MODERN PIANO PIECES | PIECES FOR CONTEMPORARY PIANO
THE OLD PHOTO BOX
for piano solo
Duration:
58 minutes
Instrumentation:
piano solo
Year Composed:
2006
Commissioned by:
In memory of Adele and John Gray
Premiere Performance:
(full cycle)
Geoffrey Burleson, Gila Goldstein, Pablo Lavandera,
Luba Poliak and Einav Yarden
New York, NYC, USA
17 May 2006
Program Notes:
Imagine finding an old photo box up in the dusty attic, each photo telling of a story frozen in time. Suddenly, the images start moving, coming to life, and they send you into daydreams, flashbacks, and recollections. With twenty miniatures, each restricted to only a few minutes, I have tried to portray a story, a drama, condensed with visual details that may sometimes resemble a short movie. Some of these portraits are based on actual experiences of mine, while others are completely imaginary.
“The Old Photo Box” was generously commissioned in memory of Adele and John Gray.
Movements:
1. The Attic
2. Monsieur Lepic Missing his Train
3. A Drizzly Evening in Berlin
4. The Wanted Clown
5. Shadows Cross Boulevard Saint-Germain
6. Kaleidoscopic Daydreams
7. A Gloomy Man at the Tavern
8. Practice Room Hunt
9. The Cave of One Question
10. Mirage
11. The Chase
12. Pont Saint-Louis
13. The Army General and a Clown [sharing one stage]
14. Yorckstraße Train Station – 1:00AM
15. Old Note Found in a Book
16. Murder at the French Cabaret
17. The Abandoned Jazz Club
18. Smuggler's Boat – Coastguard Boat
19. The Mad Hatter Goes to a Silent Movie
20. Between Dream and Reality