Investigating Aesthetics: Miranda Cuckson on the music of Vijay Iyer

Violinist/Violist Miranda Cuckson describes her path to experimentation through the music of Bach, Xenakis, Elliott Carter, and Dai Fujikura and the visceral sounds of microtonality before exploring the intricate and driving music of jazz pianist Vijay Iyer.

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Playlist:

  1. Dai Fujikura: Prism Spectra—from “Dai Fujikura: Mina”—Cuckson, vla; David Adamcyk, electronics
  2. J.S. Bach: Corrente from Partita in D minor for Solo Violin (Miranda’s own recording; not released)
  3. Elliott Carter: Duo for Violin and Piano from “Carter Sessions Eckardt"—Cuckson, vn; Blair McMillen, piano
  4. Iannis Xenakis: Mikka S from “Melting the Darkness"—Cuckson, vn.
  5. Vijay Iyer: Mutations: VI from “Mutations”—Iyer, piano, electronics; Cuckson: vn; Michi Wiancko, vn; Kyle Armbrust, vla; Kivie Cahn-Lipman, clo
  6. Iyer: Mutations: VII
  7. Iyer: Mutations: VIII
  8. MIA: Galang
  9. Iyer: Galang Trio from “Historicity”—Vijay Iyer Trio
  10. Oscar Bianchi: Semplice from “Melting the Darkness”—Cuckson

Miranda Cuckson

    violin recital March 27 2012 at Yeskel Memorial Concerts series Jack Morton Auditorium at GW University Washington, DC
    Composer Nina C. Young discusses her contributions to violinist Miranda Cuckson's Liquid Music performance on November 14, 2015 at Amsterdam Bar and Hall.
    Miranda Cuckson harnesses the physicality and unique technicalities of her repertoire to "go organically with what the music needs" making her, as Downbeat Magazine notes, "one of the most sensitive and electric interpreters of new music."

    Vijay Iyer

    Composer-pianist Vijay Iyer continues to galvanize the music world, creating works that embrace jazz, classical and electronic music and are "at once provocative and accessible, intellectually substantive and sensually attractive"
    Composer-pianist Vijay Iyer continues to galvanize the music world, creating works that embrace jazz, classical and electronic music and are "at once provocative and accessible, intellectually substantive and sensually attractive"
     
    Vijay Iyer Trio recording Galang (trio riot version) from Historicity album at Systems Two Studios Brooklyn NY March 2009. Vijay Iyer: Piano, Marcus Gilmore: Drums, Stephan Crump: Bass. Filmed by Daragh McCarthy

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