This collection of Tod Machover's music focuses on chamber and orchestral music composed during the last decade, both with and without electronic enhancement. Machover's music is a fascinating blend of expressive and lyrical melody combined with a sophisticated ear for textural complexity. The resulting music is always a treat for the ears- colorful, vibrant, and rhythmically propulsive. The largest composition on this disc is the piano concerto Jeux Deux, scored for large orchestra (the work was commissioned and first performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra), with the soloist performing on a "hyperpiano"- a concert grand piano which interacts with sensors and computer programs in order to expand its technical possibilities. Machover produces cutting-edge music with a heart!
Order from Amazon.com
Order from Arkivmusic.com
Order from iTunes
Order from H&B Direct by calling 1-800-222-6872
Sparkler (2001) for orchestra and live electronics
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Paul Mann, conductor
Interlude 1 (2006; rev. 2011) "After Bach"
Hyper-Dim-Sums (2004) for string quartet
iO Quartet
Interlude 2 (2011) "After Byrd"
but not simpler (2005) for string quartet
iO Quartet
Jeux Deux (2005) for hyperpiano and orchestra
Michael Chertock, hyperpiano
Odense Symphony Orchestra
Paul Mann, conductor
BRIDGE 9346
Related discs: