Michael Harrison’s Revelation Chosen by New York Times and Boston Globe as Best of 2007
"Michael Harrison's "Revelation: Music in Pure Intonation" is probably the most brilliant and original extended composition for solo piano since the early works of Frederic Rzewski three decades ago."
Tim Page, Spoleto Overview Critic
“Mr. Harrison strips away centuries of well-tempered convention to reveal naked notes, which he stacks up in clear chords or swirling clouds.”
--Anne Midgette, The New York Times
Classical's Best and Brightest Recordings of 2007
“This hour-plus trance-inducing solo piano work is a vast experiment in "pure intonation." Using an original tuning for the piano, Harrison makes it hum and vibrate in ways that sound both ancient and modern.”
--Jeremy Eichler, The Boston Globe
Jeremy Eichler's Top CD Picks of 2007
“A monumental work...the pulsing, gamelan-like waves Harrison conjures from his customized 'harmonic piano' have a hypnotic effect.”
--Bradley Bambarger, The Star-Ledger
Watch the final minutes of Michael's performance from The Wordless Music Series on YouTube.
Mile High Voltage Festival
Michael Harrison Performs REVELATION and collaborates with Composer/Clarinetist Evan Ziporyn at Mile High Voltage Festival at The Newman Center for the Performing Arts in Denver: February 19 and 20, 2010.
www.newmancenterpresents.com
Revelation: Music Meet Math
Listen to Michael's October 10, 2007 interview with John Schaefer on WNYC's New Sounds.
