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:  

For the first time in print, here are 15 Max Richter Piano Works complete with notes for each, specially written by the composer. This ground-breaking collection represents a unique drawing together of the strands of the gifted composer's varied output, embracing his work with the London Philharmonic (Memoryhouse), The Blue Notebooks, Royal Ballet-commissioned Infra and subsequent highly regarded concept albums. Andras Circles from the rue Simon-Crubellier Departure Fragment From the rue Villin H in New England Horizon Variations INFRA 3 Leo's Journal The Blue Notebooks The Family The Tartu Piano The Twins (Prague) Vladimir's Blues Written On The Sky