VARIOUS ARTISTS - Eastman: Evil Nigger,Gay Guerilla (Sealed) (CD)

The composer Julius Eastman, born in 1940, was not one to conform. He was a homosexual African-American. with his roots and his sexuality, which is reflected in titles like "Evil Nigger" or "Gay Guerilla". shows. Integrity and sincere recognition of one's own identity are at the core of these pieces in the style of minimal music. Kai Schumacher has now created two of the best known pianists, Patricia Martin, Mirela Zhulali and Benedikt ter Braak. Compositions interpreted on four pianos at the Moers Festival 2020. The result is a contemporary Sound intoxication and a homage to the composer, whose works are minimal in form but maximal in effect.