Judith Zaimont
Nocturne: La Fin de SiŠcle
Year: 1978
Duration (in minutes): 7'39;
Difficulty: Medium (college/community)
Category: piano
Publisher: E. C. Schirmer
Description: Nocturne: La Fin de SiŠcle. Chosen for repertoire list for 1988 General Motors/Seventeen Magazine Competition. First Performance: New York City, March 1979; Other Performances: Around the World. Recording on SUMMER MELODIES - A Piano Album 4-TAY CD (June 1997) "Nocturne, a 'valentine' to composer-pianists of the Gilded Age, is full-bodied and voluptuous" - Stereo Review. "A beautiful and original evocation of the romantic nocturne." - The Piano Quarterly. "Evokes the harmonic language of an earlier time effectively brought up to date through the use of complex rhythms and occasionally biting dissonances." - St.Louis Globe-Democrat. "A distinguished and highly effective work." - Notes. "This contemporary character piece will be effective for recital and competition performances." - Clavier. Galaxy/