Steffen Schleiermacher - Schleiermacher: Piano Pieces '2004

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Album name	Schleiermacher: Piano Pieces
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Date	2004
Genre	Classical Piano
Play time	01:18:17
Format / Bitrate	FLAC Stereo 363 Kbps / 44.1 kHz MP3 320 Kbps
Media	CD
Size	183.77 Mb
Price	$2.95

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	1. Tracklist
	2. 01. Echo for five pianos
	3. 02. Three Reconciliations to Heiner Müller: I. Herakles
	4. 03. Three Reconciliations to Heiner Müller: II. Bildbeschreibung
	5. 04. Three Reconciliations to Heiner Müller: III. Philoktet
	6. Auf dem Meer
	7. Am Bergsee
	8. Im Schiefergebirge
	9. Auf der Insel
	10. Im Bergwerk
	11. Im Flachland
	12. In der Höhle
	13. Am Berghang
	14. Nach dem Erdbeben
	15. Am Gebirgsbach
	16. In der Burgruine
	17. Auf der Autobahn
	18. 17. Lîla
	19. 's piano music may strike listeners as a bit esoteric and mystifying, particularly because it is static, darkly toned, and extremely soft, with comparatively few points of arrival or climax. This German composer's influences are not readily apparent: Indian music is particularly strong in his development, along with ceremonial music from Japan and gamelan from Indonesia. But if his music may be compared in its muted effects and expansive pacing to works by western composers, it most closely resembles piano pieces by Olivier Messiaen and Morton Feldman For such subtle and controlled effects as Schleiermacher demands in Echo , Reconciliations to Heiner Müller , Soundscapes Inside the Piano , and Lîla , it is perhaps best that he himself performs the pieces on this 2004 release from MDG. Other pianists might find his immense structures too difficult to contain, too dense in their voicings, too repetitive, and - perhaps most frustrating to the performer - too self-effacing in their cosmic anonymity. Schleiermacher may not be a master pianist, but he commands the instrument with adequate skill and delivers performances that are colorful and nuanced. MDG's all-natural, unprocessed sound is pleasant in its resonance, though a little distant

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