Signs and Epigrams

2007 studio album by Sylvie Courvoisier

Signs and Epigrams

Studio album by

Sylvie Courvoisier

Released| April 24, 2007
Recorded| December 8, 2006
Genre| Contemporary classical music
Length| 53:25
Label| Tzadik TZ 8033
Producer| Mark Feldman
Sylvie Courvoisier chronology
| Malphas: Book of Angels Volume 3
(2006)  | Signs and Epigrams
(2007)  | Lonelyville
(2007)

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Signs and Epigrams is a solo album by pianist Sylvie Courvoisier which was released on the Tzadik label in 2007.[1]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|  [3]

In his review for Allmusic, Blair Sanderson notes that "What makes Signs and Epigrams compelling for intrepid listeners is the density of Courvoisier's constructions, the audacious ways she exploits her materials, and the utter ferocity of her performances. While she demonstrates a fine ear for isolated pitches or the quiet, delicate interplay of lines, and can play conventionally with great subtlety, she makes the greatest impression in her brutal attacks of the keyboard, strings, and even the piano's case: the rawest sound sources are fair game in her highly varied pieces, and she plays with a concentrated force that makes this album bracing to hear and unforgettable for its violence".[2]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Sylvie Courvoisier

1. "Ricochet" - 2:25
2. "Des Signes et des Songes" - 5:11
3. "Meccania" - 7:57
4. "Epigram 1" - 6:33
5. "Epigram 2" - 3:35
6. "Epigram 3" - 4:20
7. "Confins de Lueurs" - 7:36
8. "Chick" - 2:56
9. "Mis en Pièces" - 2:09
10. "Soliloquy" - 10:44

## Personnel

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* Sylvie Courvoisier \- piano

## References

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1. ^ Tzadik catalogue accessed February 7, 2014
2. ^ a b Sanderson, Blair. Sylvie Courviosier – Signs and Epigrams Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 313\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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