Martyn Harry's piece "Restraint for Handcuffed Pianist" was inspired by a documentary about music being used as a torture instrument, particularly the theme tune to Sesame Street.
Performer Biography
Lore Lixenberg, the mezzo-soprano on this album, is a versatile artist whose work extends beyond singing into coding, sound-art, radiophony, film, and direction.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in July 2015 at the Jacqueline du Pre Music Building in St Hilda's College, Oxford.
Compositional Technique
The piece "Restraint for Handcuffed Pianist" is designed to be a form of music theatre, creating a dichotomy between the consoling sound of the music and the visual reminder of handcuffs.
Performer Biography
Jonathan Powell, the pianist on this album, was a passionate advocate for music from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, especially from Russia and Eastern Europe.
Composer Biography
Martyn Harry's experience as a record producer for Sony Classical, where he set up a new-music label, significantly influenced his own compositional agenda.
Composer Biography
Martyn Harry, the composer on this album, has been a professor of composition at Oxford University since 2009.
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