VISIONS
for solo piano
 
A Vibrant and Inventive Contemporary Work for Solo Piano Music
Visions (2018) by Lior Navok is a 14-minute and 30-second solo piano work in five movements—Camels and Arak, Road Bumps, Fur Hats, Flock & Smoke, and Campanile Bugs. Blending imaginative character pieces with contemporary pianistic writing, this evocative cycle stands as a vibrant addition to modern solo piano music, offering a captivating experience for both performers and listeners.
 
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About the Music
Visions drifts between reality and mirage, unfolding like a sequence of heat‑haze illusions—fleeting images that shimmer, distort, and dissolve as quickly as they appear. The five movements offer glimpses of scenes that feel half‑remembered, half‑imagined, as though perceived through the wavering air of a mid‑hot day. It is ideal for professional pianists and advanced students exploring coloristic writing, atmospheric pacing, and character‑driven miniatures. This surreal cycle works beautifully in contemporary recitals, themed programs about illusion or perception, and concerts featuring short, evocative modern cycles.
 
Program Notes
Visions explores the phenomenon of seeing what is not entirely there — the strange, playful, and sometimes disorienting images that arise in the mind when heat, light, and memory collide. Each movement presents a brief apparition: a momentary picture that flickers into view before dissolving back into the haze. These are not literal scenes but mirages shaped by atmosphere, imagination, and the instability of perception. The cycle invites the listener to wander through these shifting impressions, allowing each vision to appear, shimmer, and fade.
 
Movements:
Camels and Arak
Road Bumps
Fur Hats
Flock & Smoke
Campanile Bugs
 
Specifications
Duration: 14 minutes 30 seconds
Year Composed: 2018
Instrumentation: Solo Piano
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Product Information
Hard Copy (Score)
Condition: New 1st Edition digital score
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