Release Date: 05 September 2025
Label: Divine Art - Cd / Divine Art
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 809730114021
Genres: Classical Solo Instrumental
Composer/Series: Palimpsest
Description
Australian pianist Rob Hao makes a striking debut with an album that explores how music from different times and styles can interact and inspire new ideas. At the heart of the recording is the premiere of Palimpsest 571, Hao's original work completing Franz Schubert's unfinished Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor, D. 571. Rather than trying to imitate Schubert's style exactly, Hao embraces the gap between past and present, creating a continuation that respects the mood and mystery of the original fragment while adding a fresh, modern voice. The album also features a set of piano etudes by British composer Alison Kay, whose minimalist and atmospheric pieces invite listeners to experience sound and silence in new ways. Alongside these contemporary works are carefully chosen pieces by Chopin, Schubert, Schubert-Liszt, and Michael Finnissy's challenging English country-tunes.
Ophelia Gordon
Esther Rayo; Peter Grunberg
Burkard Schliessmann
James Gilchrist; Murray McLachlan; Alex Jakeman; Rose McLachlan
Forrest Eimold
Ryan De Ryke; Daniel Schlosberg; Kimberly Jones; Ryan Townsend Strand; Doug Lofstrom
Rob Hao
Ian Pace
Ilya Shmukler
Marie-Luise Bodendorff
Wataru Hisasue
Vijay Venkatesh
Vania Dal Maso
Tony Yike Yang
Tjasha Gafner
Simone Eckert
