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Rueda, J.: Piano Music (Sukarlan) - Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 2 / 24 Interludes / Invenciones (Excerpts) / Mephisto

3/29/2010, 36 Tracks, 1:02:03

Featuring

  • Ananda Sukarlan
  • Jesús Rueda

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Compositional Technique

Jesús Rueda's Invenciones are simple yet attractive pieces designed for children, dealing with basic piano techniques and ranging from very simple to moderately difficult.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Jesús Rueda's highly individual musical language blends 'classical' and contemporary elements, allowing his compositions to range from secret whispers to a 'barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world,' as Walt Whitman described.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album of Jesús Rueda's piano music was recorded at the Conservatorio de Amaniel in Madrid, Spain, across several dates in February and July 2007.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Pianist Ananda Sukarlan is known for collaborating with important contemporary Spanish composers and has recorded complete piano works by David del Puerto, Santiago Lanchares, and Toru Takemitsu.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The piece Mephisto was commissioned by pianist Ananda Sukarlan as a 'hommage' for the 70th birthday of Luis de Pablo, who was once Rueda's teacher.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Jesús Rueda, born in Madrid in 1961, is considered the foremost living Spanish composer for the piano, despite never having been a performer himself.

Source: Booklet

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