Pulse

by Shani Diluka

Overview

There could hardly be a stronger indicator of minimalism's international impact than this release. It is by a pianist who is not American at all (Shani Diluka is Sri Lankan-Monegasque), and it proposes an entirely fresh look at the tradition. Diluka's program has a backbone of minimalist classics by John Adams, Terry Riley, Philip Glass, and the closely related Meredith Monk. However, from there, the music radiates outward to jazz (the arresting Bill Evans version of Danny Boy), sparse experimental classical music (a pair of pieces by Moondog, an underrated influence on the minimalist tradition, and Julius Eastman), techno (Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk), and even traditional tunes. Some of the equations Diluka proposes have been offered before, but her range is probably unique, and the program is sequenced in such a way as to make the listener perk up in surprise at the ways in which minimalism responded to wider trends in the culture, extending well beyond classical music. Diluka's playing knits the music together while still respecting the individuality of each work, and Warner Classics' sound, mostly from the Salle Colonne in Paris, evokes the depth of the pianist's concept. This is a major release in the minimalist field, and it landed on classical best-seller lists in the spring of 2023. ~ James Manheim

Product Details

Release Date:	05/26/2023
Label:	WARNER CLASSICS
UPC:	5054197302640

Tracks

1. Railroad: Travel Song
2. Etudes for piano, Vol. 1~No. 2
3. Be My Love (Keith Jarrett version)
4. Mad Rush
5. Dream
6. Veridis Quo
7. Etudes for piano, Vol. 1~No. 5
8. Casino
9. China Gates
10. The Philosopher's Hand
11. Etudes for piano, Vol. 1~No. 9
12. Danny Boy (Bill Evans version, excerpt)
13. Metamorphosis~One
14. Bird's Lament
15. Shenandoah (Keith Jarrett version)
16. Glassworks~Opening
17. Giorgio by Moroder
18. Shimmers
19. Barn Dance Op. 78 No. 8
20. Melody: Sun on You
21. The Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc
22. Etudes for piano, Vol. 1~No. 5

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Shani Diluka   Primary Artist,Piano
Chineke! Orchestra   Orchestra

Technical Credits

Abel Saint Bris   Adaptation
Fred Smith   Text
John Cage   Composer
Luke Howard   Composer
Meredith Monk   Composer
Moondog   Composer
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo   Composer
Giorgio Moroder   Composer
Patti Smith   Text
Terry Riley   Composer
John Adams   Composer
Philip Glass   Composer
Thomas Bangalter   Composer
Irish Traditional   Composer
American Traditional   Composer
Jiri Heger   Sounds,Producer,Mastering
Shani Diluka   Composer,Liner Notes
Alain Lanceron   Executive Producer
Julius Eastman   Composer
Sandrine Expilly   Photography
Dominic Horsfall   Liner Note Translation
Matthias Grosskloss   Liner Note Translation
Craig Armstrong   Composer
Nicholas Brodszky   Composer