Kevin Juillerat & Cédric Pescia - Kevin Juillerat: Dämmerung (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

Dämmerung is a true odyssey of sound and drama. It is the exploration of a new piano, transformed through various preparations and enhanced by an electronic device that literally turns it into a speaker. The work is the result of a collaboration lasting several years between the French-Swiss pianist Cédric Pescia and the Swiss composer Kevin Juillerat. It was written in 2020 during a 6-month artist residency in Berlin and premiered on May 20, 2022 in Lausanne (CH).

Prepared piano:
The prepared piano is a piano that is modified by adding various objects and materials (screws, coins, patafix, pieces of rubber, etc.) on or between the strings of the instrument. This process was invented in the 1940s by the American composer John Cage. This developed into an exciting repertoire that Cédric Pescia has been playing for many years.

After learning Cage's methods of preparation, Kevin Juillerat developed his own techniques - with different objects, placed in different ways. The different types of preparation create zones with different harmonies and timbres that are explored throughout the piece: a long journey from noisy and distorted sounds to the ordinary sound of the few remaining unprepared notes.

Tracklist:
01. Dämmerung: I. —
02. Dämmerung: II. —
03. Dämmerung: III. Canons
04. Dämmerung: IV. —
05. Dämmerung: V. —


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