Nyman, Michael [Piano]

Michael Nyman: Peter Greenaway Film Music

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-10-04

Works: Michael Nyman: The Draughtsman's Contract, film score; A Zed & Two Noughts, film score; Drowning by Numbers, film score; The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, film score
Performers: Balanescu, Alexander; Leonard, Sarah; Nyman, Michael [Piano]; Perry, Elizabeth
Conductors: Nyman, Michael [Piano]
Ensemble: Michael Nyman Band & Zoo Orchestra

Michael Nyman is particularly recognized for his work in film composition, showcased here in his soundtracks for Peter Greenaway. Often building upon pre-existing sources, from...continue...

Acoustic Accordions

1 CD / MN Records / 2011-05-01

Works: Michael Nyman: In Re Don Giovanni, for band; Knowing the Ropes (after Mozart), for ensemble; Trysting Fields (after Mozart), for ensemble; Wedding Tango (after Mozart), for ensemble; Prospero's Books...
Performers: Barr, Nigel; Nyman, Michael [Piano]

Recording information: Agnieszka Osiecka Studio, Polskie Radio 3 (08/30/2009-09/02/2009)....continue...

Michael Nyman: Collections of Film, Music, Photography

2 CD / MN Records / 2011-05-01

Works: Michael Nyman: Wonderland; Man and Boy; The Libertine; The Draughtsman's Contract; Prospero's Books; The Piano; Six Celan Songs; Acts of Beauty; The Ogre; Love Counts; I Sonetti Lussuriosi; MGV; The ...
Performers: Angel, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Barr, Nigel; Graham-Hall, John; McAlmont, David; Nyman, Michael [Piano]; Sheldon, William; Slater, Andrew [Baritone]; Summers, Hilary; Tierney, Vivian; Williams, Helen ...
Conductors: Nyman, Michael [Piano];
Ensemble: ; Michael Nyman Band; Motion Trio; Sentieri Selvaggi; Wingates Temperance Band

50 Best Piano

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barto, Tzimon; Brunhoff, Thierry de; Bunin, Stanislav; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Donohoe, Peter; Hough, Stephen; Kovacevich, Stephen; L...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Marshall, Wayne; Bernstein, Leonard; Thompson, Bryden; Maksymiuk, Jerzy

100 Best Film Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Bloch...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David; Abel, David [Violin]; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; ...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels National Opera Chorus; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Came...

This collection features music from Hollywood blockbusters such as 'Harry Potter', 'Titanic', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Death in Venice', 'American Beauty', and many others....continue...
There's no way to put all the great music that has appeared in over a century of films into one set, but this collection from EMI Classics collects enough famous pieces to make most cinephiles smile. ...continue...

Best Piano 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6; Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16; Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Béroff, Michel; Barto, Tzimon; Beroff, Michel; Brunhoff, Thierry de; Bunin, Stanislav; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Jean-P...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Marshall, Wayne; Bernstein, Leonard; Thompson, Bryden; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Szell, George; Matacic, Lovro von; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Muti, Riccardo; Dutoit, Charles;
Ensemble: ; Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; Members of the Borodin ...

This superb collection features the top piano music of all time. 'Best Piano 100' caters to every mood and includes music from Grieg to Gershwin,...continue...
No musical instrument is quite as versatile as the piano, and this set presents 100 examples of its impressive range in classical music. Beethoven's Fur Elise, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Satie's Gym...continue...

Michael Nyman: A Zed and Two Noughts [Original Music from the Film]

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-06-06

Works: Michael Nyman: A Zed & Two Noughts, film score
Performers: Balanescu, Alexander; Nyman, Michael [Piano]; Perry, Elizabeth
Conductors: Nyman, Michael [Piano]

Live

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2005-05-17

Works: Michael Nyman: In Re Don Giovanni, for band; Bird List Song, for soprano & band; The Draughtman's Contract; Water Dances; Upside-Down Violin, for band; The Piano; Catherine Browning: The Piano
Performers: Nyman, Michael [Piano]

Personnel includes: Michael Nyman (piano); John Carney, Bill Hawkes, Gueorgui Stoianov Boiadjiev, Nanko Milkov Dimitrov, Evelina Nedeva Arabadjieva, Kantcho Stefanov Kantchev (violin); Catherine Muske...continue...