Less Than Two (1978)
2 Pianos, 2 Percussionists, and quadraphonic computer sound
The Angel of Death (1998-2001)
Piano, chamber orchestra and
computer processed sound
Primary Artists: Eric Huebner, Yuji Takahashi, Marilyn Nonken, Jean-Charles François, Delores Stevens, Pianists, Karen Reynolds, Flute, Lin Barron, Cello, Alan Johnson, Live electronics, Daniel Dunbar, Daryl Pratt, Percussion, The Slee Sinfonietta, Magnus Märtensson, Conductor
Recording, editing, mastering: Joe Kucera, James Campbell, J.T. Rinker, Norio Sato
About:
“What do I hear in his pieces? Attack after attack. At the same time, though, in a musical sense, I also hear bittersweet chords built upon combined thirds, sounding Western-European or I might even say Northern: trembling, rolling, wandering or sweeping masses of sound. Listening through it we feel as though we are being pushed around by forces beyond human imagination.”
– from Yuji Takahashi's liner notes
Analytical text: "Creation and Perception of a Contemporary Musical Work: The Angel of Death" by Roger Reynolds, Stephen McAdams, and Marc Battier (eds.). Paris: Ircam-Centre Pompidou, 2005
