Here is the program of simple lines / quiet music / silent songs, a remarkable marathon recital that the pianist Richard Valitutto gave today at his apartment in Ithaca NY, as part of Wild Up's Darkness Sounding festival. I am now catching up with a recital that Valitutto gave at Cornell last month.
SET 1 — 9:58am-11:40am EST // 6:58am-8:40am PST
“gardens, cities, palaces” (100 min)
eva-maria houben: le jardin suspendu (2015)
eva-maria houben: a walk through the bamboo garden (2020)
Alvin Curran: Inner Cities 1 (1993)
Morton Feldman: Palais de Mari (1986)
SET 2 — 11:50am-2:30pm EST // 8:50am-11:30am PST
“soft, silent 1” (45 mins)
Federico Mompou: Música callada, Book I (1959)
Valentin Silvestrov: Silent Songs, Book I (1974/77)
“hin und da” (110 mins)
Ann Southam: Simple Lines of Enquiry (2008)
Jürg Frey: La présence, les silences (2014-15)
SET 3 — 3:00-5:00pm EST // 12:00-2:00pm PST
“soft, silent 2” (60 mins)
Federico Mompou: Música callada, Book II (1962)
Valentin Silvestrov: Silent Songs, Book II (1974/77)
“nocturnes, lullabies, chorales” (60 mins)
Taylan Susam: Nocturnes (2009)
eva-maria houben: three lullabies (2007)
Wolfgang von Schweinitz: Plainsound Lullaby (2014)
Linda Catlin Smith: Nocturnes & Chorales (2013)
Richard Valitutto: giant moon / light steps (2020)
SET 4 — 5:10-6:20pm EST // 2:10-3:20pm PST
“soft, silent 3” (70 min)
Federico Mompou: Música callada, Books III & IV (1965-67)
Valentin Silvestrov: Silent Songs, Books III & IV (1974/77)
SET 5 — 6:35-8:08pm EST // 3:35-5:08pm PST
“philosophia” (100 min)
Laurence Crane: Jacques Derrida Goes to a Nightclub (1986)
Chris Rountree: Immediate Tragedy (2020, 7 min)
Laurence Crane: Jacques Derrida Goes to a Massage Parlor (1986)
Thomas Feng: This Illusion Meant Something (2018)
Laurence Crane: Kierkegaard His Prelude (1986)
Andrew McIntosh: I have a lot to learn (2019)
Nick Norton: On Nothing (2020)
Laurence Crane: Jacques Derrida Goes to the Supermarket (1986)
jürg frey: sam lazaro bros (1984)
Laurence Crane: Jacques Derrida Goes to the Beach (1986)
Alvin Curran: Endangered Species (1994-96)
Laurence Crane: Kierkegaard His Walk Around Copenhagen (1986)
Linda Catlin Smith: The Underfolding (2001)
Encore:
Michael Finnissy: Love is here to stay