| Other author/creator | Stott, Kathryn instrumentalist. |
| Included Work | Nyman, Michael. MGV. |
| Included Work | Zagrosek, Lothar, 1942- conductor. |
| Included Work | Nelson, John (Conductor), conductor. |
| Included Work | Schwarz, Gerard, 1947- conductor. |
| Included Work | Harle, John instrumentalist. |
| Included Work | Judd, James, 1949- conductor. |
| Included Work | West, Jayne, singer. |
| Included Work | Fitkin, Graham, 1963- Hook. |
| Included Work | Bryars, Gavin Archangel trip. Selections. |
| Included Work | Torke, Michael. Monday and Tuesday. Tuesday. Selections. |
| Included Work | Fitkin, Chris. Sextet. Selections. |
| Included Work | Nyman, Michael. For John Cage. Selections. |
| Included Work | Górecki, Henryk Mikołaj, 1933-2010 1933- Totus tuus. Selections. |
| Included Work | Kernis, Aaron Jay. Symphony in waves Selections. |
| Included Work | Volans, Kevin, 1949- Songlines. Standing dance. |
| Included Work | Byrne, David, 1952- High life for strings. |
| Included Work | Gordon, Michael, 1956- Yo Shakespeare. Selections. |
| Included Work | Moran, Robert, 1937- Desert of roses. Look into my eyes. |
| Included Work | Fitkin, Graham, 1963- Cud. Selections. |
| Included Work | Turnage, Mark-Anthony. Greek. Selections. |
| Included Work | Turnage, Mark-Anthony. Greek. Selections. German. |
| Included Work | Nyman, Michael. Draughtsman's contract. Eye for optical theory. |
| Included Work | Harris, Richard, 1968- Hexada. |
| Included Work | Schoenfield, Paul. Parables. Dog heaven. |
| Other author/creator | ensemblebash (Musical group), performer. |
| Other author/creator | Icebreaker (Musical group), performer. |
| Other author/creator | London Sinfonietta performer. |
| Other author/creator | Piano Circus (Musical group), performer. |
| Other author/creator | London Brass (Musical group) performer. |
| Other author/creator | Pražský filharmonický sbor performer. |
| Other author/creator | New York Chamber Symphony performer. |
| Other author/creator | Balanescu Quartet performer. |
| Other author/creator | John Harle Band performer. |
| Other author/creator | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra performer. |
| Other author/creator | Michael Nyman Band, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Michael Nyman Orchestra, performer. |
| Uniform title | Concerto, piano, orchestra |
| Variant title |
Parallel title for MGV on insert: High-speed music |
| Contents |
[disc 1]: The piano concerto / Michael Nyman (32:28) -- MGV / Nyman (26:50). [disc 2]: Hook / Graham Fitkin (8:08) -- The archangel trip (excerpt) / Gavin Bryars (3:37) -- Tuesday (excerpt) / Michael Torke (3:46) -- Sextet (excerpt) / Chris Fitkin (2:55) -- For John Cage (excerpt) / Nyman (4:27) -- Totus Tuus, op. 60 (excerpt) / Henryk Górecki (5:03) -- Symphony in waves : Continuous wave (excerpt) / Aaron Jay Kernis (3:13) -- String quartet no. 3 'The songlines' : Standing dance / Kevin Volans (3:53) -- Saxophone concerto (excerpt from the first movement) / Stanley Myers (4:12) -- High life for strings / David Byrne (4:29) -- Yo Shakespeare (excerpt) / Michael Gordon (4:05) -- Desert of roses : Look into my eyes / Robert Moran (5:15) -- Cud (excerpt) / Graham Fitkin (3:11) -- Greek (excerpt from Act 1, scene 4) / Mark-Anthony Turnage (4:08) -- The draughtsman's contract : An eye for optical theory / Nyman (4:16) -- Hexada / Richard Harris (3:04) -- Four parables : Dog heaven / Paul Schoenfield (6:57). |
| General note | The piano concerto is based entirely on material selected from Michael Nyman's soundtrack for the film "The piano". MGV (Musique à grande vitesse) was commissioned by the Festival de Lille for the inauguration of the TGV North-European line). |
| General note | Disc two consists of short works or excerpts from longer ones by British and American composers all of which had received their first performances within the 5 years preceding the release of this disc. |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Program notes by Michael Nyman and Andrew Cornell (19 p.) inserted in container. |
| Performer |
[disc 1]: Kathryn Stott, piano ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (1st work) ; Michael Nyman Band & Orchestra (2nd work) ; Michael Nyman, conductor (both works). [disc 2]: Ensemble Bash (1st work) ; Icebreaker (2nd, 11th works) ; London Sinfonietta, Lothar Zagrosek, conductor (3rd work) ; Piano Circus (4th, 12th, 16th works) ; London Brass (5th work) ; Prague Philharmonic Choir, John Nelson, conductor (6th work) ; N.Y. Chamber Symphony of the 92nd St. Y, Gerard Schwarz, conductor (7th work) ; Balanescu Quartet (8th, 10th works) ; John Harle, saxophone, orchestra conducted by James Judd (9th work) ; Jayne West, soprano, Craig Smith, conductor (12th work) ; John Harle Band, Graham Fitkin, conductor (13th work) ; various vocal soloists (14th work) ; Michael Nyman Band (15th work) ; Jeffrey Kahane, piano, New World Symphony, John Nelson, conductor (17th work). |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 6 & 7 January, 1994 (1st work) ; Air Lyndhurst and Henry Wood Hall, 8 & 10 December 1993 (2nd work). |
| Other title | Musique à la grande vitesse. |
| Other title | High-speed music. |
| Other title | Short cuts. |
| UPC |
2894433822 |
| Publisher number | 443 382-2 Argo |
| Publisher number | 443 396-2 Argo |
