incredible music for two pianos and orchestra that is relatively unknown. We d like to play those with orchestras we d really like to get some of those works Nad a and Steven Gordon a duo pianist learn pose of one of their two pianos in their new York apartment. Wednesday october 2, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 13
