When Soft Voices Die

Press and Program Notes

Three Pieces for Piano was commissioned by Ursula Oppens, and premiered by her on February 25, 1978 at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art.


The New York Times
John Rockwell

"...Tobias Picker's When Soft Voices Die (1977), played by the pianist Ursula Oppens, was often concerned with extremes of dynamics. Of the two...the Picker indulged in surprising intimations of lyricism and wit."


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