liaisonsproject.com - Liaisons | Re-imagining Sondheim from the Piano

Description: <bioname>ANTHONY DE MARE</bioname> is one of the world\'s foremost champions of contemporary music. He pioneered the genre of the speaking-singing pianist nearly 25 years ago with the premiere of Frederic Rzewski’s groundbreaking De Profundis, and his versatility has inspired the creation of over ...

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about concerts recording composers press gallery contact Andy Akiho Timo Andres Mason Bates Jonathan Batiste Jeff Beal Eve Beglarian Mark Bennett Derek Bermel Jherek Bischoff William Bolcom Jason Robert Brown Kenji Bunch Christopher Cerrone Mary Ellen Childs Michael Daugherty Peter Golub Ricky Ian Gordon Annie Gosfield Ted Hearne Jake Heggie Fred Hersch Stephen Hough Ethan Iverson Gabriel Kahane Phil Kline Tania Leon Ricardo Lorenz Wynton Marsalis Meredith Monk Paul Moravec Nico Muhly John Musto Thomas Newm

“Not just inventive piano arrangements of the songs but new compositions written in the composers’ own styles... it was fascinating to hear how each composer approached the song. Mr. de Mare’s playing was dynamic and stylish, requiring formidable virtuosity... I loved it. " Anthony Tommasini the New York Times read more August 2014

"It’s not just that many of the individual new works are so appealing. It’s that de Mare’s passion and vision almost radiate from the stage. He underscores the serious nature of Sondheim’s musical accomplishment, and he causes all involved — composers, performer and audience members — to think about how music is made and how we listen to it."

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