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Nyman concert backs classic CDs.(Classical)
When the history of postmodern music comes to be written, Michael Nyman's career is likely to occupy at least a chapter. The East End-born composer celebrates his 60th birthday on March 22 with a concert at Hackney Empire, performing his own works for solo piano.
To mark the occasion, EMI Records is to release six classic Nyman albums, remastered in 24-bit sound stylishly repackaged, giving fresh sales impetus to the highly successful Peter Greenaway OSTs of A Zed And Two Noughts, Drowning by Numbers, The Draughtsman's Contract, and The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover. The sextet of Nyman recordings also includes The Piano and the first CD issue of Decay Music, originally released in 1976 on Brian Eno's Obscure label.
Despite regular coverage in the broadsheets and specialist press, media interest in Nyman shows no sign of waning. Product manager Hik Sasaki points to the range of new Nyman works slated for ...
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