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Artist:
NYMAN, MICHAEL
Title:
Concertos
Label:
EMI CLASSICS
Format:
CD
Price:
$13.00
Catalog #:
EMI 47502CD
"Affirming Michael Nyman's status as an innovator in orchestral music, these three concertos demonstrate a bold reinterpretation of musical traditions. This collection includes Nyman's 'Double Concerto for Saxophone,' 'Cello and Orchestra,' and the virtuosic 'Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings,' both of which illustrate Nyman's inventive approach to timbre. The album concludes with the 'Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra,' a dramatic and tumultuous conflict between instruments."
Artist:
NYMAN, MICHAEL
Title:
String Quartet No. 4, Three Quartets
Label:
EMI CLASSICS
Format:
CD
Price:
$13.00
Catalog #:
EMI 47512CD
"This album explores two compelling examples of Nyman's writing for string quartet through the 'String Quartet No.4' and the single-movement '3 Quartets,' in which the ensemble is complemented by the addition of saxophone and brass quartets. If the 'String Quartet' is notable for its sequence of compact and closely linked movements, '3 Quartets,' by contrast, is characterized by variety, a vehicle for shifting textures and contrasting tempos."
Artist:
NYMAN, MICHAEL
Title:
Peter Greenaway Film Music
Label:
EMI CLASSICS
Format:
CD
Price:
$13.00
Catalog #:
EMI 47752CD
"Michael Nyman is particularly recognized for his work in film composition, showcased here in his soundtracks for Peter Greenaway. Often building upon pre-existing sources, from Purcell to Mozart, by blending in aspects of popular music and minimalist techniques, Nyman's compositions transformed how the role of film music is understood, while complementing Greenaway's avant-garde creations."
Artist:
NYMAN, MICHAEL
Title:
Michael Nyman
Label:
MN RECORDS (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$19.00
Catalog #:
MNR 123CD
Deluxe 30th anniversary of the first Michael Nyman Band album, originally released in 1981. "Critically acclaimed as Nyman's groundbreaking record that combined minimalist, experimentalist music and jazz improvisation for the first time, this album has only ever been available on the rarest of long-since deleted vinyl. Most of the music on
Michael Nyman
was material from the early films by Peter Greenaway such as
Bird Anthem (Act Of God)
and
Bird List Song (The Falls)
. The album also includes his first concert work for the band, 'In Re Don Giovanni' which was released as a single on Les Disques du Crepuscule (home of Cabaret Voltaire, Durutti Column and Josef K amongst others) under the title 'Mozart.' The most groundbreaking track on
Michael Nyman
, however, is 'Waltz in F,' a piece Nyman wrote for art students whilst teaching at Trent Polytechnic in 1977, Nyman subsequently commandeering two modern jazz improvisers, Evan Parker and Peter Brotzman, to 'destroy' this piece. Ultimately, Parker and Brotzman ended up playing over and around ten separate tracks whilst Nyman and Cunningham mixed in their 'Waltz.' Beautifully packaged in a 6 panel digipack and including two limited edition posters of the the original UK and Japanese LP artwork."
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