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01. Nicolas Hodges - A Tombeau Ouvert (1997) (Complete Version)
02. Nicolas Hodges - Les Secrets Elementaires (1998)
03. Nicolas Hodges - Printmusic (2001)
04. Nicolas Hodges - Piece pour jeunes pianistes (2004)
05. Nicolas Hodges - Simata (1969) for prepared piano
ARTIST
TITLE
Works For Piano
FORMAT
CD/SACD

LABEL
CATALOG #
NEOS 10912CD NEOS 10912CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
7/2/2013

Featured works: À Tombeau Ouvert (1997, complete version); Les Secrets Élémentaires (1998), Printmusic (2001); Pièce pour jeunes pianistes (2004), Simata for prepared piano (1969). Performed by Nicolas Hodges, piano. "A naked and honest piano sound was cultivated relatively late by Aperghis -- the results are highly concentrated as might be expected. Nicholas Hodges has concerned himself with these works since 1997: he places emphasis on clarity, sharply-defined lines and the brilliance of timbres. He manages somehow to metamorphose grace into rapid motion and back again. He creates a plasticity of rhythm and harmony, allowing these to somersault over each other or to trickle ever onwards as in the subtle Pièce pour jeunes pianistes. As a bonus track we present Simata, rendered new with a ring modulator: it hovers between an aggressive techno sound and a kind of romanticism dissolved in acid." Stereo/multichannel hybrid SACD that can be played on any CD player.