The Piano Sings
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| Studio album by Michael Nyman | ||||
| Released | 2 May 2005 (UK) September 29, 2008 (United States) |
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| Recorded | 12–14 February 2005 | |||
| Genre | Chamber music, contemporary classical, minimalism, film music | |||
| Length | 49:39 | |||
| Label | MN Records | |||
| Producer | Declan Colgan | |||
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The Piano Sings is a 2005 solo album by Michael Nyman featuring personal interpretations of film music he wrote between 1993 and 2003. It is his second release on his own label, MN Records, and his 49th release overall. The album was released alongside a concert tour.
Nyman's February 2005 statement about the album printed within the booklet is very brief:
All my music starts out as piano music so the opportunity to get back to that essence appealed to me. Hence my desire to make this album a personal signature as a composer/performer. I have deliberately focused on my more song-like music: the album title suggested itself.
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