Lukas Huisman – Finnissy: Gershwin Arrangements, More Gershwin (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:19:59 minutes | 622 MB | Genre: Classical
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While Michael Finnissy, born in 1946, has become known as one of the UK’s most original voices, he began his career pursuing the dual career of a pianist and composer. As a performer he was associated with the virtuoso solo repertory, and Finnissy’s own creative development has been punctuated by significant piano works. The epic nine-movement solo cycle of English Country-Tunes (1977) established Finnissy internationally as a voice of originality and distinction. The History of Photography in Sound (1995–2001) is his magnum opus, lasting five-and-a-half hours, but hardly less important are his substantial contributions to the art of piano transcription inherited from the 19th century: the Verdi Transcriptions (1972-2005), and his bittersweet sets of Gershwin Arrangements (1975-1988) and More Gershwin (1989–90).
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Lukas Huisman – Takahashi & Nishimura: Piano Music (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:03:06 minutes | 740 MB | Genre: Classical
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Two major contemporary Japanese composers, writing for the piano with vivid imagery and brightly piercing harmony.
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