Michael Finnissy
Composer Michael Finnissy talks to Robert Worby about his life in music, introducing important pieces from his oeuvre. Finnissy also plays piano works by favourite composers.
Robert Worby talks to composer Michael Finnissy about his long and richly creative life in music, and introduces some major pieces from his oeuvre. The programme also includes a studio recording of Finnissy playing short piano works by some of his favourite contemporary composers.
Michael Finnissy: Piano Concerto no.3
James Clapperton (piano)
Ixion conducted by Michael Finnissy
Michael Finnissy: Janne
91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ilan Volkov
plus short pieces by Judith Weir, Chris Newman, Howard Skempton, Laurence Crane, Andrew Toovey, Cassandra Miller, Geoff Hannan, Leo Grant, Michael Blake, Matthew Lee Knowles and Kyungjin Han, played by Michael Finnissy (piano).
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Judith Weir
The Story Behind the Song is Forgotten
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Michael Finnissy
Plain Harmony 1 (for string quartet)
Performer: Kreutzer Quartet.- Works for String Quartet.
- Metier.
- 1.
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Chris Newman
Nice Nights/Nette N盲chte/Les Nuits gentille
Performer: Michael Finnissy. -
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Laurence Crane
Slow Folk Tune: Sheringham
Performer: Michael Finnissy. -
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Howard Skempton
Eirenicon 2
Performer: Michael Finnissy. -
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Geoff Hannan
The Little Cloud
Performer: Michael Finnissy. -
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Leo Grant
Brahms with 20% Added Accidentals
Performer: Michael Finnissy. -
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Michael Finnissy
Piano Concerto No.3
Performer: James Clapperton. Ensemble: Ixion. Conductor: Michael Finnissy.- Darmstadt Aural Documents, Box 1.
- NEOS.
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Kyungjin Han
Norae
Performer: Michael Finnissy. -
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Michael Blake
iKos'tina
Performer: Michael Finnissy. -
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Andrew Toovey
First Out
Performer: Michael Finnissy. -
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Matthew Lee Knowles
Five Squared
Performer: Michael Finnissy. -
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Cassandra Miller
Sinner, please
Performer: Michael Finnissy. -
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Michael Finnissy
Don't let this harvest pass
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Michael Finnissy
Janne
Orchestra: 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov. -
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George Gershwin
Three-quarter blues for piano
Performer: Richard Rodney Bennett.- Gershwin/Kern etc: That certain feeling: Richard Rodney Bennett.
- CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE.
Broadcast
- Sat 15 Oct 2016 22:0091热爆 Radio 3
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