The Zoo Duet perform works by Michael Nyman for two pianos.
Music for Two Pianos
£8.00 – £12.00
The Zoo Duet
Release date:10th May 2004
Order code:SIGCD506
Barcode: 635212050620
| Music Week
Released shortly after the composer’s 60th birthday, this album from the Zoo Duet presents works that deserve to be better known. Taking a line for a second walk is vintage Nyman, conceived originally as an orchestral work for Houston Ballet in 1966 and transcribed for two amplified pianos without any loss of its hypnotic intensity. Walter Dances began life as music for Peter Greenaway’s film Making A Splash and receives its premiere recording in its five-movement form on this disc |
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| Shropshire Star ****Alongside Ludovico Einaudi, Nyman is the world’s foremost composer for contemporary piano. But unlike his Italian compadre, Nyman delights in pushing back the frontiers of new compostion. His music is romantic, at times chaotic and always inventive. This collection features three pieces, an orchestral work , a five-movement piece for film and a delightful five-minute interlude. |
Andy Richardson |
- Taking a line for a second walk – Michael Nyman – 11.53
- untitled #1 – Michael Nyman – 5.46
- untitled #2 – Michael Nyman – 5.33
- Lady in the red hat – Michael Nyman – 5.29
- Water Dances: i – Michael Nyman – 4.04
- Water Dances: ii – Michael Nyman – 5.17
- Water Dances: iii – Michael Nyman – 5.50
- Water Dances: iv – Michael Nyman – 5.15
- Water Dances: v – Michael Nyman – 7.34
