The Library Of Modern Piano Music - Lung, Sam (Editor)

Some of the most beautiful and diverse pieces by some of the finest composers in recent history are included in this enormous Library Of Modern Piano Music . Such a comprehensive collection of brilliant works for solo Piano belies the rich quality and sheer amount of music being composed that just begs to be learned. Over 100 fantastic pieces are guaranteed to keep you learning from this truly classic selection until the next century! The Library Of Modern Piano Music boasts an unprecedented volume and variety of amazing compositions, some well-known, some more unfamiliar, some composed as standalone pieces and others as film scores, but the one thing uniting them all is their impeccable musicality and how enjoyable they are to play. Featuring the biggest names in contemporary classical music, composers like Einaudi lend their wonderful compositions ( Primavera, Una Mattina ), and all-round geniuses like Philip Glass are represented with a generous selection of their finest work ( Metamorphosis Five , Opening Piece From Glassworks and more). The varied progression of Piano music through the 20th century to the present day has given rise to an exceptionally vast and diverse repertoire. The unbelievable depth of the composers included here means youll rarely be stuck for something to play. Kaija Saariaho, Stravinsky, Francis Poulenc, Dustin OHalloran, Nico Muhly and Witold Lutoslawski are genuinely just a fraction of the composers featured in The Library Of Modern Piano Music . Some great standalone compositions like Samuel Barbers incomparable Adagio For Strings sit aside excerpts from longer works like a portion of Edward Gregsons An Album For My Friends or Joby Talbots Once Around The Sun . If you happen to be a fan of film and television scores, a taste of Michael Nymans distinguished score for The Piano is included, a section from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, as well as parts of Richard Rodney Bennetts score for the now rarely-seen but superb 1980s miniseries of Tender Is The Night. Many established composers are included in this collection who are widely-recognised as masters. However, The Library Of Modern Piano Music also includes many young virtuosos who have not yet achieved that status but are certainly well on their way. These original compositions span standalone pieces, albums, suites and arrangements from diverse talents, making The Library Of Modern Piano Music a collection that is certain to be seen by future generations as a perfect collection of the best of contemporary classical music.

