Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 3 - CD

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<span>"<i>Session </i>(1975) by İlhan Mimaroğlu, for piano, electronic tape and speaking voices, is an intensely dramatic piece of agitprop music in the mode of Luigi Nono…Leo Brouwer's <i>Sonata Pian e Forte </i>(1970) uses musical quotations, including that from Gabrieli which gives the piece its title…In André Boucourechliev's <i>Archipel IV </i>(ca. 1970), the entire piece is constructed by the performer from the composer's elements, which themselves are open to modification. Castiglioni's <i>Cangianti </i>(1959) showcase Idil Biret's skill at handling certain facets of modern piano idioms." <i>LOS ANGELES TIMES – USA 1978</i><br> "For much of the music on this disc I'll let either the composer or the annotators speak…Idil Biret is sensational and Finnadar's processing is first rate." <i>NEW RECORDS – USA 1978</i><br> "Four excellent contemporary classical piano pieces. <i>Session </i>was written specifically for Biret by İlhan Mimaroğlu. It involves not only piano but also considerable electronics and several voices…Leo Brouwer's <i>Sonata Pian e Forte</i> uses prerecorded tapes in which the piano quotes from other works. <i>Niccolò Castiglioni</i>'<i>s Cangianti </i>and André Boucourechliev's <i>Archipel IV </i>are straight piano pieces of a turbulent sort…Biret's performances are spirited and her technical command is superb." <i>CONTEMPORARY KEYBOARD – USA 1978</i></span>