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SON PIANO:VIOLETTE(3CD)
Andrew Violette
SON PIANO:VIOLETTE(3CD)
Genres: Jazz, Classical
 
  •  Track Listings (8) - Disc #1
  •  Track Listings (9) - Disc #2
  •  Track Listings (10) - Disc #3

Take it from the top: Epic piano sonata becomes religious ritual.   Do you remember that scene where the guy went up to the piano all in black with that look in his eye, and for the next three hours he stared and gra...  more »

     
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All Artists: Andrew Violette
Title: SON PIANO:VIOLETTE(3CD)
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Innova
Original Release Date: 7/1/2003
Release Date: 7/1/2003
Genres: Jazz, Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 726708658724

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Take it from the top: Epic piano sonata becomes religious ritual.   Do you remember that scene where the guy went up to the piano all in black with that look in his eye, and for the next three hours he stared and grappled and coaxed the instrument into submission? If that piano were a pig, it would know who was master by now. I've never seen such intensity and commitment to any act. It was spooky and comforting. Was it a sonata or a psychodrama? The music wasn't hard to listen to; it was like a gothic ritual. Not in the light of day but in a private corner of some crypt. In the piano Olympics, Violette is a gold medalist. That discipline sharpened at Juilliard, the Benedictine monastery, and the leather world have served him well. We are bound to pay attention.

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Blistering redefinition of time and musical space
oregontalk | Brooklyn, NY United States | 08/01/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Quoting the review from the New Music Center's online magazine:
Embarking on Andrew Violette's Piano Sonata 7 is as thrilling as it may seem daunting. Clocking in at around 3 hours, the piece begins at a slow, digestible pace, understatedly majestic and somber. It wavers between very personal utterances and extroverted proclamations-it can be said that this is the blueprint of the entire piece. It moves from the first Adagio into a fast paced dance section, expanding on its quasi-tonal language. A cinematic jump cut gesture that later becomes a cadence is used to suddenly transition into the spiraling Chaconne. This pluralistic approach propels the work, as thematic areas and sonorities get reincarnated Violette's approach allows his materials to naturally spore and spate. Three hours may sound extreme to some, but it is a journey worth taking, even when factoring in the final disappointment arising from a desire for the piece to continue after it has ended-really! For contrast, Violette's short and serial Sonata 1 appears after 7's conclusion. "
Can't say it any better than that!"