The four pieces that make up this CD -- 'Dark Waves,' 'Among Red Mountains,' 'Qilyuan,' and 'Red Arc/Blue Veil' -- are for various combinations of one or two pianos, percussion, and electronics. Each piece is built from a complex, polyrhythmic layering of voices that combine to form large, multi-arch musical shapes that explore a rich palette of harmonic and timbral colors, lush textures, and clear, simple compositional forms. This is music of broad strokes and ever-changing ebb and flow. |