The Decalogue (2017)
(Ten Etudes for Solo Piano)

…a knotty but welcome entry to Stevens’ discography…

As the name suggests, the ballet centers around the biblical Ten Commandments — a dichotomous foundation for unorthodox music and choreography…

Though unconventional, The Decalogue has no shortage of profound beauty.

The score, a company commission, is by Mr. Peck’s colleague Sufjan Stevens, and it is attractive but quite unlike the Stevens scores Mr. Peck has given us before, with their propulsive rhythms and theatrical orchestrations. This is for solo piano (played by Susan Walters): 10 pieces like Romantically modernist études.