Michael Zev Gordon: On Memory

Featuring

Andrew Zolinsky
Michael Zev Gordon

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Michael Zev Gordon's music often borrows from other composers' works, not to comment on history, but to explore the expressive and formal potential of mixing different styles.

Recording & Production

The works on this disc were recorded at Turner Sims Concert Hall, University of Southampton, with 'On Memory' recorded in 2005 and the other works in 2008.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Michael Zev Gordon's earlier work, like 'Touch' from 1990, was modernist and atonal, but his current music is more inclusive, harmonically varied, and tonal.

Compositional Technique

The work 'On Memory' uses past musical works or fragments as starting points, with their varying recognizability playing out ideas about how memory works.

Compositional Technique

In 'On Memory', Michael Zev Gordon incorporates diverse musical elements, such as a Bach sarabande played mostly backwards, and an elision of Chopin's Berceuse and Bill Evans' 'Peace Piece'.

Composer Biography

Michael Zev Gordon is a Senior Lecturer in Composition at the University of Southampton and a Professor of Composition at the Royal College of Music.

Performer Biography

Andrew Zolinsky, the pianist on this album, is known for his versatile repertoire, ranging from early Baroque to avant-garde music, and has premiered works by several contemporary composers.