Sabine Liebner - Solo for Piano - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

In the early 1950s, Earle Brown's involvement with the fine arts led him to reject previously fixed ideas of musical form and supposedly sacrosanct rules of composition. Brown explained his thought process saying, Inchmobility of the sound elements within the work and the graphic provocation of an intense collaboration throughout the composer-notation-performance process - were for me the most fascinating new possibility for 'sound objects' as they had been for sculpture and painting.Inch on this disc, Sabine Liebner performs important works for piano by Earle Brown. Of special note are the world premiere of the recently discovered Home Burial, written in 1949 and based on a poem by the poet Robert Frost and Summer Suite '95 dedicated to the pianist David Arden. Brown sketched out his ideas about the structure of the work graphically and then realized it on a keyboard and with the help of a computer.

It is a journey that the pianist invites the listener to embark on, writes Alain Drouot, jazz journalist from Chicago. Revealing a panorama of uncharted territories, the opener InchYumeInch suggests that it will be well worth the trip. Swiss pianist Stefan Aeby's first solo piano recording is the product of three and a half years of incubation and shows an understanding of what can be accomplished when taking advantage of a studio setting. Whether composed or improvised, the pieces all have a common denominator. All sounds come from the acoustic piano, but they can be distorted or modified through preparation, inserting all kinds of materials inside the instrument, and/or some processing via various electronic devices. This brings out one of Aeby's main traits his attention to detail. If making a distinctive statement and being forward-looking are at the forefront of Aeby's concerns, he does not forget the tradition as witnessed by his thoughtful re-harmonization of Erroll Garner's InchMistyInch that he complements with unobtrusive electronic flourishes.

Silke Avenhaus - Piano Music [COMPACT DISCS] date 06/21/2005