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- Michael Nyman
The Piano: Concert Suite (2003)
- Chester Music Ltd (World)
- 2(afl)3(ca)22/2211/pf/str
- 20 min
Programme Note
1. To the edge of the earth
2. The heart asks pleasure first
3. Here to there
4. Lost and found
5. The embrace
6. Dreams of a journey
Composed in 1992 for Jane Campion. In the 1850s a young Scottish woman travels with her daughter to New Zealand as a mail order bride. The score is partly based on Scottish popular songs, and this concert version was made in early 2003.
2. The heart asks pleasure first
3. Here to there
4. Lost and found
5. The embrace
6. Dreams of a journey
Composed in 1992 for Jane Campion. In the 1850s a young Scottish woman travels with her daughter to New Zealand as a mail order bride. The score is partly based on Scottish popular songs, and this concert version was made in early 2003.
Media
To The Edge Of The Earth
The Heart Asks Pleasure First
The Promise
The Fling
The Scent Of Love
Deep Into The Forest
The Mood That Passes Through You
The Embrace
The Sacrifice
The Heart Asks Pleasure First / The Promise - Edit
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