The Chicago Tribune. A haunting piece, Fantasy Quasi Theme and Variation encourages many hearings. Thome etches tender, fiery, and brilliant variations, while the finale is filled with drama and flourish. This is a piece that audiences will embrace. A captivating piece on the first hearing, it is carefully structured, and the atmospheric and melodic changes complement each other.
Motives alternate between stark and lyrical forging a rich harmonic tapestry.
More gentle in nature, the second Prelude is calm in mood with searching and restless chord progressions. Returning to the gregarious mood of the first Prelude, the last Prelude is compelling with its ostinatos, arpeggios, and well- placed dissonances. Women of Note Quarterly. She utilizes the entire range of the keyboard, introduces spicy rhythmic ostinatos and motives, incorporates unusual technical twists, and merges all these elements into a wholly satisfying musical unit. Women of Note Quarterly Recording Information Recorded and produced by Marnie Hall.