The Colorado College New Music Ensemble - Stephen Scott: New Music for Bowed Piano (1999)
EAC | APE (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 51:07 | 269 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: New Albion | Catalog: NA 107
EAC | APE (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 51:07 | 269 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: New Albion | Catalog: NA 107
Listening to just the first minute of Stephen Scott's "Rainbows, I" (the album's first track) will shatter your notion of what piano music should sound like. With a heavy nod to the minimalism of Steve Reich, Scott and his group of students from Colorado College created one of the most memorable and original compositions of bowed piano strings ever recorded. Here, the white and black keys are overshadowed by a handful of musicians crawling over the open-topped instrument, armed with Popsicle sticks glued with horsehair (the perfect bow for reaching into a grand's tight corners).