{"product_id":"ian-pace-michael-finnissy-pno-works-cd","title":"Ian Pace - Michael Finnissy: Pno Works [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eMetier presents a landmark 4-disc box set from pianist Ian Pace in commanding performances of music by composer Michael Finnissy (b. 1946). Finnissy is widely regarded as one of Britain's most important living composers. Pace, one of the leading interpreters of Finnissy's work, presents an album focused around Finnissy's epic cycle for piano, the Verdi Transcriptions, alongside the second complete recording (after the composer's own) of the iconic English Country-Tunes, and works inspired by music of the late-18th and 19th. The result is a broad view of Finnish's extensive output of piano music in relation to romantic aesthetics. The album is released in anticipation of the Metier label's upcoming celebrations of Michael Finnissy's 80th birthday in 2026. Finnissy's four-book cycle of Verdi Transcriptions re-imagines Verdi's operas through a modern lens. As Finnissy states in his liner notes, \"Transcribing sound into a written form (notation) involves making significant choices. The choices can colour the ongoing exploration of that sound as 'composition'.\" The result of those choices is a monumental, late-Romantic epic. Finnissy's English Country-Tunes has long been considered one of his signature and most technically demanding cycles. There is a similar line of composition through transcription as the Verdi Transcriptions, only in these works, the source material is English folk music. Written in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee, the work work can also be seen as a commentary on the spirit of British patriotism at the time. Ian Pace's readings reflect decades of study: he first performed English Country-Tunes in the 1990s and has played Finnissy's complete piano oeuvre in cycles (1996 and 2016). The set includes extensive liner notes by both Pace and Finnissy, offering rare insight into the compositional ideas and performance choices behind these demanding works. In Pace's recording of Michael Finnissy's other epic piano cycle, The History of Photography in Sound (MSV 77501), BBC Music raved, \"Pace's intimate acquaintance with the totality of History is apparent in his commanding performance... this is a magnificent achievement for both composer and performer,\" and Gramophone hailed Pace ass \"Finnissy's David Bailey, each note shaded to perfection, structures translucently and sharply lit, defining sonic images of our time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 1~I. Aria: 'Sciagurata! a questo lido ricercai l'amante infido!', Oberto (Act 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 1~II. Trio: 'Bella speranza in vero', Un giorno di regno (Act 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 1~III. Chorus: 'Il maledetto non ha fratelli', Nabucco (Part 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 1~IV. Chorus: 'Fra tante sciagure ... ', I Lombardi (Act 3)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 1~V. Septet with Chorus: 'Vedi come il buon vegliardo ... ', Ernani (Part 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 1~VI. Choral Barcarolle: 'Tace il vento, è queta l'onda', I Due Foscari (Act 3)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 1~VII. Aria: 'So che per via di triboli', Giovanna d'Arco (Act 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 1~VIII. Duet: 'Il pianto ... l'angoscia ... di lean mi priva', Alzira (Act 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 1~IX. Aria: 'Mentre gonfiarsi l'Anima', Attila (Act 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 2~X. Duetto: 'Vanitosi! Che abietti e dormenti', Attila (Prologo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 2~XI. Coro: 'Patria oppressa! Il dolce nome ... ', Macbeth (Act 4, 1847 version)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 2~XII. Duetto: 'Qual mare, qual terra .... ', I masnadieri (Parte Terza)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 2~XIII. Récit et Duo: 'Non, ce bruit, ce n'est rien ... ', Jérusalem (Act 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 2~XIV. Romanza: 'Non so le tetre immagini', Il Corsaro (Act 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 2~XV. Inno di Vittoria: 'Dall'Alpi a Caridi echeggi vittoria!', La Battaglia di Legnano (Ac\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 2~XVI. Scena e Quartetto: 'Rea fucina d'empie frodi ... ', Luisa Miller (Act 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 2~XVII. Duetto: 'Opposto é il calle che in avvenire', Stiffelio (Act 3)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 2~XVIII. Scena e Coro: 'Vendetta del pazzo! Contr'esso un rancore', Rigoletto (Act 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive Yvaroperas~Yvaropera 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive Yvaroperas~Yvaropera 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive Yvaroperas~Yvaropera 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive Yvaroperas~Yvaropera 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive Yvaroperas~Yvaropera 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 3~XIX. Canzone: 'La donna è mobile', Rigoletto (Act 3)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 3~XX. Duo: 'Vivra! Contende il giubilo', Il trovatore (Act 4, scene 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 3~XXI. Duetto: 'E nulla, sai?', La traviata (Act 3)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 3~XXII. Bolero: 'Merci, jeunes amies, d'un souvenir si doux!', Les vêpres siciliennes (Act\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 3~XXIII. Scena: 'Tradimento!', Simon Boccanegra (Finale dell'Atto Primo, 1857 version)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 3~XXIV. Coro, Burrasca e Finale: 'Allora che gl'anni', Aroldo (Act 4)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 3~XXV. Stretta: 'Ogni cura si doni al diletto', Un ballo di maschera (Act 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 3~XXVI. Romanza: 'Me pellegrina ed orfano', La forza del destino (Act 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 3~XXVII. Aria: (a) 'Trionfai! Securi alfino' (1847), (b) 'La luce langue' (1864-5), Macbeth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish Country-Tunes~Green Meadows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish Country-Tunes~Midsummer Morn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish Country-Tunes~I'Il give my love a garland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish Country-Tunes~May and December\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish Country-Tunes~Lies and Marvels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish Country-Tunes~The seeds of love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish Country-Tunes~My bonny boy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish Country-Tunes~Come beat the drums and sound the fifes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 4~XXVIII. Chorus: 'S'allontanarono! N'accozzeremo', Macbeth (Act 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 4~XXIX. (a) Duo: 'Restez! Auprès de ma personne' (Acte II, Tableau II); (b) Duo: 'J'ai tou\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 4~XXX. Romanza: 'O cieli azzuri ... ', Aida (Act 3)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 4~XXXI. String Quartet: (a) III. Prestissimo, (b) IV. Scherzo fuga\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 4~XXXII. Aria: 'Cielo, pietoso, rendila', Simon Boccanegra (Act 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 4~XXXIII. Aria: 'Tu che la vanità conoscesti', Don Carlo (Act 5)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 4~XXXIV. (a) Ballet No. 3: 'Chanson Grecque' (Cancone Greca); (b) Scena: 'Una gran nube tur\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 4~XXXV. 'Brava! Quelle corna saranno la mio gioia!', Falstaff (Act 3, Part 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerdi Transcriptions for piano, Book 4~XXXVI. I. 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