US pianist Michael Brown has been hailed by The New York Times as 'one of the leading figures in the current renaissance of performer-composers'. His artistry is shaped by his creative voice as a pianist and composer, praised for his 'fearless performances' (The New York Times) and 'exceptionally beautiful' compositions (The Washington Post). Winner of the 2018 Emerging Artist Award from Lincoln Center and a 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Brown has recently performed as soloist with the Seattle Symphony, the National Philharmonic, and the Grand Rapids, North Carolina, New Haven, and Albany Symphonies; and recitals at Carnegie Hall, the Mostly Mozart Festival, and Caramoor. Brown is an artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, performing frequently at Alice Tully Hall and on tour. He was selected by AndrÃ¡s Schiff to perform on an international tour making solo dÃ©buts in Berlin, Milan, Florence, Zurich's Tonhalle and New York's 92nd Street Y. He regularly performs recitals with his longtime duo partner, cellist Nicholas Canellakis, and has appeared at numerous festivals including Tanglewood, Marlboro, Music@Menlo, Gilmore, Ravinia, Saratoga, Bridgehampton, Music in the Vineyards, Bard, Sedona, Moab, and Tippet Rise. Brown was First Prize winner of the Concert Artists Guild Competition, a winner of the Bowers Residency from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (formerly CMS Two), a recipient of the Juilliard Petschek Award, and is a Steinway Artist. He earned dual bachelor's and master's degrees in piano and composition from The Juilliard School, where he studied with pianists Jerome Lowenthal and Robert McDonald and composers Samuel Adler and Robert Beaser.

Tracklist:

Miroirs, M. 43: No. 1, Noctuelles
Miroirs, M. 43: No. 2, Oiseaux Tristes
Miroirs, M. 43: No. 3, Une Barque Sur L'océan
Miroirs, M. 43: No. 4, Alborada Del Gracioso
Miroirs, M. 43: No. 5, La Vallée Des Cloches
Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47: Theme. Song Of The Water Nymph
Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47: Var. 1, Meditation
Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47: Var. 2, Caprice
Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47: Var. 3, Feathered Ones
Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47: Var. 4, Charms
Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47: La Cadenza
Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47: Var. 5, Humoresque
Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47: Var. 6, In The Stream
Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47: Var. 7, The Tumult Of The Crowd
Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47: Var. 8, In The Forest
Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47: Var. 9, The Wood-Goblin
Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47: Var. 10, Elves
Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47: Var. 11, Gnomes
Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47: Pesante
Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47: Var. 12, Incantation
Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47: Var. 13, The Threat
Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47: Var. 14, Song Of The Water Nymph
Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47: Var. 15, Bad Weather
Improvisation No. 2, Op. 47: Conclusion

UPC: 5060216343778
Label: First Hand
Release Date: 1.22.21
Format: CD

Medtner / Brown - Noctuelles (CD)