[NewMusic] yuji takahashi powder

[weasel walter]

you gotta check out Eonta by Xenakis . . . a killer 20 minute composition
with horns and piano. one of my favs.

ww
 
On Tue, 2 Jan 2007 21:32:59 -0800 "Ava Mendoza" <ava.mendoza at gmail.com>
writes:
> 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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