The idea for In 27 Pieces: the Hilary Hahn Encores began to take shape when Hilary noticed that new encore pieces were not being showcased as much as other types of contemporary works. Shorter pieces remain a crucial part of every violinists education and repertoire, and Hilary believed that potential new favorites should be encouraged and performed as well. What is unique about the project, though, is the incredible depth that Hilary Hahn has gone to to discover new works. She explored the music of all the composers before personally contacting them and ran a blind online contest with open submissions to find the 27th composer.

Composers on this recording:
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (1947) - Impulse
Somei Satoh (1947) - Bifu
Du Yun (1977) - When a Tiger Meets a Rosa Rugosa
David Lang (1957) - light moving
Bun-Ching Lam (1954) - Solitude d automne
Paul Moravec (1957) - Blue Fiddle
Antón García Abril (1933) - Third Sigh
Avner Dorman (1975) - Memory Games
David del Tredici (1937) - Farewell
Mason Bates (1977) - Fords Farm
Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928) - Whispering
Gillian Whitehead (1941) - Torua
Richard Barrett (1959) - shade
Jennifer Higdon (1962) - Echo Dash
Christos Hatzis (1953) - Coming To
Jeff Myers (1977) - The Angry Birds of Kauai
Mark-Anthony Turnage (1960) - Hilarys Hoedown
Valentin Silvestrov (1937) - Two Pieces
Kala Ramnath (1967) - Aalap and Tarana
Lera Auerbach (1973) - Speak, Memory
Tina Davidson (1952) - Blue Curve of the Earth
Elliott Sharp (1951) - Storm of the Eye
Michiru Oshima (1961) - Memories
James Newton Howard (1951) - 133… At Least.
Nico Muhly (1981) - Two Voices
Søren Nils Eichberg (1973) - Levitation
Max Richter (1966) - Mercy

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