Michael Kieran Harvey, piano

Michael Kieran Harvey: "My interest in the music of Liszt resulted in the first compact disc, originally released in 1991. The record traces the influence of the Liszt B minor Sonata on three early 20th Century composers: Rachmaninov, Ravel and Skryabin.

Michael Kieran Harvey, piano

Michael Kieran Harvey is one of the foremost interpreters of contemporary piano music of his generation. A champion of Australian music and himself a composer, he regularly commissions new Australian music and has performed Australian music with Australia's leading contemporary music ensembles and orchestras.

Michael Kieran Harvey and Peter Cundall

Each of the 13 pieces in the Catalogue d'oiseaux explores the calls and environment of a single bird species. Virtuoso pianist Michael Kieran Harvey's dazzling pianistic pyrotechnics are displayed to the full in this amazing live performance recorded in Hobart in April 2005.

Michael Kieran Harvey, piano

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) and Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) were two of the greatest composers of the twentieth century. Both were remarkable in that they discovered their own unique and distinctive creative voice when they were in their teens and each was inspired by one of the two great 'religions' of the twentieth century, Catholicism and Communism respectively.

Michael Kieran Harvey

Written by Larry Sitsky in 2004 is a highly virtuosic piano work played by Michael Kieran Harvey. The Way of the Seeker is based on thematic material derived from fragments of oriental chant. This work takes its title from the English translation of Hakim Sanai's mystical text the Sair al-Ibad ila'l Maad (the Way of the Seeker) written in the 11th century.

The piano music of Mike Nock played by Michael Kieran Harvey

Mike Nock returned to Australia in 1985 after spending 25 years in the US where he established an international reputation through his many tours and recordings. Although primarily known as a jazz composer his music has been commissioned and performed by such as the Cleveland Chamber Orchestra (USA), The New Zealand Piano Quartet & New Zealand String Quartet, The Australian Chamber Orchestra, Synergy, ensemble 24 and Melbourne Windpower among many others.

Michael Kieran Harvey

Broadway Boogie is a collection of new music for piano featuring works by Nigel Westlake, Andrew Ford, Andrew Byrne, Mark Pollard and Michael Kieran Harvey. It won the best classical CD of 2008 in Melbourne's Herald-Sun.

the piano music of Kanako Okamoto performed by Michael Kieran Harvey

This instalment of the Michael Kieran Harvey Collection features the piano music of Kanako Okamoto.