Peter Ablinger: Voices & Piano

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Nicolas Hodges
Peter Ablinger

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Peter Ablinger, the composer, believes that "information is redundancy," and that every description, explanation, or analysis is a form of doubling or repetition.

Performer Biography

Nicolas Hodges, the pianist on this recording, is known for his bold interpretations of classical, romantic, and contemporary repertoire, with composers like Ablinger, Adès, and Carter writing works for him.

Recording & Production

The selection of pieces on this CD represented the complete collection of "Voices and Piano" at the time of recording, but the cycle is continually growing.

Composition History

Peter Ablinger's "Voices and Piano" is an extensive cycle of pieces for recorded voice and piano, which is still in progress and is planned to include about 80 pieces.

Interpretation

Pianist Nicolas Hodges notes that the music in "Voices and Piano" resides in the relationship and counterpoint between the piano and the recorded voice, rather than in either part alone.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Composer Peter Ablinger views "Voices and Piano" as his song-cycle, even though no one sings; instead, the voices are spoken statements from speeches, interviews, or readings.

Compositional Technique

In "Voices and Piano," the piano part is a "temporal and spectral scan" of the recorded voice, functioning like a coarse-gridded photograph or an analysis of the voice.