MIND States: Pianist Vicky Chow on minimalism and the modules of nik bartsch

Vicky Chow performing Tristan Perich's Surface Image at the Walker Art Center as a part of Liquid Music's 2015.16 season and WAC's Sound Horizon series.

Vicky Chow performing Tristan Perich's Surface Image at the Walker Art Center as a part of Liquid Music's 2015.16 season and WAC's Sound Horizon series.

A fierce advocate of new music and particularly minimalism, pianist Vicky Chow has been described as “brilliant” (The New York Times) and “a monster pianist” (Time Out New York). In Episode 7 of Liquid Music Playlist, Chow describes the emotional and physical experience of performing minimalist music — from Steve Reich’s Piano Counterpoint to Tristan Perich’s Surface Image, a recently commissioned work that was co-presented by Liquid Music and the Walker Art Center last March. Chow also recommends to us the music of Swiss pianist and composer Nik Bärtsch, whose extended techniques and ritualistic, pattern-heavy structures push our conception of the piano's possibilities and show us minimalism’s groove. 

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PLAYLIST:
1.  Steve Reich: Piano Counterpoint from Steve Reich Radio Rewrite — Vicky Chow, piano
2. Tristan Perich: Surface Image — Vicky Chow, piano, with one-bit electronics
3. Nik Bärtsch: Modul 5 from Hishiryo — Nik Bartsch, piano
4. Nik Bärtsch: Modul 35 from Ronin Live — Nik Bartsch, piano, with Ronin


Vicky Chow performing Steve Reich's Piano Counterpoint (arr. Vincent Corver), North American Premiere


Vicky Chow performing Tristan Perich's Surface Image

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