Michael Finnissy, composer
The Samuel Andreyev Podcast - A podcast by Samuel Andreyev
Michael Finnissy is a British composer and pianist. This conversation was recorded via Zoom on 27 April 2022. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:12 The composition process 00:06:38 Serialism 00:10:05 MF’s critique of Grand narratives 00:13:30 On teaching 00:27:36 On originality 00:38:36 On being an outsider 00:48:13 Present-day obsessions 00:52:13:08 Microtonality 00:55:16:22 Instrumentation 01:00:47:13 How MF works with pitch 01:19:09:16 Patreon question: Drawing inspiration from nature 01:22:14:0...
