Max Richter

Twenty-Four Contemporary Pieces For Solo Piano includes a diverse selection of works from 16 of the world's leading composers. The 24 pieces featured in this collection represent the best of contemporaryclassical Piano music being composed today. As well as being a compilation of fantastically enjoyable compositions the book also features interesting notes by each composer to accompany their music.   These Contemporary Pieces For Solo Piano are at once accessible and musically inspiring featuring some of the most talented and respected composers and their most definitive contributions to Piano music.Perhaps the biggest name included here is that of Ludovico Einaudi whose wide reputation is a result of his masterful ability to pull at heartstrings exemplified in his works Berlin Song The Earth Prelude andWaterways all of which are included here.    Other giants of contemporary classical music are included in the collection names like Philip Glass (Étude No.11) Max Richter(Horizon Variations & Vladimir's Blues) and Hauschka whose Can You Dance For Me Early In The Park and Until It's Dawn perfectly encapsulate the emotive characteristics of all thepieces in this book. Composers like Nils Frahm Ólafur Arnalds Dustin O'Halloran and Jóhann Jóhannsson evolved from a similar school that favours building atmosphere with hypnotic arpeggiation in composition explaining why these composers are often used to great effect in film soundtracks.   Hear Einaudi Dustin O'Halloran Philip Glass and more discuss sheet music composition and contemporary classicalmusic in our exclusive video below:  

Recomposed By Max Richter-First performed at London’s Barbican Centre in 2012 Max Richter’s re-imagining of Vivaldi’s famous work has been widely acclaimed. The associated album Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi The FourSeasons topped the iTunes classical chart in the UK Germany and the US.This newly-arranged Piano accompaniment (88pp full score) and Violin solo (34pp part insert) are complemented by a digital download of aspecially-commissioned performance of the music that has been endorsed by the composer himself. The download contains full demonstrations of the pieces as well as Piano-only accompaniment tracks making the whole package anextraordinary publishing event worthy of a unique work.

Mercy is a piece by composer Max Richter for Violin and Piano. Commissioned by Hilary Hahn as part of the Encores Project 2010 the work lasts around 5 minutes 30 seconds. The Score and separate Violinpart are included.