Born March 23, 1944, English composer, pianist, librettist, musicologist, and filmmaker, Michael Nyman is known for numerous film scores (many collaboration with the legedndary filmmaker Peter Greenaway), as well as his multi-platinum soundtrack album to Jane Campion's The Piano. One of his preferred mediums has been opera, with works including The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat; Letters, Riddles and Writs; Noises, Sounds & Sweet Airs; Facing Goya; Man and Boy: Dada; Love Counts; and Sparkie: Cage and Beyond. He has written six concertos, five string quartets, and many other chamber works, many for his Michael Nyman Band. He is also a performing pianist.
This afternoon on Blue Lake Public Radio, we'll hear a Piano Concerto drawn from his most celebrated film score (to Jane Campion's masterpiece, The Piano), and more...
You can hear Foley Schuler's musical selections—and stories behind the music—every weekday afternoon from 1 until 4 on Blue Lake Public Radio.
