Three Fragments from a Pilgrimage through Italy (2009)
for solo piano
  1. Gazing upon "The Ecstasy of Santa Teresa" (1'30")
  2. Discovering the Fountains of the Villa d'Este (1'00")
  3. Abstract Speed + Sound (1'15")
Dedicated to Willem Boshoff
Publisher: Bardic Edition
Published in: Collected Shorter Piano Pieces Vol 2 (2015) – Bardic Edition BDE 954
Available from Goodmusic Publishing

Première
First performance: Thursday 13 February 2014, 13h10; Fismer Hall, University of Stellenbosch Konservatorium, Neethling Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa; Michael Blake piano

Programme note
Fragments from an Italian Journey might have come from a miniature Lisztian excursion made in 2009, responding to the visual – Bernini’s classic sculpture in Rome, Giacomo Balla’s futurist painting in Venice, and the profusion of fountains at the Villa d’Este in Tivoli.

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