Peter Seabourne: Steps, Vol. 2 "Studies of Invention"
4/21/2017, 15 Tracks, 53:06
Featuring
Giovanni Santini
Peter Seabourne
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Seabourne's musical language stands apart from much contemporary writing, as he distrusts it and follows his own path.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Peter Seabourne intended his music for this album to capture Leonardo da Vinci's mind and his 'seemingly endless moments of inspiration,' rather than creating musical equivalents of his conceptions.
Compositional Technique
The complete work consists of fifteen movements, divided into three books of five pieces, and is intended to be played as a single, unbroken cycle.
Performer Biography
Giovanni Santini, the pianist on this recording, was personally invited by the Sheva label to record this album after winning 1st prize at the 2008 'XII Rassegna Migliori Diplomati d'Italia'.
Composition History
The inspiration for 'Steps Volume 2: Studies of Invention' came to Peter Seabourne during a 2006 family holiday to Vinci, Leonardo da Vinci's birthplace.
Composer Biography
Peter Seabourne, the composer, abandoned writing music for about 12 years due to dissatisfaction with his work and the new music world.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album's title, 'Studies of Invention,' is a pun, referring both to the musical tradition of Etudes and Inventions and to Peter Seabourne's 'study of Leonardo' da Vinci.
