Are you going?

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Are you going? (1997) triet, 5 mins 

"a toccata boogie of unstoppable, unquenchable verve" Jonathan Woolf MusicWeb International

Download the whole album or individual tracks as mp3s at 1EqualMusic/Hyperion http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_1EMIPM08&vw=dc

Sheet music available from www.johnpitts.co.uk/sheetmusic.htm

This is somewhat minimalistic, and polyphonic between the three players. It includes a number of sections in which the tempo of one of the pianists gradually speeds up or slows down while the others keep a steady pulse. Like Raag Gezellig it is in 7 beats per bar, but unlike Raag Gezellig it is fast throughout. The theme is the English folk-melody Are you going to Scarborough Fair.

A studio recording (performed by Steven Kings, Daniella Acker and John Pitts) is available from Hyperion/1equalmusic www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_1EMIPM08

The first concert performance was at the Kiev “Chamber Music Session” Festival 2010 by the Kiev Piano Duo (Oleksandra Zaytseva & Dmytro Tavanets) with Antoniy Baryshevkiy.