Piano - Level 5
SKU:
BA.BA11471
Composed
by Zsigmond Szathmary.
Stapled. Dedicated to
Zoltán Kocsis.
Performance score.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#BA11471. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
(BA.BA11471).
ISBN
9790006574759. 29.7 x 21
cm inches.
The
powerful intensity of
colour and expressiveness
of the mosaic images in
the apse and altar area
of the late antique
church of San Vitale
(from the 6th century) in
Ravenna made a lasting
impression on Zsigmond
Szathmáry. The
fascination of how
imposing images emerge
from tiny, luminous
mosaic cubes and vividly
tell the biblical stories
inspired the composer to
write his piano piece: In
my composition, I tried
to follow this path: to
organise the smallest
coloured and angular
glass cubes â?? that is,
the smallest coloured and
angular musical miniature
events â?? in such a way
that they constantly grow
and finally culminate in
a tangible musical
statement. Despite this
seemingly archaic
procedure, the composer
wants his piece to be
understood as a
continuation of the
virtuoso piano music
tradition of the 19th and
20th centuries. The
Mosaikbilder â?? (Mosaic
Pictures) are dedicated
to the great Hungarian
pianist Zsoltán
Kocsis, for whom they
were written in
2012.
