[NewMusic] yuji takahashi powder

[weasel walter]

i've heard many of yuji takahashi's great performances (particularly in
improvisation with joelle leandre and on many xenakis works), but don't
know his composed stuff at all . . . KILLER pianist. 

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On Tue, 2 Jan 2007 17:49:13 -0800 "Ava Mendoza" <ava.mendoza at gmail.com>
writes:
> i have been listening to Finger Light, yuji takahashi's record on
> tzadik a bunch recently. there is a solo piano piece on it (called
> Finger Light) that has really put me in awe of him.. the score is 
> all
> very detailed fingerings but no actual pitches, so it is all about
> these physical patterns that repeat in different ways throughout 
> the
> piece..he is playing piano on it and it is pretty amazing playing.
> does anyone know about any of his other piano works? there are some
> really nice pieces on this record for shamisen also, but i would
> really like to hear more of his piano things if i can find them..
> don't know much about his music really..