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In Schubert's time, the burgeoning middle class sought to create higher standards of culture in their homes, and one popular way was the pursuit of chamber music. The piano was one of the most important instruments for music making in this new pursuit by the citizenry; it also played a central role in Schubert's creativity, and the great number of works he wrote for piano four-hands is significant. His four-hand music was written for active music making in small circles, and can be regarded as musical entertainment in th highest sense of that concept.This new release includes one of Franz Liszt's later arrangements of Schubert's four-hand piano marches from Op. 40 and Op. 121.The Cologne Piano Duo has won numerous international competitions in the US, France, and Italy. They have given concerts in important centers of musical activity, including New York and Miami; have accepted invitations to well-known music festivals in the US, Australia, and Europe; and made appearances on radio and television both in Germany and internationally.