The Piano Sings

Released2 May 2005 (UK)
September 29, 2008 (United States)

Recorded12–14 February 2005

GenreChamber music, contemporary classical, minimalism, film music

Length49:39

The Piano Sings
photograph by Michael Nyman design by Russell Mills and Michael Webster
Studio album by Michael Nyman
Released	2 May 2005 (UK) September 29, 2008 (United States)
Recorded	12–14 February 2005
Genre	Chamber music, contemporary classical, minimalism, film music
Length	49:39
Label	MN Records
Producer	Declan Colgan
Michael Nyman chronology
Man and Boy: Dada (2005) The Piano Sings (2005) The Libertine (2005)

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The Piano Sings is a 2005 solo album by Michael Nyman featuring personal interpretations of film music he wrote between 1993 and 2003. It is his second release on his own label, MN Records, and his 49th release overall. The album was released alongside a concert tour.^[2]

Nyman's February 2005 statement about the album printed within the booklet is very brief:

All my music starts out as piano music so the opportunity to get back to that essence appealed to me. Hence my desire to make this album a personal signature as a composer/performer. I have deliberately focused on my more song-like music: the album title suggested itself.