Nicolas Hodges Studies Project

Nicolas Hodges Studies Project was a project to commission 12 piano studies from 12 different international composers. The studies were presented over the period 2010-2014.

Content

The twelve studies are:

History

The pianist Nicolas Hodges initiated the project in an attempt to provide piano students with alternatives to the Ligeti Etudes, which have been widely performed in the years since the composer's death.[5] The composers were chosen with a view to providing as much range as possible within contemporary classical music.

The works were commissioned in groups. First those by Finnissy, Francesconi, Mundry, Rzewski were commissioned by Philharmonie Luxembourg and then first performed there by Nicolas Hodges in June 2010. Then those by Andre, Furrer, Hosokawa, Pauset, Sorenson and Wuorinen were commission by the Busoni Competition, Bolzano and then first performed in the Busoni Festival by Nicolas Hodges on 26 August 2011. The study by Saunders was premiered by Nicolas Hodges at the Salzburg Bienale 2013. Finally, the study by Ferneyhough was commissioned by SWR Eclat Festival, and premiered there by Hodges in February 2014.

Recordings

So far only the works by Andre, Ferneyhough, Furrer and Hosokawa have been recorded.

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References
  1. Edition Peters EP12046 (printed score)
  2. Verlag Neue Musik Berlin NM1796
  3. Edition Peters EP12760 (printed score)
  4. Edition Wilhelm Hansen WH32117 (printed score)
  5. Luxemourger Wort (newspaper) 14 June 2010
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