Spartiti per pianoforte, organo e fisarmonica

This short solo piano piece is a variation on a theme by Rameau. Casken has created in this work a broad Gaelic sound world along with sultry Debussian colours.The piece was written for the British pi...

Each of the 'Three Japanese Miniatures' is a new challenge to the pianist: In each piece, a different playing technique is developed in a subtle and concentrated way.

It is quite essential from the very start to arouse the musical imagination of the young pupil. The problem of teaching dynamics, phrasing, variety of touch, is greatly simplified, because the active...

A quartet of paintings by the American Mark Tobey that displays expanses of white in various shades provides the inspiration for this solo piano work. The images from the paintings are translated into...

This short piano work is one of Hesketh's most successful, taken from his opera The Overcoat - it would be an ideal opener to any recital programme.

In his programme note, Hesketh describes a conceit as an extended metaphor which can govern part of or an entire poem thereby leading to a more sophisticated understanding of the subject. Within the 2...

Watkins' 'Four Inventions' evolved from the composer's conversations with writer Rhett Griffiths who commissioned the work about his poem 'The Sibling Solution'. The poem is included with the publicat...

Le Vieux Sourd (The Old Deaf One) was Debussy's nickname for Beethoven. The piece is a setting of Auld Lang Syne which Beethoven also arranged.Gerald Barry (2012)

Written at the same time as the composer's Piano Concerto (The Solway Canal), Bryars' Ramble on Cortona is the first piece the composer has penned for solo piano in his esteemed career. Like his piano...

The title of this work is a reference to the poem Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats. Important images from the poem are freely connected to suggest musical gestures and contours. Such phrases as peri...

This wistful piece for solo piano is inspired by the film of a Balloon journey through the Alps. Peace takes the player and audience on a journey through drifting melodies and shifting harmonies in a...

Nocturne is a highly emotive piece for solo piano exploring the full expressive range of the instrument. The piece's lyrical melodic lines and rich harmonies make this an attractive addition to any pe...

Inspired by the singing voice of a friend of the composer, this piece is a lyrical and soulful work for solo piano. Exploring a range of expressive colours and sensibilities Song for Iker would be a w...

Dreaming is another beautiful and atmospheric work for solo piano from the pianist and composer John Skiba. Flowing textures and resonant harmonies make this highly idiomatic piece a welcome addition...

My piece is subtitled 'Homage to Haydn'. Why? Because it is modelled on Haydn's Variations in F minor/major. But modelled does not imply pastiche or imitation. From Brahms onwards (if not before) ther...

Thomas Larcher ist vor allem als international gefragter Pianist bekannt, der eine eindrucksvolle Serie von CDs bei dem renommierten Label ECM New Series vorgelegt hat. Doch auch als Komponist verzeic...

Triorchic Blues began as a study for Barry's opera The Triumph of Beauty and Deceit, but the developed into this vivacious and rhythmically driven piece for solo piano, which explores the extreme regi...

What is Piano Junior? Piano Junior is a superb piano course for beginners. It's creative, it's interactive, it's colourful, it has its own website with additional online material - and most importantl...

What is Piano Junior? Piano Junior is a superb piano course for beginners. It's creative, it's interactive, it's colourful, it has its own website with additional online material - and most importantl...