Johnston: Microtonal Piano

Ben [1] Johnston (Composer), Phillip Bush (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Phillip Bush
• Composer: Ben [1] Johnston
• Audio CD (June 17, 1997)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Koch Int'l Classics
• ASIN: B000001SJH
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #578,541 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Suite for Microtonal piano: Alarum

2. Suite for Microtonal piano: Blues

3. Suite for Microtonal piano: Etude

4. Suite for Microtonal piano: Song

5. Suite for Microtonal piano: Toccata

6. Sonata for Microtonal piano: Movement 1

7. Sonata for Microtonal piano: Movement 2

8. Sonata for Microtonal piano: Movement 3

9. Sonata for Microtonal piano: Movement 4

10. Saint Joan for piano: Prologue

11. Saint Joan for piano: Battle Scene

12. Saint Joan for piano: Trial And Martyrdom

13. Saint Joan for piano: Epilogue

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exquisite sounds, January 10, 2002

By	Michael Ham (Monterey, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I heard this on a local radio station and had to have it. Exquisite sounds. My tastes generally incline toward jazz, so maybe this triggers those responses.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars experimental music that's actually melodic!, September 26, 2001

By	josh (Appeleton, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Ben Johnston proves that being less conventional and being more aproachable aren't mutually exclusive with his microtonal suite for piano. His tuning allows him to do cool pseudo chromatic runs inwhich each step becomes slightly smaller than the last one (when ascending). The pure fifths sound really great in "Blues," which goes into a cool 13/8 ostinato. The "Song" is really beautiful, too. Not being a fan of post Webern serrialism, I wasn't as pleased with the "Sonata for Microtonal Piano," but I still found it more interesting than equal tempered serrialism.