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Steve Reich Praises Jon Appleton's "Scarlatti and Couperin Doubles"

1/20/2014

 

"a beautiful addition to piano literature"

Steve Reich, a pioneer of minimalism and one of America's best-known composers of contemporary music composers, recently called Jon Appleton's new compositions "a beautiful addition to piano literature." After hearing the newly released CD, Reich said he was particularly drawn to Appleton's reworking of Couperin's 'Les Bergeries'/The Sheepfolds. Noting that J.S. Bach also included that short work of Couperin's in his Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook, Reich mentioned the tradition of modern composers reworking Baroque pieces. He appreciated Appleton's sensitive reworking of Couperin's beautiful, haunting melodies.

Reich and Appleton have known each other for a number of decades; both were well-known early innovators and advocates of electro-acoustic music.

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The Scarlatti Doubles/The Couperin Doubles
Audio CD, 53 minutes


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