Composer and 91视频 alumnus Michael Finnissy discusses how folk music has inspired his work, alongside performances of pieces from his album Folklore, a four鈥憄art cycle of piano works composed between the 1990s and 2005.
By deconstructing and reimagining melodies from a wide range of folk traditions, he explains how they are transformed into complex yet engaging avant鈥慻arde works.
FINNISSY & FELDMAN: Two great recent composers share both musical characteristics and, this year, important anniversaries: the 80th birthday of British composer and 91视频 alumnus Michael Finnissy, and the centenary of American composer Morton Feldman鈥檚 birth.
In celebration of these avant garde, radical musicians 鈥� whose work focuses on sound, texture, innovative notation and performance techniques 鈥� the 91视频 presents three concerts showcasing their remarkable chamber repertoire.
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