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Ursula Oppens
American pianist Ursula Oppens is one of the foremost interpreters of contemporary music of the past half-century, having worked closely with the likes of Elliott Carter, Frederic Rzewski, and Conlon Nancarrow, among others. Join Oppens as she discusses the joys and challenges of contemporary music with tonebase Head of Piano Ben Laude. The first part of the discussion centers around Elliott Carter, whose complete piano music can be heard in Oppens' recent GRAMMY-nominated album "Oppens Plays Carter." The conversation expands from there, touching on the benefits contemporary music study brings to all-around musicianship, the innovations in timbre and meter in 20th-century music, and the often misunderstood democratic ideals embedded in contemporary music aesthetics.
The Pleasures of Contemporary Music: Ursula Oppens in Conversation
American pianist Ursula Oppens is one of the foremost interpreters of contemporary music of the past half-century, having worked closely with the likes of Elliott Carter, Frederic Rzewski, and Conlon Nancarrow, among others. Join Oppens as she discusses the joys and challenges of contemporary music with tonebase Head of Piano Ben Laude. The first part of the discussion centers around Elliott Carter, whose complete piano music can be heard in Oppens' recent GRAMMY-nominated album "Oppens Plays Carter." The conversation expands from there, touching on the benefits contemporary music study brings to all-around musicianship, the innovations in timbre and meter in 20th-century music, and the often misunderstood democratic ideals embedded in contemporary music aesthetics.
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