Spectrum 3
Editor: Thalia Myers
Price: £11.87 (ex. VAT)
Instrumentation: CD
Format: Audio CD
ISBN: 9781860962356
- a collection of twenty-five piano pieces, written at the turn of the millennium by composers from twenty-five different countries
- demonstrates how composers from around the world have absorbed and adapted for their personal use the traditions of Western classical music
- an excellent introduction to contemporary music
- suitable for student, amateur and professional pianists of all ages
- has a level of difficulty of Grade 3 to Grade 7
- commissioned by Thalia Myers, pianist and teacher
- CD of the pieces, performed by Thalia Myers, is available from Metronome Recordings: MET CD 1053
Contents
- Lyell Cresswell Apteryx
- Toek Numan Bergen
- Sylvie Bodorová Carousel
- Peteris Plakidis Distant Song
- Haflidi Hallgrímsson Drymla
- Naji Hakim Dumia
- Julia Wolfe Earring
- Jean Marc Singier Fragments distincts, fouillis d’instants
- Aulis Sallinen King Lear’s Distant War
- Joyce Beetuan Koh la pierre magenta
- Karen Tanaka Lavender Field
- Detlev Glanert Lied im Berg
- Javier Alvarez n mambo
- Gerald Barry Root Position
- Poul Ruders Shooting Stars
- Victoria Borisova-Ollas Silent Island
- Peter Sculthorpe Song for a Penny
- Sohrab Uduman Still, Suspended
- Alexandre Lunsqui tempo absurdo
- Rodney Sharman The Anglo Tango
- Param Vir White Light Chorale
- Kevin Volans Wrist Rock
- Faidros Kavallaris Yassemí
- Julian Yu Yellow Bean Leaves
- Ramon Lazkano Zortziko
Publication Date: 23rd May 2001
Reviews
Press reviews
‘This selection finds Spectrum at its most ambitiously international’ The Observer 1/7/01 ‘... beautifully crafted miniatures for pianists between grades 3 and 7’ CD Review, BBC Radio 3, 30/6/01 ‘A keyboard cornucopia full of interest’ ‘Model performances... what the aspirant pianist should aim for... well recorded’ Gramophone Sept 2001 ‘This anthology should be as successful as its predecessors. Thalia Myers’s sensitive playing can only encourage good amateur and student pianists to take these pieces up’ International Record Review October 2001 ‘Myers’ beautifully expressive performances ...’ EPTA Piano Journal Spring 2002 ‘beautifully played by Thalia Myers’ SAMT July 2002