Ermir Bejo
This is the live premiere of the second movement. Refer to (https://ermirbejo.com/w/r2x3ert2n760ul7lyry9j5qf) for the full 3-movement work. Each movement can be played separately.
Op. 11 for piano captures fleeting fragments of beauty and impermanence —waves rolling beneath a cloudy sky, elusive bird songs, and memories dissolving into the currents of time. The first movement evokes crashing waves, its recurring gestures rising and falling like surf. With each repetition, the music subtly transforms, uncovering new textures and drawing the listener deeper into a mysterious, shifting world.
The second movement suspends time, like the still depths of an ocean. A quiet melody emerges, distant and introspective. Hints of birdsong suggested by trills ripple through the texture, highlighting a fragile tension between movement and stasis. The music invites the listener to fully inhabit the present moment and concludes in a fleeting glimpse of wonder—like a shooting star vanishing into the night.
The final movement surges with energy, beginning in uncertainty and gathering momentum into rapid, repeating figures. Wave-like motifs return, propelling the music toward climactic clusters of sound that reverberate with explosive force. As the piece closes, the repetitions suggest an endless cycle, where endings and beginnings flow seamlessly into one another.
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recorded by Ermir Bejo @ MJPH, 2025.