Walwyn: Reflections on 9/11
Karen Walwyn (piano)
a well-crafted piano epic...a seven movement tone poem full of dark textures and a compelling somber atmosphere. ...Walwyn writes effectively for the piano, especially her bell-like sonorities,...
Walwyn: Reflections on 9/11
Karen Walwyn (piano)
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a well-crafted piano epic...a seven movement tone poem full of dark textures and a compelling somber atmosphere. ...Walwyn writes effectively for the piano, especially her bell-like sonorities,...
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Robert Schulslaper, a writer for Fanfare Magazine stated: “Reflections is a large-scale work in seven movements and Walwyn has the concentration, intensity and technique to focus attention on its every phrase and transformation. A large dynamic range, excellent pacing, attention to detail, and fleet-fingered dexterity serve her vision with grace and nobility…Walwyn has written music that will surely resonate with listeners’ own reflections on 9/11. In my case, at least, it’s left a lasting impression.”
Contents and tracklist
- Karen Walwyn
Aftermath
Track length10:16
This track is only available as an album download.
Memories
Track length11:22
This track is only available as an album download.
The New and Marvelous
Track length12:20
This track is only available as an album download.
Awards and reviews
a well-crafted piano epic...a seven movement tone poem full of dark textures and a compelling somber atmosphere. ...Walwyn writes effectively for the piano, especially her bell-like sonorities, percussive ostinatos and cascading runs. ...The composer is a persuasive exponent of her own work
Imaginatively conceived and executed, it both disturbingly transposes the catastrophe into appropriately cataclysmic sound and artistically suggests the aftermath's lingering sense of numbing devastation. ...[Karen Walwyn] has a personal style, and even when her models are clearly audible, she bends them to her purpose. ...Walwyn...has written music that will surely resonate with listeners' own reflections on 9/11
