Apologies if this thread has been done before.
If not, I'd like to nominate Andrey Rubtsov
http://rubtsov.oboe.ru/composition-eng.htm
Best wishes
barry
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Max Richter, http://www.maxrichter.com . Two great CD's are out, Memoryhouse and The Blue Notebooks.
I would recommend the piano music of Federico Mompou (1897-1983), Catalan composer.
I specially like his 'Cancion y Danzas , a series (12 in all) of pieces combining a song (Cancion) and a dance (Danzas). They are very playable. All this piano music is available on two Naxos CD's
I specially like his 'Cancion y Danzas , a series (12 in all) of pieces combining a song (Cancion) and a dance (Danzas). They are very playable. All this piano music is available on two Naxos CD's
QUOTE(fsharpminor @ Jul 21 2006, 08:02 AM) 
I would recommend the piano music of Federico Mompou (1897-1983), Catalan composer.
I specially like his 'Cancion y Danzas , a series (12 in all) of pieces combining a song (Cancion) and a dance (Danzas). They are very playable. All this piano music is available on two Naxos CD's
Thanks for the reminder of Mompou. name rings a bell - I think I jotted his name down sometime after hearing one of his pieces on radio 3
QUOTE(maggiemay @ Jul 21 2006, 08:12 AM)
QUOTE(fsharpminor @ Jul 21 2006, 08:02 AM)
I would recommend the piano music of Federico Mompou (1897-1983), Catalan composer.
I specially like his 'Cancion y Danzas , a series (12 in all) of pieces combining a song (Cancion) and a dance (Danzas). They are very playable. All this piano music is available on two Naxos CD's
Thanks for the reminder of Mompou. name rings a bell - I think I jotted his name down sometime after hearing one of his pieces on radio 3
Would also add some of his Preludes, 'Fetes Lointains' and 'Musica Callada'
Andrey Rubtsov is brilliant, I love his Romantic Sonata for piano.
If you like light-hearted, sometimes comical pieces, check out Philip R Buttall - as well as his own original compositions, he adds a twist to some famous classical works, often in piano duet form. For example, the primo player plays Mozart's Rondo Alla Turca, whilst the secondo player adds a samba accompaniment! He also arranges these piano duets for various different ensembles. Here's his page: www.prbmusic.co.uk
I particularly recommend The Lone Arranger (any arrangement, there are many to choose from).
If you like light-hearted, sometimes comical pieces, check out Philip R Buttall - as well as his own original compositions, he adds a twist to some famous classical works, often in piano duet form. For example, the primo player plays Mozart's Rondo Alla Turca, whilst the secondo player adds a samba accompaniment! He also arranges these piano duets for various different ensembles. Here's his page: www.prbmusic.co.uk
I particularly recommend The Lone Arranger (any arrangement, there are many to choose from).
QUOTE(maggiemay @ Jul 21 2006, 08:12 AM)
QUOTE(fsharpminor @ Jul 21 2006, 08:02 AM)
I would recommend the piano music of Federico Mompou (1897-1983), Catalan composer.
I specially like his 'Cancion y Danzas , a series (12 in all) of pieces combining a song (Cancion) and a dance (Danzas). They are very playable. All this piano music is available on two Naxos CD's
Thanks for the reminder of Mompou. name rings a bell - I think I jotted his name down sometime after hearing one of his pieces on radio 3
His "Pajaro Triste" was a grade 5 C piece when the books were red -2003?
I love the music of Louis Moreau Gottschalk - especially when played on fortepiano!
Hmmm, the wonderful ambiguity of the conjunction "and". Did you mean either new or unknown, or rather unknown composers who are contemporary...?
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