The Stone People

The Stone People

Pianist Lisa Moore tackles work from Pulitzer winners John Luther Adams and Julia Wolfe along with pieces by emerging composers on her first solo full-length for Cantaloupe. Adams’ compositions—“Tukiliit,” “Among Red Mountains,” and “Nunataks”—are riveting, evoking natural vistas with their patient, idiosyncratic construction, and Wolfe’s “Compassion” combines memorably stormy passages with a gentle close. Younger composers hold their own here, too: On “Orrizonte,” an electronic backing part makes Missy Mazzoli's lyrical piano writing even more spellbinding. Throughout, Moore’s expressive technique—with, occasionally, vocals—shows why she’s regarded as a new-music virtuoso.