Eric Moe, the composer, is also a skilled pianist and performs on this album, in addition to having premiered and performed works by a wide variety of other composers.
Album & Artwork
The album's cover image, titled "Birdcall and Mountains 2023," was created by Laurie Fader.
Performer Biography
The Horszowski Trio, formed in 2011, is named after the legendary pianist Mieczyslaw Horszowski, whose last pupil was the trio's pianist.
Performer Biography
The Da Capo Chamber Players, a five-member "Pierrot" ensemble, won the Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 1973 and have been central to the New York new-music scene for over 45 years.
Recording & Production
Judith Sherman produced and engineered two of the album's tracks, "Strenuous Pleasures" and "Welcome to Phase Space," both recorded at the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Eric Moe's writing is characterized by an ecstatic contrast between angular, aggressive melodic lines and more lyrical, vocal areas, often requiring sheer physical virtuosity from performers.
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