Carter Pann - Five Serious Pieces for Piano (2016) [Score-Video]

Описание: Carter Pann - Five Serious Pieces for Piano (2016)

I. This Black Cat
II. Smart Car
III. Claude Philipp Emanuel Saint - Brahms
IV. Rocket
V. Wagner's Oracle

Trevor Magness, piano

Program Notes: Five Serious Pieces was written for pianist Joel Hastings (in the same manner as The Piano’s 12 Sides). The work was originally conceived to be a much larger work, perhaps entitled The Piano’s 18 Sides or something akin to that. Just as with The Piano’s 12 Sides I had consulted closely with Joel during the writing of these pieces, sending edited snippets back and forth, directly from my piano to his. Then, unexpectedly, Joel suffered a heart attack that took his life at the age of 46.

As he was the performing force for these works I decided to stop writing the set with these first five pieces. As a suite they present five very different character pieces for piano, at times introspective, charming, humorous, and brutal. The common thread among them points to a trait in Joel’s artistry I came to lean on as a composer. Namely, these pieces require an uncommon level of technical fluency and the utmost devotion from the artist who chooses to construct them. They are presented here for just that brand of pianist – one whose hands are both familiar with the great works of our instrument’s history and relish climbing mountains of musical expression.

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