Rihards Plesanovs - Les Flexibles - CD

Pianist Rihards Plesanovs' debut album is an eclectic mix of works including those by Ligeti. Zemzaris, Say, Leimane, Vasks and Messiaen. "None of us is a completely open book to the world, but Rihards Plesanovs is a particularly mysterious man. I have no idea whether he knows how, during conversations, his eyes tend to linger for a while on one or another of his interlocutors, and that this fixed, observant gaze like that of a forest bird makes one wonder what is really going on in the chambers of his mind. One could begin with a different introductory paragraph, but while the music chosen for this first solo album does not specifically provide answers, it does give a better sense of what lies at the core of this person known as Rihards Plesanovs, and albums like this are always a particular delight. Works by Ligeti and Messiaen serve as a nucleus for the album's content, with the other components derived from them". - Orests Silabriedis<br><br><b><u>Album Tracks</u></b><br><br><b>1.</b> Imants Zemzaris: Fakturas / Textures: I Allegro<br><b>2.</b> Imants Zemzaris: Fakturas / Textures: II Andantino<br><b>3.</b> Imants Zemzaris: Fakturas / Textures: III Moderato<br><b>4.</b> Ligeti: Fanfares Etude<br><b>5.</b> Skumju Bralis/ Melancholy Brother<br><b>6.</b> Fazil Say: Black Earth<br><b>7.</b> Linda Leimane: Les Flexibles<br><b>8.</b> Barna Sapyns / Child's Dream<br><b>9.</b> Messiaen: Vingt Regards Sur L'enfant-Jesus: XV Le Baiser de L'enfant-Jesus<br><b>10.</b> Ligeti: L'escalier Du Diable Etude<br><b>11.</b> Morning in a Land of Introverts<br><b>12.</b> Vasks: Balta Ainava / White Scenery<br><b>13.</b> Edgars Raginskis: Maza Elektroniska Muzika / Small Electronic Music<br><b>14.</b> Mushroom Rhapsodyinga<br><b>15.</b> Rihards Plesanovs: Mushroom Rhapsody for Prepared Audio Recording and Piano