JOHN ADAMS EROS PIANO for piano and chamber orchestra BOOSEY (cf HAWKES MA iavsLeonarpWorké Price ov Nesember 24,1989 ‘Landen, Queen Eligath Fall Peal Cree, piano Jon Ads Conducting the Lanon Sinfonietta INSTRUMENTATION 2 Flutes (both doubling piccolos) 2 Oboes 2 Clarinets in Bb (2 doubling on Bass Clarinet) 2 Bastoons 2. Horns in F Percussion (I player): Vibes, Crotales, Maracas Synthesizer (opt) Strings (minimum: 6.64.42) DURATION: 15 minutes ‘COMPOSER NOTES Eros Piano isa quiet dreamy soliloquy for piano, played against a soft, lsh fabric of orchestral sereens and clusters, Itwas a direct response on my part toa piece by Toru Takemitsu,riverrun, that | had heard ina performance by the English pianist Paul Crossley | met Takemitsu once when he visited my home in Berkeley with his wie, At fist he struck me as a smal, delicate and refined man, guarded and painfully shy. But asthe evening wore on | saw him become more relaxed and convivial. An easy effusiveness emerged, revealing a sly, sardonic sense of humor that seemed to know no point of exhaustion, forcing me at 3 AM ‘0 bog off and retreat to bed. Among the things we discovered we had in common was a love forthe jazz piano style of Bill Evans. I wrote Eros Piano as a tribute to Takemitsu, to Bill Evans, and also to Paul Crossley, whose exquisty balanced sense of color and attack in music by Debussy Ravel, Messiaen and Takemitsu reminded me so strongly ofthat of Bill Evans RECOMMENDED RECORDING Elekara / Nonesuch 7559-79249-2 Paul Crosley, plano / Orchestra of St, Luke's / John Adamsfor Paul Crossley EROS PIANO JOHN ADAMS 2 = Allargando rubato - 5 slow ap. Piano a 2 t tempo, 8 wari, g o Fs cu in Bb as inBb Piano a tempo eon sord Vin. con snd Vis P con snd Val ? Cs, © Copyright 1989 by Hendon Mai, Ine 1 Hooaty& Hank company. {Capri fo al coor Al ight revered PS 1160 Printed in USA. 1995Fs Obs cua in Bb Base CL in Bb Ban Has inF Bowed Crotales Synth Via. 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