Odd Couple
Reviews
Wedge
Reviewed 2009-06-08
Reviewed 2009-06-08
Modern classical music, cello/piano duets.
1,2 -- by David Sanford, action-packed
3,4,5 -- Sonata by Samuel Barber, quite 'classical' sounding
6,7,8,9 -- Elliott Carter. More abstract but not over the edge
10,11,12,13 -- Augusta Read Thomas. Quite modern.
1,2-- An action-packed piece: tense, hard piano and stiff, vicious cello. Part 2 starts quiet, but both get raucous.
3- Dramatic, sweeping. Fast-paced, very "classical" feeling. Touches of slow, dark romance in the middle.
4- Sad. Super perky fast segment in the middle, though.
5- A wandering tunefulness, mostly mid/fast. Rumbly intro. Grumpily dramatic, satisfying ending.
6- Prickly clockwork piano gives way to bold, sweeping cello
7- Percolating, sunny.
8- A mid/fast moroseness, forceful
9- Busy; lots of quick, criss-crossing lines. Gets vicious but ends surprisingly quietly
10- Spiky fast. Poking piano; plucky cello
11- Slow, floating, a little unsettling. Cobwebs.
12- Snappy, fast
13- Slow, questioning. Ends on an extremely high, glassy note (and 13 seconds of silence).
1,2 -- by David Sanford, action-packed
3,4,5 -- Sonata by Samuel Barber, quite 'classical' sounding
6,7,8,9 -- Elliott Carter. More abstract but not over the edge
10,11,12,13 -- Augusta Read Thomas. Quite modern.
1,2-- An action-packed piece: tense, hard piano and stiff, vicious cello. Part 2 starts quiet, but both get raucous.
3- Dramatic, sweeping. Fast-paced, very "classical" feeling. Touches of slow, dark romance in the middle.
4- Sad. Super perky fast segment in the middle, though.
5- A wandering tunefulness, mostly mid/fast. Rumbly intro. Grumpily dramatic, satisfying ending.
6- Prickly clockwork piano gives way to bold, sweeping cello
7- Percolating, sunny.
8- A mid/fast moroseness, forceful
9- Busy; lots of quick, criss-crossing lines. Gets vicious but ends surprisingly quietly
10- Spiky fast. Poking piano; plucky cello
11- Slow, floating, a little unsettling. Cobwebs.
12- Snappy, fast
13- Slow, questioning. Ends on an extremely high, glassy note (and 13 seconds of silence).
Recent airplay
Sonata for Cello and Piano (Elliott Carter): Moderato/Vivace, Molto Leggiero
Memory Select — Jul 31, 2009
Part I -- I
Memory Select, guest Rent Romus — Jul 17, 2009
Canto Iii
Trailways — Jul 10, 2009
Canto I
Music Casserole — Jul 04, 2009
Canto I
Briefcase Full Of Simchas — Jul 01, 2009
Canto I
KZSU's Heartbleeps — Jun 17, 2009
Charting
2009-06-14 — 2009-08-16
Classical/Experimental
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Aug 2 | 1 |
| Jul 19 | 1 |
| Jul 12 | 1 |
| Jul 5 | 2 |
| Jun 21 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | I | ||
| 2. | Ii | ||
| 3. | Allegro Ma Non Troppo | ||
| 4. | Adagio - Presto - Adagio | ||
| 5. | Allegro Appassionato | ||
| 6. | Moderato | ||
| 7. | Vivace, Molto Leggiero | ||
| 8. | Adagio | ||
| 9. | Allegro | ||
| 10. | Canto I | ||
| 11. | Canto Ii | ||
| 12. | Canto Iii | ||
| 13. | Canto Iv |