Philip Mead - Transparent Things - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

In the late 1960s, the composer Michael Nyman coined the term InchminimalismInch to describe a new musical aesthetic characterized by a certain simplicity and economy of means. One of the composers associated with this movement, La Monte Young, embraced the term with enthusiasm, while others like Steve Reich and Philip Glass nuanced it with terms such as Inchmusic without intentionInch or Inchmusic with a repetitive structureInch. The term Inchhypnotic musicInch might also be appropriate for some works by Simeon ten Holt or Arvo Part, provided we are attuned to the monotonous hum of rain, have a fondness for grey-the languid greys of overcast days-or appreciate a certain suspension of the world.Considered to be the most gifted and promising pianist of his generation in Poland, Szymon Nehring is the only Pole to have won first prize at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Tel Aviv (2017). He was also a finalist at the Chopin Competition in Warsaw with only 19 years of age. Szymon Nehring performes with orchestras such as Sinfonia Varsovia, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic, Israel Symphony Orchestra, Bamberger Symphoniker, Hamburger Symphoniker, Orchester philharmonique de Marseille and Orchestre Paseloup in France and the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, collaborating with conductors such as John Axelrod, Lukas Borowicz, Sylvain Cambreling, Karina Canellakis, Pablo Heras-Casado, Marzena Diakun, Lawrence Foster, Giancarlo Guerrero, Jacek Kaspszyk, Grzegorz Nowak, Pawel Przytocki, George Tchitchinadze, David Zinman and Omer Meir Wellber. He also performed and recorded with the late Krzysztof Penderecki, among other works Mr. Penderecki´s piano concerto. Album Tracks 1. Etudes~No. 4 2. Bridge 3. Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra Op. 40~I. Allegro molto 4.

Edward Cowie is considered by many to be the greatest living composer directly inspired by the Natural World. His post-impressionist works, from the gigantic orchestral Leviathan (his first Proms commission) to his cycles of Bird Portraits and other chamber and instrumental pieces are drawing gasps of admiration from critics and audiences alike. Originally recorded for the University of Hertfordshire's UHR tag, this recording has been restored to the catalogue as part of the quickly-growing Cowie collection on Métier Records. The composer feels strongly that the individual works in the Bach '48' and Debussy's Préludes (for example) were a series of linked parts creating a greater whole. In his own '24' Cowie has taken that principle but expressed it in his unique way - music that is impressionist, pictorial, descriptive and above all evocative... of place, time, flora and faunaInch experiences of both natural and man-made phenomena. The Preludes follow the 'Bach cycle of keys' but at the same time are grouped into four books representing the ancient 'Four Elements'. Philip Mead studied at the Royal Academy of Music and has had a widely successful career, performing and broadcasting internationally. He had his own series on BBC Radio 3 exploring hidden pathways in piano music. A champion of contemporary composers, he founded the British Contemporary Piano Competition in 1988. He has been awarded honorary doctorates at the London College of Music and the Royal Academy and is a visiting professor of the University of Hertfordshire. Album Tracks 1. 24 Preludes for Piano 2. Book 1 - Water 3. Book 2 - Air 4. Book 3 - Earth 5. Book 4 (Fire)

Album Tracks 1. Vigil, for Piano, Op. 3 2. Lament, for Piano, H. 117B 3. Piano Sonata No. 2 in G Major 4. In Autumn, for Piano, H. 162 Retrospect 5. Piano Sonata, H. 160 Lento Ma Non Troppo - Allegro Energico 6. Piano Sonata, H. 160 Andante Ben Moderato 7. Piano Sonata, H. 160 Lento - Allegro Non Troppo 8. In Autumn, for Piano, H. 162 Through the Eaves