ISBN 9781491159088.
Marga Richteras musical style is eclectic, organized independently of any system or approach. Her inspiration came from many different sources: various composers of the Western heritage (Bach and Beethoven), writers, poets, painters (Georgia OaKeeffe), Indian music (Ravi Shankar), and popular music (Bob Dylan). Whatever piqued her interest at any given moment might find welcome in her music. Her works for solo piano present a rich bounty of pieces of great diversity, musically and stylistically. Some pieces are serious, some comical, some lyrical, some energetic. Some are intended for beginners and intermediate players; others specifically focus on the professional concert pianist. Yet what is common to all of these pieces is that they were written with a profound understanding of the instrument; Marga herself was an accomplished pianist, who had studied in her youth with the renowned Rosalyn Tureck at the Juilliard School of Music. This collection of Marga Richteras complete works for solo piano comprises twenty-eight pieces, composed over a period of six decades, from the curiously eccentric Ballet of the Pixilated Penguins of 1944 to the introspective Reverie of 2017. The pianist will find humor and wit, complemented by seriousness and originality in these works. It is a unique catalog of piano music that together represents a rewarding publication for a pianist. |
