Pianist Karen Walwyn's Reflections on 9/11 is an hour-long suite in seven movements that expresses the composer's reactions to the horrific events of that day. It is a fluent and deeply felt composition that requires a formidable virtuosity to perform, but the writing is never showy just for its own sake. Walwyn uses advanced compositional techniques, but her musical language is accessible and directly communicative, so her work should appeal to broad audiences. She makes extensive use of repeated ostinato figures, ...
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Pianist Karen Walwyn's Reflections on 9/11 is an hour-long suite in seven movements that expresses the composer's reactions to the horrific events of that day. It is a fluent and deeply felt composition that requires a formidable virtuosity to perform, but the writing is never showy just for its own sake. Walwyn uses advanced compositional techniques, but her musical language is accessible and directly communicative, so her work should appeal to broad audiences. She makes extensive use of repeated ostinato figures, particularly in the fast sections, that occasionally resemble minimalism, but she varies them enough that the music is rarely predictable. A recurring stylistic feature is a formidably difficult left-hand part over which she lays a simple melodic figure in the right hand. In the more somber movements, she displays an emotionally direct lyricism. Only one movement seems to break the mood she so expertly establishes in the rest of the piece. The fifth movement is a series of variations using a...
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Good. Includes disc(s), case, booklet, and back artwork. Case, booklet, and artwork will show moderate cosmetic wear. Disc(s) are professionally cleaned and may contain only light scratches that do not effect functionality.
