Happy Present Meet
In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores for Violin and Piano
Years in preparation, The Hilary Hahn Encores presents the 27 works from 27 composers written for the 2013 CD of the same title. The publication has been closely edited by Hilary Hahn.
Ms. Hahn writes, “I was intrigued by the future of the genre and how composers might wish to redefine the form. When I pictured a novel set of favorite miniatures catching on ? pieces crafted by today`s minds ? the idea of a commissioned-encores project planted itself in my head.”
Twenty-six composers of various ages and nationalities agreed to create pieces for the project, following the guidelines set forth. “I gave them two parameters: each piece should be under five minutes and for acoustic violin and piano.” The twenty-seventh work came from a competition, with more than four hundred entries which were reviewed by Ms. Hahn through a blind process before one piece was chosen.
“Every one of these encores was fresh, free of interpretive tradition, and each spoke a different language. My initial process was full of trial and error. I broke down techniques and phrases until I understood them on the most fundamental levels. Often, I was pushed well past my limits. As the music came into its own, however, the pieces metamorphosed into brilliant, powerful, scintillating, beautiful works of art. They compelled me to discover new layers of expression.”
Included are composer biographies and commentary from each composer about her or his encore.
Contents
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (b. 1947) Impulse
Somei Satoh (b. 1947) Bifu (Breeze)
Du Yun (b. 1977) When a Tiger Meets a Rosa Rugosa
David Lang (b. 1957) light moving
Bun-Ching Lam (b. 1954) Solitude d`automne
Paul Moravec (b. 1957) Blue Fiddle
Anton Garcia Abril (b. 1933) Tercer Suspiro (Third Sigh)
Avner Dorman (b. 1975) Memory Games
David Del Tredici (b. 1937) Farewell
Mason Bates (b. 1977) Ford`s Farm
Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016) Whispering
Gillian Whitehead b. (1941) Torua
Richard Barrett (b. 1959) shade
Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962) Echo Dash
Christos Hatzis (b. 1953) Coming To
Jeff Myers (b. 1977) The Angry Birds of Kauai
Mark-Anthony Turnage (b. 1960) Hilary`s Hoedown
Valentin Silvestrov (b. 1937) Two Pieces
Kala Ramnath (b. 1967) Aalap and Tarana
Lera Auerbach (b. 1973) Speak, Memory
Tina Davidson (b. 1952) Blue Curve of the Earth
Elliott Sharp (b. 1951) Storm of the Eye
Michiru Oshima (b. 1961) Memories
James Newton Howard (b. 1951) 133...At Least.
Nico Muhly (b. 1981) Two Voices
Soren Nils Eichberg (b. 1973) Levitation
Max Richter (b. 1966) Mercy
작곡가 Abril, Anton Gracia
Ali-Zadeh, Franghiz
Auerbach, Lera
Barrett, Richard
Bates, Mason
Davidson, Tina
Dorman, Avner
Du Yun
Eichberg, Soren Nils
Hatzis, Christos
Higdon Jennifer
Howard, James Newton
Lam, Bun-Ching
Lang, David
Moravec,Paul
Muhly, Nico
Myers, Jeff
Oshima, Michiru
Ramnath, Kala
Rautavaara, E
Richter, Max
Satoh, Somei
Sharp, Elliott
Silvestrov, Valentin
Tredici , David Del
Turnage, Mark-Anthony
Various
Whitehead, Gillian
에디터 Hahn, Hilary
