{"product_id":"lukas-huisman_transcriptions-pour-piano-doeuvres-de-gershwin_2026_disco-outhere-distribution-france","title":"Transcriptions pour piano d'oeuvres de Gershwin","description":"Born in 1946, Michael Finnissy is now recognized as one of the most original voices in the United Kingdom. Yet he began his career juggling the roles of pianist and composer. A talented performer, he distinguished himself in the virtuoso solo repertoire, and his creative journey has been marked by major piano works. His epic nine-movement cycle, « English Country-Tunes » (1977), established him internationally as a voice of exceptional originality and singularity. «The History of Photography in Sound » (1995-2001), his five-and-a-half-hour masterpiece, remains no less important. But his substantial contributions to the art of piano transcription, inherited from the 19th century, are equally essential: the « Verdi Transcriptions » (1972-2005) and his collections of « Arrangements de Gershwin » (1975-1988) and « More Gershwin » (1989-1990), imbued with nostalgia. Finnissy's almost encyclopedic knowledge of classical music, as well as many other genres like blues and jazz, allows him to pay affectionate homage to the object of his reflection, before raising the threat of its distortion and corruption. For this new recording, Lukas Huisman's illuminating essay, included in the booklet, identifies the \"friction\" at the heart of Finnissy's Gershwin: a combination of styles \"where both vocabularies flourish,\" jazz modernism. In most cases, Gershwin's famous melodies are, without major modifications, recontextualized. The arrangements are rich and detailed, with a polyphonic texture teeming with meaning. The result is at once tense, funny, and charming. The composer himself explains: \"Tempo and harmony alternate between fast and slow, light and dark. Powerful feelings soften. Unbridled joy gives way to melancholy. Carefree security turns into tense and troubling ambiguity. Naivety gives way to cynicism.\" \"Day gives way to night, and girls become boys.\" Lukas Huisman is one of the most prominent Belgian pianists, specializing in an original and often contemporary repertoire. His complete recording of Toru Takemitsu's piano works (PCL10147) was acclaimed by international critics, receiving notably 5 stars on WDR3, 4 stars in BBC Music Magazine, and was nominated for the German Record Critics' Award.","brand":"Lukas Huisman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57475789783384,"sku":null,"price":20260128.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en\/products\/lukas-huisman_transcriptions-pour-piano-doeuvres-de-gershwin_2026_disco-outhere-distribution-france","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}