FREE UK SHIPPING OVER £30!

Clusters: American Piano Explorations | New World Records NW80800

Clusters: American Piano Explorations

£13.60

In stock - available for despatch within 1 working day

Label: New World Records

Cat No: NW80800

Barcode: 0093228080022

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 2nd November 2018

Contents

About

Rory Cowal is a distinctive pianist, one who draws liberally on classical chops, ample experience with improvisation, and a predilection for the new and uncharted. This makes him especially attractive to composers who wish to blur the boundaries between traditional styles and genres.

A musical adventurer at heart, Cowal seems drawn to challenging and unusual projects. The eight pieces on this CD reflect this willingness to experiment, to not just play the same old (now canonic) warhorses of the American experimental tradition, but to expand our awareness of what that tradition might include over a large period of time, from Johanna Magdalena Beyer (1888-1944) to Kris Davis (b.1980), with their adventurous colleagues Muhal Richard Abrams (1930-2017), Daniel Goode (b.1936), David Mahler (b.1944), Thomas Peterson (1931-2006), and James Tenney (1934-2006) somewhere in between.

The pieces recorded here span from 1931, a time characterised by “ultramodernism” and the theoretical exploration of dissonant counterpoint, to 2018, and the vast influences bombarding young composers in the twenty-first century’s oversaturation of digital resources. None of the pieces included here has been previously recorded. Working therefore with no point of reference but the score, Cowal had the special challenge of envisioning them, and bringing them to life based solely on his own understanding of their possibilities.

Also Available

Postcard from Heaven
Postcard from Heaven

£12.69

(New World Records)

Robert Black: Modern American Bass
Robert Black: Modern American Bass

£25.43

(New World Records)

J Beyer - Music for Woodwinds
J Beyer - Music for Woodwinds

£13.60

(New World Records)

Restless, Endless, Tactless
Restless, Endless, Tactless

£12.69

(New World Records)

Error on this page? Let us know here

Need more information on this product? Click here