Elliott Carter: Steep Steps

  
Premiered in 2000 at Weill Recital Hall, New York, by Virgil Blackwell, and recorded by him on Bridge Records. The piece was composed for Blackwell. The composer states: “Its title comes from the fact that, unlike the other woodwind instruments, the clarinet overblows at the twelfth, a large interval that forms the basis of much of this composition.” 3 minutes.