C. F. PETERS - 100400
Hersch Lyric Piece
Fred Hersch
Mixed
Hersch Lyric Piece
Juilliard Store
144 West 66th Street
New York NY 10023
United States
Commissioned by violinist Sharan Leventhal for the Gramercy Trio in 2004, this is a single-movement work whose title is an uncomplicated description of what to expect: the mood is reflected right from the beginning with the direction 'Warm and flowing'. Very melodic, with chords that are lush, with a jazzy texture. In 9/8 time, the left hand of the piano has running eighth notes (broken chord style with some reaching-over stepwise motion, reminiscent of Chopin). The pianist must be able to handle chords with 10ths in the left hand and 9ths in the right, and the violinist has a brief high-note section.