Track Listing

• 6/11/98 [Talbot, Joby]
• A Good Morning Melody [Zbigniew, Preisner]
• A Hudson Cycle [Muhly, Nico]
• Adagio For Strings [Barber, Samuel]
• An Album For My Friends - II. Adam's Allemande [Gregson, Edward]
• An Album For My Friends - III. Clare's Courante [Gregson, Edward]
• An Album For My Friends - IV. Stefan's Sarabande [Gregson, Edward]
• An Album For My Friends - V. Gaynor's Gavotte [Gregson, Edward]
• Bagatela No.1 [from Once Bagatelas, Op.19] [Halffter, Rodolfo]
• Bagatelles Diverses - II. Digression [Chapple, Brian]
• Bagatelles Diverses - VI. Spanish Dance [Chapple, Brian]
• Balcony Scene (From Romeo + Juliet) [Armstrong, Craig]
• Big My Secret (from The Piano) [Nyman, Michael]
• Bucolics, No.1 [Lutoslawski, Witold]
• Bucolics, No.5 [Lutoslawski, Witold]
• Calmo (No.3 from Three Piano Pieces, Op.5) [Wood, Hugh]
• China Gates [Adams, John]
• Clearer Nuance (Section 3 from for L.C. at 50, Migas Book 1) [Holt, Simon]
• Cloud Watching [Talbot, Joby]
• Danse Rituelle du Feu (from El Amor Brujo) [de Falla, Manuel]
• Die Sonate vom Guten Menschen (from Das Leben der Anderen) [Yared, Gabriel]
• Dietro Casa [Einaudi, Ludovico]
• Discovery At Night [Einaudi, Ludovico]
• Excursions - I. Vivo [Rodney Bennett, Richard]
• Excursions - III. Allegro [Rodney Bennett, Richard]
• 'Farewell' Theme (from Between Strangers) [Zbigniew, Preisner]
• Five Short Pieces - II. Allegro moderato [Berkeley, Lennox]
• Five Short Pieces - V. Allegro [Berkeley, Lennox]
• Folk Melodies - IV. The Shepherd Girl [Lutoslawski, Witold]
• Folk Melodies - V. An Apple Hangs On The Apple-Tree [Lutoslawski, Witold]
• Folk Melodies - VII. Master Michael [Lutoslawski, Witold]
• Folk Melodies - X. The Grove [Lutoslawski, Witold]
• Folk Melodies - XI. The Gander [Lutoslawski, Witold]
• Folk Melodies - XII. The Schoolmaster [Lutoslawski, Witold]
• Four Scottish Dances - IV. Con brio [Arnold, Malcolm]
• Glasgow Love Theme (From Love Actually) [Armstrong, Craig]
• Horizon Variations [Richter, Max]
• Invention [Lutoslawski, Witold]
• I've Turned The Page [Weir, Judith]
• Las Musas de Andalucia, Op.93 - VIII. Terpsore [Turina, Joaqu]
• Les Cinq Doigts [Stravinsky, Igor]
• L'Imaginaire (From Sauve Qui Peut La Vie) [Yared, Gabriel]
• L'Origine Nascosta [Einaudi, Ludovico]
• Lovers On Balloon (from Map Of The Human Heart) [Yared, Gabriel]
• Mandoodles [Tavener, John]
• Mazurka, Op.101/2 [Berkeley, Lennox]
• Metamorphosis Five [Glass, Philip]
• Mouvements Perpuels - III. Alerte [Poulenc, Francis]
• Mr. Pilkingtons Toye [Berkeley, Lennox]
• Nicoles Theme (from Tender Is The Night) [Rodney Bennett, Richard]
• Nocturne No.8 [Poulenc, Francis]
• Not Talking (from Breaking And Entering) [Yared, Gabriel]
• Once Around The Sun: January - 'A Yellow Disc Rising From The Sea' [Talbot, Joby]
• Once Around The Sun: June - 'Transit Of Venus' [Talbot, Joby]
• Once Around The Sun: November - 'Eleven' [Talbot, Joby]
• Opening Piece from Glassworks [Glass, Philip]
• Opus 28 [OHalloran, Dustin]
• Orph Suite - V. Music Interlude [Act II Scene V] [Glass, Philip]
• Otra Vez Huyendo y Sin Despedirme (from All About My Mother) [Iglesias, Alberto]
• Partridge Pie - Eight Maids A-Milking [Rodney Bennett, Richard]
• Partridge Pie - Eleven Ladies Dancing [Rodney Bennett, Richard]
• Pessebres [Crhes] I. Dansa
• Piano Pieces - No.2 [Berkeley, Lennox]
• Prelude [Saariaho, Kaija]
• Primavera [Einaudi, Ludovico]
• Promenades - III. Cheval [Poulenc, Francis]
• Promenades - VIII. En Chemin De Fer [Poulenc, Francis]
• Reliqui domum meum (from Two Organ Pieces) [Maxwell Davies, Peter]
• Romance (from Sylvia) [Yared, Gabriel]
• Rosemarys Waltz (from Tender Is The Night) [Rodney Bennett, Richard]
• Run [Einaudi, Ludovico]
• Sarabande [Arnold, Malcolm]
• Six Preludes - III. Allegro moderato [Berkeley, Lennox]
• Six Preludes - VI. Andante [Berkeley, Lennox]
• Six Secret Songs - II. Allegro [Maxwell Davies, Peter]
• Snowfall In Winter (Study No.9 'Hommage Debussy') [McCabe, John]
• Solitude [Ibert, Jacques]
• Sonatina 1947 - II. Andantino [Werner Henze, Hans]
• Suite pour Piano - I. Presto [Poulenc, Francis]
• Techno Etude No.1 [Tanak, Karen]
• The Belles Of St Trinian's [Arnold, Malcolm]
• The Blue Pool (from On The Cool Side) [Chapple, Brian]
• The Crane Dance [Einaudi, Ludovico]
• The Eternal Vow (from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) [Dun, Tan]
• The Heart Asks Pleasure First--The Promise--The Sacrifice (from The Piano) [Nyman, Michael]
• The Lamb [Tavener, John]
• The North Pole (from Frozen Planet) [Fenton, George]
• The Snow Melts (from Lazy Days) [Chapple, Brian]
• Three Secrets From The Abyss - I. Intense Introspection [Harle, John]
• Three Secrets From The Abyss - II. Unutterable Sadness [Harle, John]
• Three Secrets From The Abyss - III. Profound Longing [Harle, John]
• Towards The Light - III. Arioso [Hawes, Patrick]
• Towards The Light - V. Ave Maria [Hawes, Patrick]
• Towards The Light - X. The Time Of Sacrifice [Hawes, Patrick]
• Treasure (from Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) [Iglesias, Alberto]
• Trilogy Sonata: Knee Play No.4 (from Einstein On The Beach) [Glass, Philip]
• Trois Novelettes - No.1 in C Major - Modsans lenteur [Poulenc, Francis]
• Trois Novelettes - No.2 in B-flat Minor - Tr rapide et rythm[Poulenc, Francis]
• Trois Novelettes - No.3 in E Minor - Andantino tranquillo [Poulenc, Francis]
• Two Interludes - II. Moderato [Bliss, Arthur]
• Una Mattina [Einaudi, Ludovico]
• Water Night [Whitacre, Eric]
• Weather Storm [Armstrong, Craig]
• Zebra Music - No.1-6 [Swayne, Giles]