1996 / Solo
DURATION
4 minutesINSTRUMENTATION
piano
- Piano Piece No. 2 Frank Horvat (piano) 03:33
Programme Notes
I have always been intrigued by the gritty rumble of the piano’s low register. It has a completely different character from the bright (and sometimes sweet) nature of the upper register. In Piano Piece No. 2, I delve into the piano’s more vulgar side. Irregular meters and a barbaric tone work together to explore the fine line between structured chaos and musical anarchy.
– Frank Horvat
PERFORMANCES
World Premiere
March 9, 1996
Frank Horvat (piano)
Royal Conservatory Concert Hall
Toronto, Canada
December 10, 1997
Film Screening
Bravo Television
RECORDING
Date: January 1996
Musicians: Frank Horvat (piano)
Engineer: Frank Horvat, Steve Pollett, Lisa Tomsic
Location: University of Toronto, Faculty of Music
Poetry Inspired by Piano Piece No. 2
Chain Linked and Ordered
Concretize my frenzy,
chain linked by the pecking order,
of urbana.
I live in the city
Envied by the world all over
To what clear end?
– Imre Attila János Torma – 2016