muTaTum

CR:	103
Year:	2020-22
Duration:	24'
Instrumentation:	Piano & Orchestra show details 2 Flutes (1st doubling Piccolo) 2 Clarinets in Bb (2nd doubling Bass Clarinet) Soprano Saxophone Alto Saxophone 2 Horns in F 2 Trumpets in C 2 Trombones Tuba Percussion (2 players) Electric Guitar Bass Guitar Accordion Keyboard Solo Piano Strings (max. 12.10.8.6.5, min. 2.2.2.2.1, subtly amplified if needed)

Severin von Eckardstein (piano) & RKST21 conducted by Clark Rundell

Severin von Eckardstein (piano) & RKST21 conducted by Jurjen Hempel

Ermis Theodorakis (piano) & RKST21 conducted by Gregory Charette

Art Tatum (1909-1956) was a legendary and incredibly virtuoso jazz pianist whose work was of important influence on the development of jazz – saxophonist Charlie Parker took a job as dishwasher in a club, especially to be able to hear Art Tatum play there every night – and furthermore received the greatest admiration from composers such as Stravinsky, Gershwin, and Rachmaninov.

Tatum was an exceptionally quick and very inventive musical thinker. Ever since I was introduced to the work of Art Tatum by Henk Alkema at the age of 14, I have always been fascinated by it, gradually having discovered more and more of his recordings over the course of my teenage years.

There are countless things happening in Tatum's recordings that are totally remarkable and unusual. In muTaTum, I have selected a number of moments from Tatum's playing as a point of departure, and then gave free rein to my imagination, reshaping and distorting them in various ways in new contexts, in order to make a personal connection with this phenomenal musician of the past.

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