Perspectives
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Perspectives
Henry Wong Doe (piano)
[ Rattle Records / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 10 November 2023
An album of recent commissions for solo piano featuring works by Gemma Peacocke, Leila Adu-Gilmore, Alex Taylor, Poulima Salima, Leonie Holmes, and Penelope Axtens.
"This album celebrates the artistry of six New Zealand composers. The recent pandemic presented significant challenges to musical artists, causing many to reflect on their values and identify what is most important to them. As we come to appreciate the importance of interpersonal connection, music becomes increasingly important as a way to bring people together and express our shared humanity.
In 2022, I invited each composer to write a work illustrating their perspective on recent times, and it has been wonderful to discover their unique voices and sensibilities through music." - Henry Wong Doe
Tracks:
Redshift I. the trillion trillion trillion lovely others sail outward 02:41
Redshift II. I have walked this far without you 03:38
Redshift III. in exact proportion to this moment 05:48
Home (for piano and electronics) 12:16
Obtuse Strategies I. Satie, a Ladder (keep going up) 03:35
Obtuse Strategies II. Compartments (box yourself in) 02:39
Obtuse Strategies III. Meander 01:40
Obtuse Strategies IV. Recapitulations (do it again, but try harder) 00:50
Obtuse Strategies V. Memory Palace 05:39
Lo'u Molimau (My Testimony) 08:45
Time Rustling (for piano and fixed media electronics) 09:50
Emic I. Why? 01:02
Emic II. Lost 03:41
Emic III. Monotony 02:46
Emic IV. Anxiety 02:46
Emic V. Unravelling 01:56
Emic VI. Sad Joys 02:51
