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Edwin Roxburgh: Reflets dans la glace – Sound Adventures for Piano

4/1/2012, 23 Tracks, 1:15:35

Featuring

  • Joseph Tong
  • Waka Hasegawa
  • Thalia Myers
  • Hiroaki Takenouchi
  • Peter O'Hagan
  • Sally Mays
  • Karl Lutchmayer
  • George King
  • James Young
  • Edwin Roxburgh

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Recording & Production

All recordings on this album were made on the Warehouse Steinway, which is considered one of Europe's finest concert instruments.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The recording venue, The Warehouse in London, was designed by distinguished conductor and cellist Ross Pople and has an excellent acoustic for the Steinway piano.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Edwin Roxburgh is a strong proponent of interdisciplinary connections in the arts, initially intending to include reproductions of paintings in his 'Les Miroirs de Miró' suite.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The suite 'Les Miroirs de Miró' was commissioned in 1981 by United Music Publishers as a collection for young pianists, with technical requirements aligned to Associated Board grades.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Composer Edwin Roxburgh has worked with a wide range of musicians throughout his career, from Yehudi Menuhin's violin to the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The piece 'Reflets dans la glace' was originally composed as a standalone work, which then inspired the idea for a larger suite of pieces.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The Piano Sonata by Edwin Roxburgh is a continuous, three-section work that uses a three-note motive from Berg's Three Orchestral Pieces as its fundamental substructure.

Source: Booklet

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