Who is your favorite contemporary piano composer and why?

[alybaracat]

Hi all,

4 years ago, I started composing original piano music. However, I just know very few contemporary composers. So I would really appreciate it if you could tell me who is favorite composer and what distinguish him/her the most?

Here is one of my original compositions, I would really love to hear your feedback and comments in every aspect of the performance

[visitor]

Hmmm several on top list for contemporary and or alive today. Hamauzu is almost always floating around in my top 3, as for why, hard to really say in a short statement but he has a knack for melody and pia writing in general using a neoimpressionost idiom and jazz language while blendi g classical elements and  a variety of textures
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Also his variety and talent for piano in ensemble settings, his chamber works string solo plus piano are freagin awesome

As are.his 12 etudes

00:00 - No. 1 in C-Major "Die Glocke"
01:39 - No. 2 in D-Major
03:36 - No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor
04:49 - No. 4 in C-Major
06:33 - No. 5 in C-Major
07:55 - No. 6 in D-Minor "Blank"
12:07 - No. 7 in B-Flat Major
14:24 - No. 8 in G-Minor
20:24 - No. 9 in C-Minor "Donnergrollen"
17:02 - No. 10 in B-Flat Major
22:17 - No. 11 in E-Flat Major
25:18 - No. 12 in D-Flat Major

[alybaracat]

Hmmm several on top list for contemporary and or alive today. Hamauzu is almost always floating around in my top 3, as for why, hard to really say in a short statement but he has a knack for melody and pia writing in general using a neoimpressionost idiom and jazz language while blendi g classical elements and  a variety of textures
Ie

Also his variety and talent for piano in ensemble settings, his chamber works string solo plus piano are freagin awesome

As are.his 12 etudes

00:00 - No. 1 in C-Major "Die Glocke"
01:39 - No. 2 in D-Major
03:36 - No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor
04:49 - No. 4 in C-Major
06:33 - No. 5 in C-Major
07:55 - No. 6 in D-Minor "Blank"
12:07 - No. 7 in B-Flat Major
14:24 - No. 8 in G-Minor
20:24 - No. 9 in C-Minor "Donnergrollen"
17:02 - No. 10 in B-Flat Major
22:17 - No. 11 in E-Flat Major
25:18 - No. 12 in D-Flat Major

Thanks a lot for your suggestions, I will definitely check them out

[revanyoda777]

Lovely original compositions those are! My favorite contemporary composer is Masashi Hamauzu. Like the previous comment I too love his piano and ensemble work. In fact, I just recording a performance of myself playing one of those etudes!

[piulento]

I really like the composition. Very colorful 
My favorite contemporary composer is probably Jan Freidlin.

[arnerich]

If you're looking for contemporary piano music I invite you to check out my compositions, here's a link to my YouTube channel!

[ted]

David Thomas Roberts:

Why ? Wouldn't have a clue really, I suppose because he speaks directly to the heart, at once intimate and universal, gifted creator of melody, influenced by ragtime, which I love.

[beethovenfan01]

Not super-familiar with very many contemporary composers ...

But my favorite is Marc-Andre Hamelin. Got to love his Variations on a Theme by Paganini (even if it is nigh-impossible to play). I'm hoping to learn them and post a video ... sometime over the next few years. 

[alkan2010]

Surely one of my faves is Frederic Rzewski. His ultra-stark piano style of his later works is immensely personal

[martin11]

Lowell Liebermann - the only one contemporary piano composer I like