"The aquatic inspiration is clear in the urgent running piano figure that opens the work, which soon passes to the cello and other instruments. This single-movement work suggests a more astringent Michael Torke, with populist jazz- minimalist touches and knotty contrapuntal vigor amid the driving momentum. The tempo slows down—much like the title current—for a more lyrical theme, played with pure and refined tone by violinist Yu."

10/28/2013