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Works by Eivind Buene, Andreas Gundersen, Keiko Harada, Oyvind Maeland, Michelle Agnes Magalhaes<\/p>
Sanae Yoshida (piano)<\/p>
Lawo LWC1273 \u00a0 63:03 mins\u00a0<\/em><\/p> This fascinating recording project takes us on a beguiling journey through the world of microtonality. Pianist Sanae Yoshida defines the \u2018microtonal piano\u2019 as a piano which includes intervals not found in the standard 12-tone scale, whether this be through de-tuning, string harmonics\/preparations or \u2018other microtonal modes of playing\u2019. She\u2019s commissioned five composers to explore it and the results prove intriguing and arresting, while Yoshida\u2019s commitment shines in her poised, imaginative playing.<\/p> Of the five works featured, perhaps the most accessible is Eivind Buene\u2019s Three Studies for Microtonal Piano<\/em>. Buene took as his starting point three Schubert piano sonatas, which he then fragmented and re-imagined. The effect is at once magical and disconcerting: Schubert\u2019s familiar musical gestures are transformed into something profoundly otherworldly. Several of the works conjure not dissimilar stark, spare soundscapes, including Andreas Gundersen\u2019s hypnotic Microtonal Pieces<\/em> and Michelle Agnes Magalhaes\u2019s Snow Soul<\/em> \u2013 where the piano strings are plucked and strummed to produce something like the sound of a harp.<\/p> The playful, jazz-infused Boiling Web<\/em> by \u00d8yvind M\u00e6land provides a welcome contrast, and draws particularly on the piano\u2019s percussive possibilities. But perhaps the most mesmerising of the works is \u56cd-\u5d43-\u88b8 (BAI-BAI-BAI) by Keiko Harada. In music of wonderous strangeness, the most unlikely of sounds fizz and shimmer before erupting with violent force.<\/p> This is a disc of terrific imagination and daring, and Yoshida deserves every commendation.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n By Kate Wakeling Published: Thursday, 28 March 2024 at 17:18 PM Works by Eivind Buene, Andreas Gundersen, Keiko Harada, Oyvind Maeland, Michelle Agnes Magalhaes Sanae Yoshida (piano) Lawo LWC1273 \u00a0 63:03 mins\u00a0 This fascinating recording project takes us on a beguiling journey through the world of microtonality. Pianist Sanae Yoshida defines the \u2018microtonal piano\u2019 as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":40845,"template":"","categories":[1,84,19],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/my-microtonal-piano.jpg",900,900,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/my-microtonal-piano-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/my-microtonal-piano-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/my-microtonal-piano-768x768.jpg",768,768,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/my-microtonal-piano.jpg",800,800,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/my-microtonal-piano.jpg",900,900,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/my-microtonal-piano.jpg",900,900,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Kate Wakeling Published: Thursday, 28 March 2024 at 17:18 PM Works by Eivind Buene, Andreas Gundersen, Keiko Harada, Oyvind Maeland, Michelle Agnes Magalhaes Sanae Yoshida (piano) Lawo LWC1273 \u00a0 63:03 mins\u00a0 This fascinating recording project takes us on a beguiling journey through the world of microtonality. Pianist Sanae Yoshida defines the \u2018microtonal piano\u2019 as…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/40844"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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