The Métier label continues a very strong commitment to the music of Michael Finnissy with this latest new disc. 'Unknown Ground' was written in 1989/90 and has received several performances since. 'À propos de Nice' is a scoring for the 1930 Jean Vigo silent film of the same name. 'Kritik der Urteilskratt' or ‘Critique of Judgment’ draws its inspiration from the work of Kant.

New Music Players was founded by Ed Hughes in 1990. Early projects included commissions from Michael Finnissy and Howard Skempton, and the first UK performance of John Cage’s Europera 5. The ensemble appeared at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, the Brighton Festival, ICA, Purcell Room and in many other festivals and venues during the 1990s. In the 2000s NMP held residencies at York, Bristol and Nottingham Universities and broadcast regularly on BBC Radio 3.

The ensemble features some of the UK’s finest musicians, and draws inspiration from the range and versatility of their collective experience. Core players are also members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Opera House, Manchester Camerata, the English Chamber Orchestra, Psappha, notes inégales and others extending to period instrument performance, jazz and improvisation.