Tawnus

new frontrunner for album of the year just dropped

take fifteen minutes out of your day to watch and listen to this vivid and poignant portrait of south carolina

i've never been there before but i hope it's all like this

Follow along with the score in the video if you can. There's so much to love in this piece and this performance, from the rich harmonies to the individual virtuosity to the microtonality

I think my favorite part begins around 3:31 right after the fermata; the gorgeous thematic restatement using harmonies Stravinsky could only dream of, echoed by an almost sarcastic second restatement (the smear over the bar line at 3:40 is chef's kiss)