Released April 24, 2007 Length 53:25 Artist Sylvie Courvoisier Producer Mark Feldman | Recorded December 8, 2006 Signs and Epigrams
(2007) Lonelyville
(2007) Release date 24 April 2007 Label Tzadik Records | |
Genre Contemporary classical music Contemporary classical music albums Music for Violin and Piano, Malphas: Book of Angels V, Entomological Reflections, Masada Recital, Femina | ||
Signs and Epigrams is a solo album by pianist Sylvie Courvoisier which was released on the Tzadik label in 2007.
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Reception
In his review for Allmusic, Blair Sanderson notes that "What makes Signs and Epigrams compelling for intrepid listeners is the density of Courvoisier's constructions, the audacious ways she exploits her materials, and the utter ferocity of her performances. While she demonstrates a fine ear for isolated pitches or the quiet, delicate interplay of lines, and can play conventionally with great subtlety, she makes the greatest impression in her brutal attacks of the keyboard, strings, and even the piano's case: the rawest sound sources are fair game in her highly varied pieces, and she plays with a concentrated force that makes this album bracing to hear and unforgettable for its violence".
Track listing
All compositions by Sylvie Courvoisier
- "Ricochet" - 2:25
- "Des Signes et des Songes" - 5:11
- "Meccania" - 7:57
- "Epigram 1" - 6:33
- "Epigram 2" - 3:35
- "Epigram 3" - 4:20
- "Confins de Lueurs" - 7:36
- "Chick" - 2:56
- "Mis en Pièces" - 2:09
- "Soliloquy" - 10:44
Personnel
Songs
1Ricochet2:28
2Des signes et des songes5:13
3Meccania7:57