Piano (PS) - difficult SKU: HL.49008422
Composed by Heinz Holliger. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Classical. Composed 1999. 44 pages. Duration 32'. Schott Music #ED 9459. Published by Schott Music (HL.49008422). ISBN 9790001131940. 12.0x8.75x0.13 inches.
Composed in anticipation of the Bach anniversary in 2000. The forms and religious symbolism in Holliger's piece are not restricted in their reference to the Cantor of St Thomas' Leipzig, but include the interwoven contradictory attitudes towards Bach of Schumann and Liszt. A technically and musically demanding concert piece. Prelude (Inner Voice) * Fugue * Barcarole * Sphinxes (Intermezzo I) * petit Csardas obstine * Sphinxes (Intermezzo II) * Ciacona monoritmica.
