William Howard - Sixteen Contemporary Love Songs

This new album from renowned British pianist William Howard features sixteen world premiere recordings from composers such as Judith Weir, Nico Muhly and Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry. Entitled Sixteen Contemporary Love Songs, the album marks the next step in William's two-year 'Love Songs' project, which explores the theme of love in romantic and contemporary piano music. William contacted leading composers around the world with a simple brief: to write a piece of music for solo piano that explores the theme of love. The resulting 'Sixteen Contemporary Love Songs' celebrate love in all its forms and provide a unique insight into the modern composer's response to the love song genre.