[NewMusic] yuji takahashi powder

[Damon Smith]

It is one of the great Xenakis pieces he plays.
On Jan 2, 2007, at 9:32 PM, Ava Mendoza wrote:

> ee?
>
> On 1/2/07, Damon Smith <damon at balancepointacoustics.com> wrote:
>> Eonta.
>> On Jan 2, 2007, at 6:13 PM, weasel walter wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> ww
>>>
>>> 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..
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