Conversations
- from "Two Controversies and a Conversation" (2010)1(=picc).2.2(I=EbCl, II=bcl).1-1.2.1.0-strings (min:2.2.2.2.2)
Abbreviations (PDF)
Boosey & Hawkes (Hendon Music)
Conversations treats the piano as a percussion instrument within the percussion group. Conversations take place between the two soloists and with the orchestra, which plays a minor role. It was composed during the summer of 2010.
Elliott Carter, May 5 2011
"Carter's late, late style in its tersest distillation. No words are wasted in a conversation notable nonetheless for urbanity and wit, for a vigorous responsiveness and a lack of any wistfulness."
— Paul Driver, Sunday Times
"What zip. What zest. What remarkable atmospheric range rushes past in just seven minutes."
— Igor Toronyi-Lalic, The ArtsDesk
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano / Colin Currie, percussion /
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group / Oliver Knussen, conductor
Ondine Records ODE 1296-2
