Chiaroscuro is the contrast between light (chiaro) and dark (oscuro) that gives depth to the painted image. In works of Bach, Debussy, Ligeti, Liszt, and
Takemitsu, pianist Abhishek Sarkar explores the musical and emotional contrasts that give depth to life.
Debussy - Reflets dans l'eau (1905)
Takemitsu - Les Yeux Clos II (1988)
Ligeti - Etude No. 2 («Cordes à vide»; 1985)
Liszt - Transcendental Etude No. 11 («Harmonies du soir»)
Bach - Chaconne from Violin Partita in D minor, BWV 1004 (arr. Busoni)
