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M.Z. Gordon: Diary Pieces / Houston

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Details

Composer
Michael Zev Gordon
Artist
Joseph Houston
Format
CD
Label
Resonus Classics
Released
Jan 26, 2024
Catalog #
RES10322
UPC
5060262793664

About

In 2015, composer Michael Zev Gordon took up the idea of writing musical diary entries, which has spawned this ongoing series of small pieces for solo piano. With most written in a single day, with only minor subsequent refinements, Gordon beautifully captures a feeling, a nuance, an image and, as is the nature of a diary, often with personal associations. Pianist Joseph Houston sensitively responds to Gordon’s recurring themes of the bitter-sweet waltz, unwavering stillness, elegiac simplicity, folk-like dances and fleeting brilliance.

Tracklist 56 tracks

  1. 1 I. Before Playing Bach 00:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Before Playing Bach
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  2. 2 II. A Still Moment 00:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. A Still Moment
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  3. 3 III. Ferragosto 00:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Ferragosto
    Duration
    00:22
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  4. 4 IV. A Hoopoe Lands in Front of Me 00:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. A Hoopoe Lands in Front of Me
    Duration
    00:30
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  5. 5 V. Invention 00:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Invention
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  6. 6 VI. Distance 02:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Distance
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  7. 7 VII. After Playing Bach 00:58
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. After Playing Bach
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  8. 8 I. Summer Waltz No. 2 01:00
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Summer Waltz No. 2
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  9. 9 II. Butterflies 00:21
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Butterflies
    Duration
    00:21
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  10. 10 III. Ferragosto in Campagna 01:28
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Ferragosto in Campagna
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  11. 11 IV. Folkish 00:30
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Folkish
    Duration
    00:30
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  12. 12 V. Gondolalied 02:09
    Track
    12
    Title
    V. Gondolalied
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  13. 13 VI. Invention 01:15
    Track
    13
    Title
    VI. Invention
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  14. 14 VII. Between New Year and Yom Kippur 01:58
    Track
    14
    Title
    VII. Between New Year and Yom Kippur
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  15. 15 I. May Day 1 01:18
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. May Day 1
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  16. 16 II. May Day 2 02:00
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. May Day 2
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  17. 17 III. Flower 01:18
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. Flower
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  18. 18 IV. Dondolo 01:00
    Track
    18
    Title
    IV. Dondolo
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  19. 19 V. A Moment of Jazz 01:01
    Track
    19
    Title
    V. A Moment of Jazz
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  20. 20 VI. Always Near 01:08
    Track
    20
    Title
    VI. Always Near
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  21. 21 VII. Last Day 01:53
    Track
    21
    Title
    VII. Last Day
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  22. 22 I. Held Up 01:08
    Track
    22
    Title
    I. Held Up
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  23. 23 II. Another Epitaph 01:38
    Track
    23
    Title
    II. Another Epitaph
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  24. 24 III. Invention for Jamie 01:11
    Track
    24
    Title
    III. Invention for Jamie
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  25. 25 IV. Sfumatore 02:13
    Track
    25
    Title
    IV. Sfumatore
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  26. 26 V. Simple Song 00:33
    Track
    26
    Title
    V. Simple Song
    Duration
    00:33
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  27. 27 VI. Judah Halevi 02:26
    Track
    27
    Title
    VI. Judah Halevi
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  28. 28 VII. Long, Long Ago 02:41
    Track
    28
    Title
    VII. Long, Long Ago
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  29. 29 I. 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz (23rd January) 00:54
    Track
    29
    Title
    I. 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz (23rd January)
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  30. 30 II. Locked-down, Opened up 01:49
    Track
    30
    Title
    II. Locked-down, Opened up
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  31. 31 III. Wild Raspberries in Queen's Wood 01:07
    Track
    31
    Title
    III. Wild Raspberries in Queen's Wood
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  32. 32 IV. This One for Jacob 02:09
    Track
    32
    Title
    IV. This One for Jacob
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  33. 33 V. For Mum 02:02
    Track
    33
    Title
    V. For Mum
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  34. 34 VI. Darkening 00:32
    Track
    34
    Title
    VI. Darkening
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  35. 35 VII. First day at Castellucia 02:25
    Track
    35
    Title
    VII. First day at Castellucia
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  36. 36 I. Slow Fade 00:57
    Track
    36
    Title
    I. Slow Fade
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  37. 37 II. Folksong 01:32
    Track
    37
    Title
    II. Folksong
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  38. 38 III. Apollo 01:41
    Track
    38
    Title
    III. Apollo
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  39. 39 IV. Slow Waltz 01:20
    Track
    39
    Title
    IV. Slow Waltz
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  40. 40 V. As If Floating 00:44
    Track
    40
    Title
    V. As If Floating
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  41. 41 VI. 1564 03:02
    Track
    41
    Title
    VI. 1564
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  42. 42 VII. White Roses, September Morning Sun, My Son Leaving Home 01:14
    Track
    42
    Title
    VII. White Roses, September Morning Sun, My Son Leaving Home
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  43. 43 I. Oxford Blues for Josh 03:12
    Track
    43
    Title
    I. Oxford Blues for Josh
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  44. 44 II. Once More Raspberries in Queen's Wood 00:54
    Track
    44
    Title
    II. Once More Raspberries in Queen's Wood
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  45. 45 III. Song for Joe 01:18
    Track
    45
    Title
    III. Song for Joe
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  46. 46 IV. Fugato per Ferragosto 01:37
    Track
    46
    Title
    IV. Fugato per Ferragosto
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  47. 47 V. In memoriam Jane and Tony 00:42
    Track
    47
    Title
    V. In memoriam Jane and Tony
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  48. 48 VI. Remembering Louis 01:39
    Track
    48
    Title
    VI. Remembering Louis
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  49. 49 VII. Into the Distance 01:33
    Track
    49
    Title
    VII. Into the Distance
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  50. 50 I. Fauré 01:13
    Track
    50
    Title
    I. Fauré
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  51. 51 II. Open-Hearted (for Andy) 00:38
    Track
    51
    Title
    II. Open-Hearted (for Andy)
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  52. 52 III. Mancino 02:01
    Track
    52
    Title
    III. Mancino
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  53. 53 IV. After Icarus 01:16
    Track
    53
    Title
    IV. After Icarus
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  54. 54 V. Still Settling 01:53
    Track
    54
    Title
    V. Still Settling
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  55. 55 VI. Es ist gewisslich an der zeit 01:16
    Track
    55
    Title
    VI. Es ist gewisslich an der zeit
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston
  56. 56 VII. Simplicity 02:23
    Track
    56
    Title
    VII. Simplicity
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Michael Zev Gordon
    Performer
    Joseph Houston