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Paul Hindemith

Sonatas For Viola / Piano And Viola Alone (3LP)

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*2025 stock* Pianist-composer Vijay Iyer follows his 2021 ECM disc Uneasy — the first to showcase his trio featuring bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Tyshawn Sorey — with Compassion, another album in league with these two gifted partners. The New York Times captured the special qualities of this group, pointing to the trio’s flair for playing “with a lithe range of motion and resplendent clarity… while stoking a kind of writhing internal tension. Crucial to that balance is their ability to connect with each other almost telepathically.” Compassion, Iyer’s eighth release as a leader for ECM, continues his drive to explore fresh territory while also referencing his forebears along the way, two of them long associated with the label.
 
The album includes a lyrical homage to Chick Corea via the late pianist’s valedictory interpretation of Stevie Wonder’s “Overjoyed.” Another tip of the hat comes with “Nonaah,” a whirlwind of a piece by avant-garde sage Roscoe Mitchell, a key mentor for the pianist. Then there are Iyer’s own melodically alluring, rhythmically invigorating compositions, ranging from the pensive title track to the hook-laced highlights “Tempest” and “Ghostrumental.”
Details
Cat. number: ECM 1330-32, 833 309-1
Year: 2024

Format

[inside gatefold]

Publishing:

Sonocentric Publishing (Vijay Iyer)

Jobete Music Co. Inc & Black Bull Music Inc. (Stevie Wonder)

Art Ensemble of Chicago Publishing Co. (Roscoe Mitchell)

Norahs Publishing / SteepleChase Music (John Stubblefield)

Antoinette Music / Pacific Wind Music (Geri Allen)

Recorded May 2022

Oktaven Audio, Mount Vernon, NY

Engineer: Ryan Streber

Mixed July/August 2022

Cover photo: Jan Kricke

Liner photo: Ogata

Design: Sascha Kleis

Produced by Vijay Iyer and Manfred Eicher

[on back of cover]

An ECM Production

℗ © 2024 ECM Records GmbH

Postfach 600331, 81203 München

www.ecmrecords.com

ECM 2760

2-LP

Made in EU

[on disc]

℗ 2024 ECM Records GmbH

Release notes

Digital Recordings Solo sonatas recorded 1985-89, Kirche Seon, Switzerland and Karlshöhe, Ludwigsburg, W.-Germany Sonatas for Viola and Piano recorded 1986, Feste Burg Kirche, Frankfurt, W.-Germany Publ. Schott/Mainz of op. 11/5, op. 25/1 and the 1939 sonata. ℗ © 1988 ECM Records GmbH Printed in W. Germany Made in W. Germany Black paperbound box with 3 LPs and an LP-sized booklet.

Tracklist
Sonate Für Viola Solo Op. 31 Nr. 4 (1924)
A1Äußerst Lebhaft
A2Lied - Ruhig, Mit Wenig Ausdruck
A3Thema Mit Variationen: Schnelle Viertel - Langsam - Ziemlich Lebhaft
Sonate Für Viola Solo Op. 25 Nr. 1 (1922)
B1Breit
B2Sehr Frisch Und Straff
B3Sehr Langsam
B4Rasendes Zeitmaß. Wild. Tonschönheit Ist Nebensache
B5Langsam, Mit Viel Ausdruck
Sonate Für Viola Solo (1937)
C1Lebhafte Halbe
C2Langsame Viertel - Lebhaft (Pizzicato)
C3Mäßig Schnelle Viertel
Sonate Für Viola Solo Op. 11 Nr. 5 (1919)
D1Lebhaft, Aber Nicht Geeilt
D2Mäßig Schnell, Mit Viel Wärme Vorgetragen
D3Scherzo
D4In Form Und Zeitmaß Einer Passacaglia
Sonate Für Viola Und Piano Op. 11 Nr. 4 (1919)
E1Phantasie
E2Thema Mit Variationen
E3Finale Mit Variationen
Sonate Für Viola Und Piano Op. 25 Nr. 4 (1922)
E4Sehr Lebhaft, Markiert Und Kraftvoll
E5Sehr Langsame Viertel
E6Finale, Lebhafte Viertel
Sonate Für Viola Und Piano (1939)
F1Breit, Mit Kraft
F2Sehr Lebhaft
F3Phantasie
F4Finale
Credits
Paul Hindemith
Composed By
Barbara Wojirsch
Design [Cover Design]
Peter Laenger
Engineer [Recording Engineer] (E1 to F4)
Stephan Schellmann
Engineer [Recording Engineer] (A1 to D4)
Andres Briner
Liner Notes
Helmut Heißenbüttel
Liner Notes
Anne Servant
Liner Notes [Traduction]
Dikran Kashkashian
Photography By [Cover Photo]
Robert Levin
Piano (E1 to F4)
Manfred Eicher
Producer [Produced By]
Kim Kashkashian
Viola

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