Benjamin Lees: 3 Preludes (1962)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 เม.ย. 2014
- Benjamin Lees (1924-2010): 3 Preludes, per pianoforte (1962).
No. 1
No. 2 [03:39]
No. 3 [07:07]
Miriam Conti, pianoforte.
Cover image: painting by Stuart Davis.
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This is so excellent. Lees was born in Harbin, China, 1924 to Russian-Jewish parents who emigrated to California when he was just a baby. After a stint in the U.S. military he got a Guggenheim fellowship in the 50s, taught in Peabody in the 60s and Juilliard in the 70s, and Grammy nominated in 2003. What a pleasure to hear so much of his work on the Tube!
Thank you for that. Lees' compositions creep into my streams amidst Webern and Knussen and yet there is a profoundly French parlor quality mixed in with Germanic sturm und drang that is so cool.
Thanks to your video, I now, over thirty years later, know who painted the artwork used on the cover of the album that got me into modern classical music: the Piano Sonata No. 1 performed by William Masselos for Columbia. It's not the same artwork, but the style is distinctive enough to recognize. I had never heard of Ives before and only picked up the album because I liked the artwork, so I can thank Stuart Davis for turning me onto 20th century music in general.
This music is quite interesting and exhibits a true originality. Nevertheless, the musical style is somewhat in-between; I do not feel it as fully convincing, but the whole keeps all of our interest.
Great!
Technisch perfekte und zugleich lyrische Interpretation dieses perfekt komponierten Meisterwerks im sorgfältig analysierten Tempo mit völlig effektiver Dynamik. Echt unvergleichlicher Komponist und geniale Pianistin!
You're right notary in every detail. Well said.
Wiki article says he rejected atonality. This does not have a center nor does it introduce diatonic melody. Only word that fits is atonal.
Not exactly. "Atonal" is primarily a term used by those who follow the strict system of Schoenberg which is a very strict system. Many composers (myself included) prefer to not use either the strict diatonic system nor the strict Schoenberg 12-tone system. I can end a piece of music and you will have a smile on your face and never know what I did without traditional tonality.
Good composer. I wonder how he supported himself since he never had a permanent job.
According to wiki he taught at prestigious music schools.
@@stueystuey1962 It appears as though he was a visiting professor doing two-year stints and never had a tenured, full-time position.
most of us just starve until we get a piece performed!