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From: "Kurt Hoffman" <supine@bway.net>
To: "EggyToast" <youn0394@umn.edu>
Cc: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 7:52 AM
Subject: [idm] piano tracks?
quoted 5 lines So, I'm wondering what else is out there? Length isn't too important,
> >
> >So, I'm wondering what else is out there? Length isn't too important,
> >since most of everything I've heard barely breaks the 2 minute mark, if
> >that. I'm not talking about "crazy idm with some piano," I mean tracks
> >that are mostly piano, perhaps slightly affected. Doesn't have to be
from
quoted 6 lines idm artists, as I'm open to suggestions.
> idm artists, as I'm open to suggestions.
>
> someone's already mentioned the fabulous Erik Satie, and I can only
> add that the Naxos label has a fantastic series of Satie disks for
> about $6 each, unfortunately I can't recall the name of the pianist,
> but she's great and picks great pieces to play.
i think she's called Klara Kormendi (don't have the cd's right now, they're
in the car :) )
quoted 8 lines Speaking of great, ridiculously cheap stuff from Naxos, they've
>
> Speaking of great, ridiculously cheap stuff from Naxos, they've
> released John Cage's "Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano
> (1946-48)". Certainly fits the bill of "piano, slightly affected," in
> this case by junk stuck in the piano strings. Unlike his later,
> random process stuff, this is his composed stuff. eccentric, melodic,
> understated, most of it clearly influenced by gamelan music. highly
> recommended.
great! thanks for the tip! didn't know naxos had put that out!
quoted 7 lines Bartok's "Mikrokosmos" is a treasure trove of great 30 second to two
>
> Bartok's "Mikrokosmos" is a treasure trove of great 30 second to two
> minute gems. Written for piano students, it goes from baby simple to
> virtuosically complex. usually some little hungarian folk melody
> chiseled into a gracefully contorted bit of invention with a lot of
> soul. Lots of different recordings, not sure who to recommend; hell,
> buy the sheet music and play some!
i'd have to add that eisoptrophobia by akira rabelais contains variations
from satie and bartok (and carté, but no one knows who he is except for a
couple of people around the planet :) ) digitally filtered.
p.h..o...n....k
http://www.phonk.com
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