5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing and unexpected piano music by an electronic genius., September 29, 2009
This review is from: Gordon Mumma: Music for Solo Piano 1960-2001 (Audio CD)
While Gordon Mumma is better known as a pioneer of "live" electronic music (having created some of the classics of the genre, such as "Mesa") it surprised me quite a bit to find that he'd also been composing for traditional acoustic instruments all along, and has been especially prolific in writing mostly short works for the piano. This set is a wonderful 2-CD compilation of Mumma's suites and collections of piano works, with some short stand-alone pieces as well. All wrought with consummate intelligence and exquisite poetry, all firmly rooted in the exciting and absorbing styles of the 20th and 21st Century avant-garde. Everything about this set recommends it; the playing, the recording, the packaging, and liner notes, and above all, the music itself. Lovers of modern piano music will certainly want to add this to their collection. I am certainly glad I did!
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