Désordre
New Focus, 2020
9/10
The pianist Eric Huebner brings his tremendous skills to these 3 involved selections that welcome Yuki Numata Resnick and Adam Unsworth.
The 6 segments of “Études pour piano Livre I” begins the listen with the dazzling and animated key progressions that are as fascinating as they are detailed, and this level of prowess follows to the initially calmer “Livre II”. Unfolding across 8 movements, the unpredictable climate rumbles with intensity and also emits intimate gestures.
The final selection, “Trio For Violin, Horn and Piano”, finishes and blends the stirring strings from Resnick with Unsworth’s atmospheric horn, which complements Huebner’s often tense keys.
An accomplished affair that embraces strong harmony, Central European folk nods and non-Western strategies, Huebner illuminates the work of György Ligeti with grace and playfulness.
Travels well with: Jacqueline Leclair- Music For English Horn Alone; Louis Karchin- Dark Mountains/Distant Lights