Rattle Records

Inland

December 12, 2007 Michael Houstoun

Rugged harmonies and dazzling virtuosics seem to catch the gleaming clarity of nature... extremely approachable music which runs from questioning toccata to Dutilleux-like mists... Houstoun drives this volatile score through clangorous climaxes to interludes in which imaginary dancers relax between their exertions... a frenetic workout that tests pianist and engineer Steve Garden; both come out with shining colours. In 1997, Rattle produced Dan Poynton's epoch-defining piano collection, 'You Hit Him He Cry Out' – 10 years on, Houstoun's 'Inland' is the perfect update.

William Dart, NZ Herald

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