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Andrew Violette
SON PIANO:VIOLETTE(3CD)
Genres: Jazz, Classical

Track Listings (8) - Disc #1
1. Piano Sonata No. 7: Adagio I
2. Piano Sonata No. 7: Dance
3. Piano Sonata No. 7: Adagio II
4. Piano Sonata No. 7: Adagio I recap
5. Piano Sonata No. 7: Chaconne
6. Piano Sonata No. 7: Refrain
7. Piano Sonata No. 7: Chant
8. Piano Sonata No. 7: Refrain
Track Listings (9) - Disc #2
1. Piano Sonata No. 7: The Song Deconstructed
2. Piano Sonata No. 7: Descending Into the Abyss
3. Piano Sonata No. 7: Colorfield I
4. Piano Sonata No. 7: Descending Into the Abyss recap
5. Piano Sonata No. 7: Clusters
6. Piano Sonata No. 7: The Song Revisited (in 20 panels)
7. Piano Sonata No. 7: Refrain
8. Piano Sonata No. 7: Stride Piano / Refrain
9. Piano Sonata No. 7: Rocket Dance
Track Listings (10) - Disc #3
1. Piano Sonata No. 7: Descending Into the Abyss / Stride Piano
2. Piano Sonata No. 7: Colorfield II
3. Piano Sonata No. 1: Presto
4. Piano Sonata No. 1: Menuetto / Trio
5. Piano Sonata No. 1: Adagio
6. Piano Sonata No. 1: Allegro con brio
7. Piano Sonata No. 7: Adagio III
8. Piano Sonata No. 7: Adagio II recap
9. Piano Sonata No. 7: Adagio I recap
10. Piano Sonata No. 7: Adagio III recap

CD Details

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

Synopsis

Album Description

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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CD Reviews

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!"