Michael Nyman

Chamber Opera. Libretto by Oliver Sacks, Christopher Rawlence and Michael Morris after The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat by Oliver Sacks. First performed on 27 October 1986. Duration 1hr 10 minut...

Six original compositions for solo piano, by Michael Nyman, from the award winning film by Jane Campion. English composer Michael Nyman has developed into one of the most popular, if not important, co...

Discover an extraordinary masterpiece for saxophone quartet with 'Songs for Tony', published by the renowned Chester Music. Composed in 1993, this work stands as one of the most compelling pieces of m...

Immerse yourself in the captivating soundscape of one of the most moving film score masterpieces: With "Revisiting The Piano," published by Chester Music, the unforgettable melodies from Jane Campion'...

Immerse yourself in the distinctive, emotive soundworld of Michael Nyman! With "10 Pieces for Soprano Saxophone and Piano", Chester Music presents a long-awaited collection of the celebrated film and...

Immerse yourself in a world of pure emotion with the world-famous masterpiece "The Heart Asks Pleasure First" by Michael Nyman, from the award-winning soundtrack to "The Piano". This stirring piano pi...

Immerse yourself in the captivating sound world of Michael Nyman: With "Four Ostinatos", Chester Music presents an extraordinary work for solo bass clarinet that showcases the full sonic and expressiv...

Immerse yourself in the haunting and poignant soundscape of the film 'The Libertine' (directed by Laurence Dunmore) with Michael Nyman's moving composition 'Rochester's Farewell'. Featuring evocative...

Nyman is one of the most commercially successful composers of the 20th century and his music has struck a chord with audiences the world over. His award-winning scores have graced countless significan...

Experience a modern classic in a gripping chamber music setting: "In Re Don Giovanni" for string quintet captivates with its pulsing rhythmic energy, virtuosic density, and thrilling dynamics. Masterf...

The fifth feature film that Peter Greenaway and Michael Nyman produced in 1991, Prosperos Book is a reworking of The Tempest. The score was written for the Michael Nyman Band and made into a suite for...

This work was written by Michael Nyman towards the end of 1997, commissioned by the English Sinfonia to celebrate the orchestra's taking up residence in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The first performance...

These three solo harpsichord pieces are a collection of recent compositions, each with an individual theme and idea. The first, The convertibility of Lute Strings, was first performed at the Purcell R...

Immerse yourself in the timeless melancholy and captivating beauty of one of the most iconic film scores of all time: Bring pure emotion to your guitar with "The Heart Asks Pleasure First" from the Os...

Michael Nyman's The Piano Concerto is based entirely on material selected from his soundtrack to Jane Campion's film 'The Piano. ' The original Orchestral score was commissioned by the Festival de Lil...

A selection of pieces and arrangements by Michael Nyman of his best-known film music. Including music from The Draughtsman's Contract, Drowning By Numbers, Carrington and The Piano.

Immerse yourself in one of the most moving piano melodies in film music history: With "The Heart Asks Pleasure First" from Hal Leonard, you can bring the world-famous main theme from the award-winning...

Quoting Nyman: This Concerto was composed during the winter of 1994/95 for Elisabeth Chojnacka, who gave the first performance with the Michael Nyman String Orchestra on 29th April 1995 in the Queen E...

The composer made this arrangement of the Third String Quartet for string orchestra in March 2003. The first performance was given by the Eos Orchestra, New York, conducted by Ken Selden in the Concer...

Facing Goya, Nyman's first full-length opera, is written in four acts on a libretto by Victoria Hardie. Following it's first performance in 2000, it was revised in 2002 and again in 2014. In its origi...

This work was commissioned jointly by BBC Radio 3 and the Royal Philharmonic Society as part of the New Generation Artists Scheme and was first performed at The Venue, Leeds College of Music, 20th Nov...

Composer's Notes: When I was asked to write a piece to celebrate the restoration of Michelangelo's Mosè, I returned to the paper written by Sigmund Freud on the sculpture which I had discovered by cha...

This work, composed for Children's Voices and String Quintet, was commissioned by the Young People's Chorus of New York City. Conductor's score and String Parts are available from the Publishers. My t...

This work, composed for Children's Voices and String Quartet, was commissioned by the Young People's Chorus of New York City.