Nancarrow(1912-1997) - Late and Unknow -Recorded on the Composer's Original Player Pianos - Import CD

Credits:

Zubin Mehta

Description:

Recorded on Nancarrow's own player piano! A collection of Nancarrow's unknown works! Conlon Nancarrow (1912-1997). He is a very strange composer who wrote some very difficult pieces but could not find satisfactory performances, and gradually began to compose for a mechanical piano (player piano). He calculated the length of the notes and punched holes in the rolls himself, leaving behind complex works for automatic pianos that seem almost impossible for humans to play (several discs of performances by a live human piano duo have been released on the WERGO label). ) This release is a performance on an automatic piano that Nancarrow himself owned. Although it is an automatic piano, the music has jazz-like and Cage-like elements, and the world of complex rhythms is really cool.This is a remarkable disc that includes a world premiere recording! King International

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