Lukas Huisman allowed himself to make associations to other music as a metaphor for atmosphere or texture in his interpretation of Finnissy's arrangements.
Performer Biography
Lukas Huisman premiered Sorabji's Symphonic Nocturne, a monumental solo piano piece lasting over two hours, and recorded it to a five-star review on Piano International.
Interpretation
Lukas Huisman, the pianist, aimed to make the melody stand out most of the time, approaching the arrangements as a 'Lied ohne Worte' (song without words).
Composer's Artistic Vision
Michael Finnissy often used the general idea of the text of Gershwin's songs as inspiration, even when not directly using the lyrics, finding that the music often goes against the excessively sweet or melancholic lyrics.
Performer Biography
Lukas Huisman, the pianist, graduated summa cum laude from the Ghent Faculty of Music and received the De Blonde-Torck prize as the most deserving student.
Compositional Technique
Michael Finnissy's arrangements recontextualize George Gershwin's famous melodies without serious alterations, creating a rich and detailed polyphonic web with layers of meaning.
Composer Biography
Michael Finnissy, the composer of these arrangements, grew up listening to LPs of George Gershwin's music performed by popular singers like Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, and Ella Fitzgerald.
