Special offer. Machover:...but not simpler…
Music of Tod Machover, Vol. 5
Michael Chertock (hyperpiano)
Odense Symphony Orchestra, iO Quartet, Paul Mann
Machover's own music seems to have become more and more soft-centred. The pieces on this disc all date from the last decade – one of them, Jeux Deux, is a work for hyperpiano and orchestra,...
Special offer. Machover:...but not simpler…
Music of Tod Machover, Vol. 5
Michael Chertock (hyperpiano)
Odense Symphony Orchestra, iO Quartet, Paul Mann
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Machover's own music seems to have become more and more soft-centred. The pieces on this disc all date from the last decade – one of them, Jeux Deux, is a work for hyperpiano and orchestra,...
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This collection of Tod Machover's music focuses on chamber and orchestral music composed during the last decade, both with and without electronic enhancement. Machover's music is a fascinating blend of expressive and lyrical melody combined with a sophisticated ear for textural complexity. The resulting music is always a treat for the ears - colourful, vibrant, and rhythmically propulsive. The largest composition on this disc is the piano concerto Jeux Deux, scored for large orchestra (the work was commissioned and first performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra), with the soloist performing on a “hyperpiano”- a concert grand piano which interacts with sensors and computer programs in order to expand its technical possibilities.
Contents and tracklist
- Tod Machover
- Odense Symphony Orchestra
- Paul Mann
- Tod Machover
- iO String Quartet
- iO String Quartet
- Tod Machover
- iO String Quartet
- iO String Quartet
- Michael Chertock
- Odense Symphony Orchestra
- Paul Mann
Awards and reviews
2nd February 2012
Machover's own music seems to have become more and more soft-centred. The pieces on this disc all date from the last decade – one of them, Jeux Deux, is a work for hyperpiano and orchestra, while Sparkler layers real-time electronic treatments on to the live orchestral sound. It's all slickly done, and some of the results are pretty enough