About this Show:
Since the Mozarts and the Chopins, to Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland the composer-pianist is easy to trace through time. Now, in the 21st century, there is a resurgence in the tradition. Relevant Tones is examining the diverse composer-performer community from Philip Glass to Yiruma.
Music Featured in this Show:
Jed Distler
Loose Changes
Quattro Mani
Kindred Spirits
10:00
Jed Distler
Three Landscapes for Peter Wyer
Margaret Leng Tan, Toy piano
The Art of the Toy Piano
5:40
Timo Andres
Home Stretch [EXCERPT]
Timo Andres, piano; Metropolis Ensemble
Home Stretch
10:00
Jessica Krash
Secondhand: Used Poetry
Jessica Krash, piano
What I Wanted to Tell You
4:22
Bright Sheng
Four Movements for Piano Trio: I. Eighth Note = 54
Bright Sheng, piano; Nicholas Tzavaras, cello; Weigang Li, violin
Silent Temple
3:23
Bright Sheng
Four Movements for Piano Trio: II. Quarter Note = 66
Bright Sheng, piano; Nicholas Tzavaras, cello; Weigang Li, violin
Silent Temple
2:17
Joan Tower
The Dumbarton Quintet [EXCERPT]
Blair McMillen, piano; Daedalus Quartet
Joan Tower: String Quartets Nos. 3-5
