Krzywicki describes his
Partita as "both a suite and a
set of informal variations,"
written for oboist Fredric T.
Cohen, who subsequently
recorded the work as part of
the second Albany Records
compilation of Krzywicki
chamber music, Alchemy. On the
classical music blog
ICareIfYouListen.com, David
Pearson waxes poetic: "Thick
intensities sometimes give way
to barren moments. At times
the oboe soars towards a goal
in its upper extremes, taking
a few times and building the
tension before reaching it.
The piano punctuates,
sometimes lays into a heavy
groove for a short time, and
pulls out sonorities ranging
from booming low chords,
plucked sounds, to ambiguous
ethereal textures." For
advanced performers. Dur.:
16'.
