Piano duets
SKU:
BR.EB-9236
Composed
by Christian Mason. Solo
instruments. Edition
Breitkopf. New music
(post-2000). Sheet Music.
Composed 2016. Duration
13'. Breitkopf and
Haertel #EB 9236.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.EB-9236).
ISBN 9790004185346. 0
x 0 inches.
A
transcription and
re-composition of my
orchestral work
Isolarion: Rituals of
Resonance (2013) - which
was itself an elaboration
and expansion of an
earlier brass quintet -
this piece reduces what
was a highly embellished,
ornamented and colour
driven score to its
essential constructive
elements: lines and
layers, which collide and
cohere in a mercurially
flowing continuity. The
first movement of the
orchestral version was
dedicated to Pierre
Boulez, who had
commissioned the work
through the Lucerne
Festival Academy. In
light of the recent news
of his death I dedicate
this piano duo to his
memory. (Christian Mason,
2016)
World
premiere: London, May 12,
2016.