Philip Glass: Etude No.1 Context Philip Glass’ first set of Etudes were composed in the mid 1990s. In a recent interview about this set of works he commented saying: “The point of the etudes, originally, was to strengthen my piano playing and that actually worked. I actually got to Read more…
Karl Jenkins: White Water Context Composed specifically for the 2019 album of the same name, White Water is one of Karl Jenkins’ newest works for piano. A special piece that celebrated his 75th birthday, White Water is a mesmerising work that will bring you peace whenever you require it. The Read more…
Philip Glass: Morning Passages Context Composed as part of the award-winning soundtrack for the 2002 film The Hours, Philip Glass’ Morning Passages is a hypnotic work for solo piano. Glass’ soundtrack won a BAFTA for ‘Best Film Music, alongside receiving nominations for an Academy Award for ‘Best Original Score’, a Read more…
Florence Price: Snapshots Context Composed between 1947-52, Florence Price’s Snapshots is an explorative three-movement piano work. One of her most expansive piano works, Snapshots was modern for the time, with an impressionistic twist threaded throughout the movements. The Music I – Lake Mirror Although the first to appear Read more…
Philip Glass: Etude No. 2 Context Philip Glass’ first set of Etudes were composed in the mid 1990s. In a recent interview about this set of works he commented saying: “The point of the etudes, originally, was to strengthen my piano playing and that actually worked. I actually got Read more…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata No.11 Rondo Alla Turk Context Composed in 1783 and published in 1784, Mozart’s famous Eleventh Piano Sonata is also known as Rondo Alla Turk, due to its fiery Turkish finale. Consisting of three movements that are either in A major or A minor, the Read more…
John Cage: In A Landscape Context Composed in 1948, John Cage’s minimalist solo piano work In A Landscape was composed with the idea that the purpose of the music was “to sober and quiet the mind, thus rendering it susceptible to divine influences.” The work was composed to accompany a Read more…
Ludovico Einaudi: Nightbook Context As part of the album with the same name, Ludovico Einaudi’s Nightbook was composed in 2009. This work, and the album as a whole, highlighted a new direction that Einaudi was taking his music. As well as heavily featuring the piano, lots of these works also Read more…
Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel: An Suleika Context Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel is, for many, one of the most celebrated female composers today. Her incredible catalogue of chamber music in particular has pleased many musicians and audiences alike over the last few decades. However, this has not always been the case. Hensel was often limited, Read more…
Caroline Shaw: Limestone & Felt Context Premiered in the Netherlands in January 2012, Caroline Shaw’s Limestone & Felt is an exciting work for cello and viola. The composer describes the work on her website: “Limestone & Felt presents two kinds of surfaces – essentially hard and soft. These are Read more…