"Every one of these encores was fresh, free of interpretive tradition, and each spoke a different language. My initial process was full of trial and error. I broke down techniques and phrases until I understood them on the most fundamental levels. Often,I was pushed well past my limits. As the music came into its own, however, the pieces metamorphosed into brilliant, powerful, scintillating, beautiful works of art. They compelled me to discover new layers of expression."
Included are composer biographies and commentary from each composer about her or his encore.
CONTENTS:
• Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (b. 1947) Impulse
• Somei Satoh (b. 1947) Bif (Breeze)
• Du Yun (b. 1977) When a Tiger Meets a Rosa Rugosa
• David Lang (b. 1957) light moving
• Bun-Ching Lam (b. 1954) Solitude d'automne
• Paul Moravec (b. 1957) Blue Fiddle
• Ant˘n GarcĄa Abril (b. 1933) Tercer Suspiro (Third Sigh)
• Avner Dorman (b. 1975) Memory Games
• David Del Tredici (b. 1937) Farewell
• Mason Bates (b. 1977) Ford's Farm
• Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016) Whispering
• Gillian Whitehead b. (1941) Trua
• Richard Barrett (b. 1959) shade
• Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962) Echo Dash
• Christos Hatzis (b. 1953) Coming To
• Jeff Myers (b. 1977) The Angry Birds of Kauai
• Mark-Anthony Turnage (b. 1960) Hilary's Hoedown
• Valentin Silvestrov (b. 1937) Two Pieces
• Kala Ramnath (b. 1967) Aalap and Tarana
• Lera Auerbach (b. 1973) Speak, Memory
• Tina Davidson (b. 1952) Blue Curve of the Earth
• Elliott Sharp (b. 1951) Storm of the Eye
• Michiru Oshima (b. 1961) Memories
• James Newton Howard (b. 1951) 133...At Least.
• Nico Muhly (b. 1981) Two Voices
• Soren Nils Eichberg (b. 1973) Levitation
• Max Richter (b. 1966) Mercy