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~ Michael Nyman
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  • Performer: Sarah Leonard, Linda Hirst
  • Orchestra: Nyman Band
  • Composer: Michael Nyman
  • Audio CD (10 Nov 1992)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Argo
  • ASIN: B000004CVW
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,513 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. The Draughtsman's Contract (film score 1982) - Chasing Sheep is best left to ShepherdsMichael Nyman Band and Orchestra 5:06£0.79
Listen  2. The Draughtsman's Contract (film score 1982) - An eye for optical TheoryMichael Nyman Band and Orchestra 4:18£0.79
Listen  3. The Draughtsman's Contract (film score 1982) - The garden is becoming a robe roomMichael Nyman Band and Orchestra 6:10£0.79
Listen  4. A Zed and Two Noughts-Film Score (1985) - Prawn-watchingMichael Nyman Band and Orchestra 2:31£0.79
Listen  5. A Zed and Two Noughts-Film Score (1985) - Time LapseMichael Nyman Band and Orchestra 3:53£0.79
Listen  6. Drowning by Numbers (Film score, 1988) - Fish BeachMichael Nyman Band and Orchestra 2:57£0.79
Listen  7. Drowning by Numbers (Film score, 1988) - Wheelbarrow WalkMichael Nyman Band and Orchestra 2:35£0.79
Listen  8. Drowning by Numbers (Film score, 1988) - Knowing the RopesMichael Nyman Band and Orchestra 5:47£0.79
Listen  9. The Cook, the Thief, his Wife & her Lover (Film score, 1989) - Miserere ParaphraseMichael Nyman Band and Orchestra 7:08Album Only
Listen10. The Cook, the Thief, his Wife & her Lover (Film score, 1989) - MemorialMichael Nyman Band and Orchestra11:21Album Only
Listen11. Water Dances (film score) - Stroking...SynchronisingMichael Nyman Band and Orchestra11:06Album Only
Listen12. Prospero's Books (music from the film by Peter Greenaway) - MirandaMichael Nyman Band and Orchestra 4:21£0.79

On this CD:
  1. (The) Draughtsman's Contract
    Composed by Michael Nyman
    Performed by Nyman Band
    with Michael Nyman

  2. (A) Zed and two noughts
    Composed by Michael Nyman
    Performed by Nyman Band

  3. Drowning By Numbers
    Composed by Michael Nyman
    Performed by Nyman Band

  4. (The) Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
    Composed by Michael Nyman
    Performed by Nyman Band
    with Sarah Leonard

  5. Water Dances
    Composed by Michael Nyman
    Performed by Nyman Band
    with Michael Nyman

  6. Prospero's Books
    Composed by Michael Nyman
    Performed by Nyman Band
    with Michael Nyman, Sarah Leonard, Linda Hirst

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Essential Michael Nyman Band Cd Review, 13 Nov 2003
This CD contains all of Michael Nyman's best tracks ever made, ranging from "Time Lapse" to "Fish Beach". Some of these you may remember or you may not. This is definitely though a CD to get and is a perfect compliment to your CD collection. It is also quite good for new classical music listeners.
Nyman's music is incredibly detailed and coursely textured, with the pieces using a whole range of different instruments, for Sax to Cello. Some of it is fast-moving, some not. There is a whole range of different styles on this CD. The Nyman band have certainly played these pieces to perfection. No two tracks are the same, and you will quickly love his totally different and unique style. Some of the pieces you will recognize, some you won't. "Time Lapse" is my particular favourite, with its intricate and complex structure, though I feel other pieces come quite close. "Chasing sheep is best left to shepards" is also quite good, with a typical Monarchy style, like you're at Buckingham Palace; and a very upper-class style. "Prawn Watching" is face-paced and has a unusual minor twist in it. The pieces all feature a certain mysterious quality, like a spirit or a Holy Appriration. You can just imagine scenes in your head of slow Romance, or Spirituality.
However, you wont get bored easily, as with 13 tracks, and a whole host of melodies, you'll be coming back for more.
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