Thelonius Monk zei ooit: the piano ain’t got wrong notes. De Engelse minimal componist Michael Nyman (ondermeer bekend van de filmmuziek voor The Piano) laat in zijn eigentijdse werken horen dat hij met de veelzijdige piano vele verschillende stemmingen en emoties – die in onze tijd passen – in prachtige melodieën kan omzetten. Valentina Lisitsa (zij was eerder succesvol met opnamen van Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt en Rachmaninov) voelt uitstekend de sferen van deze 25 nummers aan. Naast muziek uit The Piano, speelt zij ook filmmuziek van The Diary of Anne Frank en natuurlijk het beroemde intro van The Draughtsman’s Contract, waarin onmiskenbaar de handtekening van Nyman valt te horen.
The Piano Music of Michael Nyman
Valentina Lisitsa (piano)
Speellijst
The Piano: The Heart Asks Pleasure First
The Piano: Big My Secret
The Diary Of Anne Frank: Candelfire
The Diary Of Anne Frank: If
The Diary Of Anne Frank: Goodbye Moortie
The End Of The Affair: Diary Of Love
A Zed & Two Noughts: Time Lapse
Man With A Movie Camera: Odessa Beach
The Diary Of Anne Frank: The School Room
The Diary Of Anne Frank: Why?
The Draughtsman's Contract: Chasing Sheep Is Best Left To Shepherds
The Piano: Deep Sleep Playing
The Claim: The Exchange
The Piano: Here To There
Wonderland: Jack
Wonderland: Bill
Gattaca: The Departure
The Piano: Lost And Found
The Piano: All Imperfect Things
The Piano: The Attraction Of The Pedalling Ankle
The Piano: The Mood That Passes Through You
The Piano: The Embrace
The Piano: Silver-Fingered Fling
Tracks
Disc 1
1. The Heart Asks Pleasure First (Original Version)
2. Big My Secret (Original Version)
3. Candlefire (The Diary Of Anne Frank)
4. If (The Diary Of Anne Frank)
5. Sheep 'n' Tides (Drowning By Numbers)
6. Goodbye Moortie (The Diary Of Anne Frank)
7. Fly Drive (Carrington)
8. Diary Of Love (The End Of The Affair)
9. Time Lapse (A Zed And Two Noughts)
10. Odessa Beach (Man With A Movie Camera)
11. The School Room (The Diary Of Anne Frank)
12. Why? (The Diary Of Anne Frank)
13. Chasing Sheep Is Best Left To Shepherds (The Draughtman's Contract)
14. Deep Sleep Playing (Original Version)
15. The Exchange (The Claim)
16. Here To There (Original Version)
17. Jack (Wonderland)
18. Bill (Wonderland)
19. The Departure (Gattaca)
20. Lost And Found (Original Version)
21. All Imperfect Things (Original Version)
22. The Attraction Of The Pedalling Ankle (Original Version)
23. The Mood That Passes Through You (Original Version)
