Somei Satoh imagines her as a shaman, summoning musical ghosts. It was George Crumb who first proclaimed Margaret Leng Tan a sorceress, no doubt responding to the intensity and sonic magnetism of her performances. Music By: Cowell, Crumb, Cage, Glass, Tan Dun, Satoh, Ge Gan-Ru, Mostel, Twining, Vierk, Klucevsek, Montague, Distler Sorceress Of The New Piano The Maverick Piano Subtitles in English, German, French, Spanish. 3 arranged by Margaret Leng Tan, in collaboration with Great Small Works) in combination with the toy piano (Twining: Satie Blues, and Satie: Gymnopédie No.strummed while played from the crook of the piano (Ge Gan-ru: Ancient Music/Pipa).as a stringed instrument, both plucked and bowed, juxtaposed with images of Cage’s artwork (Cage: Music for Piano No.prepared piano, also played with fists/forearms (Cage: In the Name of the Holocaust).as a conventional keyboard instrument (Cage: In a Landscape).The film represents the grand piano in various transformations:
The Maverick Piano is an excursion into the sonic world of the avant-garde piano, as Margaret Leng Tan gives complete performances of the following 6 pieces: – John Schaefer, host of WNYC’s New Sounds and Soundcheck Silverdocs: AFI-Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (2005)īest Documentary Nominee: San Francisco Asian American International Film Festival (2005) Incorporates vintage footage of Merce Cunningham’s dance, Jasper Johns’ art, and a Marcel Duchamp film Sorceress also highlights Tan’s latest transformation as the world’s premiere toy piano virtuoso. With additional featured appearances by composers John Cage, George Crumb, Raphael Mostel, Toby Twining, Lois V Vierk, Somei Satoh and Ge Gan-ru. The film celebrates the trans-cultural career of Singapore-born, New York-based pianist Margaret Leng Tan, hailed by The New Yorker as “the diva of avant-garde pianism”.įeatured performers and critics include Joan La Barbara, Edward Rothstein (The New York Times), Mark Swed (Los Angeles Times), and Joshua Kosman (San Francisco Chronicle) sharing their thoughts on Tan’s artistry and musical lineage. Strumming the strings of a grand piano like a harp and performing Beethoven on toy piano are among the surprising scenes in Evans Chan’s documentary, Sorceress of the New Piano (2004). Satie Blues (1995) with Great Small Works’ A Mammals Notebook: The Erik Satie Cabaret Makrokosmos II: Morning Music Cosmic Wind (1973) Makrokosmos I: The Phantom Gondolier (1972) The Perilous Night (1944) with the Perilous Night by Jasper Johnsįeaturing choreography and performance by Merce Cunningham Works of Calder with film by Herbert Matter (1949-50) Music for Marcel Duchamp (1945) with Anemic Cinema (1926) The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs (1942) With Play It Again, Charlie Brown (1971) by Charles M. Sorceress of The New Piano includes excerpts from the following pieces (in alphabetical order): SORCERESS OF THE NEW PIANO (2004) (90 minutes) Previously released as a compact disc.ġ0 years in the making, 2 films by Evans Chan trace the artist’s life, career and pianism. Sorceress of the new piano released in 2004 The maverick piano released in 2007.
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