Piano dreams.
In the heart of summer we are carried calmly through the most beautiful piano music. Solo piano dreams by well known and lesser known composers. From splashing impressionism to hallucinatory minimalism, from lucid improvisations to chilling interpretations. In this two hour long Theme we will listen to recent piano compositions, improvisations and performances by Harold Budd, ‘Blue’ Gene Tyranny, Galeshka Moravioff, Anthony Coleman and Girma Yifrashewa. As icing on the cake we will hear the unique, ultra-slow performances by Erik Satie’s classical piano works by the American composer Philip Corner.
Solo piano dreams of known and unknown composers. From impressionism to hallucinatory minimum, lucid improvisations to chilling interpretations. In this episode of Theme you will hear two hours of recent piano compositions, improvisations and performances of Harold Budd, "Blue" Gene Tyranny, Galeshka Moravioff, Anthony Coleman and Girma Yifrashewa. For dessert we listen to the unique, ultra-slow performance of Erik Satie’s classical piano works by the American composer Philip Corner
Frank Cowper – Vanity [1907]
1. Harold Budd: ‘Real Dream of Sails’ on ‘Agua’
Harold Budd, piano.
Sine Records sin003 CD
2. Girma Yifrashewa: ‘Sememen’ on ‘Love & Peace’
3. Girma Yifrashewa: ‘Ambassel’ on ‘Love & Peace’
Girma Yifrashewa, piano.
Unseen Worlds UW13 CD
4. Galeshka Moravioff: ‘Vérberences 1: opus 71’ on Vérberences
5. Galeshka Moravioff: ‘Vérberences 4: opus 74’ on Vérberences
Galeshka Moravioff, piano.
Musique du Temple V.R. B1001 2CD
6. ‘Blue’ Gene Tyranny: ‘George Fox Searches’ on Detours
‘Blue’ Gene Tyranny, piano.
Unseen Worlds UW07 CD
7-10. Anthony Coleman: ‘Metonymies of Pastness’ (in four parts) on Anthony Coleman: You
Anthony Coleman, piano.
New World Records 80767-2 CD
11. Erik Satie/Philip Corner: ‘Ogive 1’ on Satie Slowly
12. Erik Satie/Philip Corner: ‘Gnossienne 1’ on Satie Slowly
13-14. Erik Satie/Philip Corner: ‘Preludes of the Nazarene’ (2 parts) on Satie Slowly
Philip Corner, piano.
Unseen Worlds UW12 2CD
