William Howard – Sixteen Contemporary Love Songs for Piano (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

This new album from renowned British pianist William Howard features sixteen world premiere recordings from composers such as Judith Weir, Nico Muhly and Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry. Entitled Sixteen Contemporary Love Songs, the album marks the next step in William’s two-year Love Songs project, which explores the theme of love in romantic and contemporary piano music.

William contacted leading composers around the world with a simple brief: to write a piece of music for solo piano that explores the theme of love. The resulting Sixteen Contemporary Love Songs celebrate love in all its forms and provide a unique insight into the modern composer’s response to the love song genre.

Tracklist:
1-01. William Howard – Solitary Highland Song (03:18)
1-02. William Howard – Roses in a Box (03:41)
1-03. William Howard – Fast Cloud: A Love Song (05:30)
1-04. William Howard – Fragile (03:12)
1-05. William Howard – Falling Pairs (03:49)
1-06. William Howard – Camille (04:06)
1-07. William Howard – Album Leaf (03:47)
1-08. William Howard – Herz an Herz (04:43)
1-09. William Howard – For Teresa (02:52)
1-10. William Howard – For Fiammetta (03:26)
1-11. William Howard – Sonata No. 7″ Little Song of Love and Mercy (04:12)
1-12. William Howard – O du Liebe meiner Liebe (05:43)
1-13. William Howard – Love on the Escalator (04:08)
1-14. William Howard – Chanson perpétuelle (02:47)
1-15. William Howard – A Love Song, Op. 142 (03:22)
1-16. William Howard – Love Song for Dusty (04:04)