''Piano Album'' is a collection of eight pieces for piano by
Graham Waterhouse
Graham Waterhouse (born 2 November 1962) is an English composer and cellist who specializes in chamber music. He has composed a cello concerto, '' Three Pieces for Solo Cello'' and '' Variations for Cello Solo'' for his own instrument, and str ...
, published in 2006 by
Lienau. The pieces were composed as dedications to family or friends.
History
Waterhouse composed eight short piano pieces of two pages each over a longer period, beginning with ''Scherzino'' in 1984. Seven of them bear a dedication, by initials, to a family member or friend.
played a selection in a composer portrait at the
Gasteig
Gasteig is a cultural center in Munich, opened in 1985, which hosts the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. The Richard Strauss Conservatory, the Volkshochschule, and the municipal library are all located in the Gasteig. Most of the events of the Fi ...
in
Munich
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on 11 April 2011.
The program featured also vocal music including the premiere of ''Im Gebirg'', a song setting a poem by
Hans Krieger
Hans Krieger (13 March 1933 – 9 January 2023) was a German writer, essayist, journalist of influential weekly papers such as Die Zeit, broadcaster and poet.
Life
Born in Frankfurt, Krieger studied German and Romance studies in Frankfurt, Mun ...
.
''Piano Album'' was published by
Lienau in 2006. The pieces form a cycle, but a performer can make a selection and change the order. Each piece is focused on specific intervals.
The titles are:
# Scherzino
# Bagatelle
# Barcarolle
# Holstein Scherzo
# Consternation
# Hornpipe
# Interlude
# Monty's Waltz
References
External links
Graham Waterhousewebsite
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Contemporary classical compositions
2006 compositions