Ping: Outside The Window

On this beautifully produced album, Michael Houstoun performs a selection of works by the renowned composer, Gao Ping. The two central four-movement works, Outside the Window and Wanderings, are complemented by three delicate miniature waltzes, Little Waltz, A Summer Song, and Farewell, Waltz, to round off a programme of piano music that is as delightful to the ear as it is to the heart. This is top-quality music from a top-quality team of artists deeply committed to music excellence.

Gao Ping is a composer, professor of composition, and highly accomplished pianist in his own right, a leading member of the "sixth generation" of Chinese composers known for blending Western classical traditions with Chinese heritage.

Michael Houstoun is rightly acclaimed as one of New Zealand's most gifted and successful pianists, a master musician fluent in a diverse repertoire that spans from J.S. Bach and his beloved Beethoven to contemporary works. He is a particularly enthusiastic advocate of New Zealand composers, with works from Douglas Lilburn to John Psathas regularly featuring in his programmes and recordings.