• Andre Previn: I want magic aus "A Streetcar Named Desire"
  +Stephen Sondheim: Green finch and linnet bird aus "Sweeney Todd"
  +Gian-Carlo Menotti: What a curse for a woman - Steal me, thief aus "The Old Maid and the Thief"
  +Samuel Barber: Puisque tout passe aus "Melodies passageres" op. 27
  +Ernest Chausson: Le Colibri op. 2 Nr. 7
  +Reynaldo Hahn: Le Rossignol des lilas
  +Maurice Ravel: Trois beaux oiseaux du Paradis
  +Louis Beydts: La Colombe poignardee aus "Chansons pour les oiseaux"
  +Francis Poulenc: Reine des mouettes aus "Metamorphoses"; La Dame de Monte-Carlo

Organised Delirium is pianist Tamara Stefanovich’ personal exploration of the sonata form, centred around Boulez’ Piano Sonata No. 2 which she studied in close collaboration with the composer, reigniting her passion as a performer. Boulez’ Piano Sonata No. 2 represents a restructuring of music after its destruction during World War II.

Boulez’ iconoclast piece is paired with twentieth-century sonatas by Eisler, Bartók and Shostakovich, each questioning the use of the term ‘sonata’, while the programme closes with a return the sonata’s origins by way of Domenico Scarlatti. Appearing in the context of Boulez’ centenary, this adventurous album reveals a strong kinship to Stefanovich’ PENTATONE debut Influences (2019), and deepens our understanding of the sonata, its history and its many shapes.

The New York Times lauded Tamara’s recent concert performance of Boulez’ Piano Sonata No. 2, stating that “Ms. Stefanovich’s performance was staggeringly brilliant”. Praised by The Guardian as “fearless, dazzling, exceptional”, Tamara Stefanovich is one of today’s most adventurous and sought-after pianists. After Influences (2019), Visions (2022) and Nicolaou: Etudes & Frames (2023), she now releases her fourth PENTATONE album.