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Returnings II in B flat

from 5 : Music of Ann Southam by Eve Egoyan, solo piano

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Returnings II in B flat (2010, op. posth.)


I can imagine that if Southam had lived (and decided) to publish this piece, she would have changed its name, to avoid confusion with Returnings II: A Meditation — the final piece on the CD she planned with Eve. Both date from 2010, and share many elements. The posthumous version is one of only three Returnings to begin with an introduction. In these, the composer lays out her 12-tone row with breathtaking expressivity, and across a wide span of the keyboard — more in the style of her late piano pieces such as In Retrospect (2004) and Simple Lines of Enquiry (2007).
In this piece, however, Southam presents one tone row — or rather, nine of its 12 notes — in the introduction, only to use a different row in the piece proper. With its aching, lyrical sadness, this introduction is a knockout.

The dedication reads, “For Eve Egoyan with love and thanks.”

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from 5 : Music of Ann Southam, released June 18, 2020
Composer : Ann Southam

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