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2004
a "landscape prelude" for piano

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Duration:
05' 00"

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text/html,225k Score (225k) half of page 1© Eve De Castro-Robinson
audio/mpeg,468k Recording (468k) From 1:23 - 2:23© RNZ Concert
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application/octet-stream,2003k Recording (2003k) 2:00-3:00© Eve de Castro-Robinson / Stephen de Pledge

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Programme Note

The title is taken from the poem Spring Drift Kawhia by New Zealand poet Denys Trussell and refers to the shallow tidal harbour o0f Kawhia on the western coast of the North Island:

“Now hills half-stripped of gods rim this liquid drift of light, and the sea-eye flashes mosaic beneath a nest of cliffs startling the shag in its pine-black tower.”

The evocative phrase provided the inspiration for this ‘landscape prelude’, written with gratitude to its commissioner, the wonderfully poetic pianist Stephen De Pledge. It was premiered by him in the Wigmore Hall, London, on 23rd January 2004.

Text Note:
Title by Denys Trussell
Commissioned:
Commissioned by Stephen De Pledge with funding from Creative New Zealand
Difficulty:
Advanced
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Performance History

World Premiere for P: this liquid drift of light; De Pledge 230104 23 Jan 2004 Premiered by Stephen De Pledge at Wigmore Hall, London, United Kingdom
30 Mar 2004 Performed by Stephen de Pledge (piano) at Helen Young Studio, Auckland for Radio New Zealand Concert
Stephen De Pledge
27 Feb 2008 Performed by Stephen De Pledge at the Ilott Theatre, Town Hall, Wellington, as part of the 2008 New Zealand International Arts Festival. See the performance on Youtube
Stephen De Pledge