Jan Philip Schulze - Nikolaus Brass: Works For Piano Solo

Following on from his NEOS recordings of Jorg Widmann Piano Works (NEOS10909) pianist Jan Philip Schulze is delighted to present this WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING of the solo piano works of Nikolaus Brass.Schulze is a multi-faceted soloist, vocal accompanist and contemporary music specialist and has performed at the most important international venues with such partners as Juliane Banse, Annette Dasch, Dietrich Henschel, and Jonas Kaufmann.Currently Professor of Lieder at the Hanover Academy of Music, Theatre and Media, he has also worked closely with composers such as Hans Werner Henze, Wolfgang Rihm, Dieter Schnebel and J�rg Widmann. Composer Nikolaus Brass has received numerous awards, including the Music Prize of the State Capital Munich in 2009. Since 2014 he has been a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. This new recording joins the survey of his other works on NEOS including his String Trios (NEOS11512), released last year.