Jack Body's "Mazurka 40 - after Chopin" was written for British pianist Graham Fitch.
Performer Biography
Jian Liu, the performer, is originally from Qingdao, China, and is currently the Programme Director of Classical Performance and Head of Piano at New Zealand School of Music at Victoria University of Wellington.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Jack Body, a composer, considered his use of music from other cultures or composers as inspiration for his compositions a 'bad habit'.
Composition History
Gareth Farr's "The Horizon from Owhiro Bay" is one of several landscape preludes commissioned by Stephen de Pledge.
Composition History
Gareth Farr's "The Horizon from Owhiro Bay" was inspired by the view from his studio at Owhiro Bay on Wellington's wild south coast.
Composition History
Jack Body's "On the Street Where I Live" was commissioned by Stephen de Pledge, who also commissioned other works on this album.
Composition History
Anthony Ritchie's "Touched" was commissioned by Stephen de Pledge, a pianist who also commissioned other works on this album.
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