Laurence Crane was born in Oxford in 1961 and studied composition with Peter Nelson and Nigel Osborne at Nottingham University. He lives and works in London. His music is mainly written for the concert hall, although his list of works includes pieces initially composed for film, radio, theatre, dance and installation. He is closely associated with the British ensemble Apartment House, who have given numerous performances of his work since their formation in 1995.

Laurence Crane’s music has been presented at festivals in Britain and abroad, including Bath, Brighton, Cheltenham, Huddersfield, The Cutting Edge (London), MaerzMusik (Berlin), Gaudeamus (Amsterdam), Output (Amsterdam), Borealis (Bergen) and Ultima (Oslo). Several of his works have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

These pieces for solo piano were written between 1985 and 1999. Much of the music on this CD comes from a six year period at the start of Laurence’s compositional career, a period in which he was also often the performer of his work.