COMPOSERS: Finnissy
LABELS: Metier
WORKS: Folklore: piano works based on folk music
PERFORMER: Michael Finnissy (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: MSV CD 92010
A programme of subtle and absorbing sounds. Despite the occasional clustery outburst, Michael Finnissy’s piano style envelops bristlingly ornamented, irregular melodic lines in a haze of sustaining pedal, thereby transforming folkish melodies into evocative vistas of colour. David Breckbill
Finnissy: Folklore: piano works based on folk music
A programme of subtle and absorbing sounds. Despite the occasional clustery outburst, Michael Finnissy’s piano style envelops bristlingly ornamented, irregular melodic lines in a haze of sustaining pedal, thereby transforming folkish melodies into evocative vistas of colour. David Breckbill
Our rating
4
Published: January 20, 2012 at 2:33 pm