Joseph Havlat, the pianist on this album, is from Hobart, Australia, and is based in London, performing new and old music.
Critical Reception
Cassandra Miller's music has been described as 'uncalculatedly beautiful' by Alex Ross in The New Yorker.
Composer Biography
Michael Finnissy was self-taught in music until age 18, learning by listening to radio programs and visiting libraries.
Performer Biography
Joseph Havlat has collaborated with many contemporary composers, including John Adams and Michael Finnissy, and has given over 120 second performances of new music.
Compositional Technique
For Michael Finnissy, transcription is a form of composition, where he re-interprets existing material rather than simply arranging or decorating it.
Composition History
Robert Schumann's Geistervariationen (Ghost Variations) was his final work for piano, written shortly before his committal to an asylum during a period of increased bipolar activity.
Composer Biography
Cassandra Miller, a Canadian-British composer, explores melody and repetition through meditation-based, uncontrolled singing and transforms pre-existing musical sources.
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