As a composer Emsley is probably best known for his extensive output for piano, recently characterised by musicologist Arnold Whittall as \u201cmusic of such contemplative intensity, its fragile sound objects adrift in space and time\u201d. Initially championed by Ian Pace, these pieces have been performed by many other distinguished pianists including Nicolas Hodges, Jonathan Powell, Philip Thomas and Steffen Schleiermacher.<\/p>\n
The other major part of Emsley\u2019s oeuvre consists of the collection of chamber pieces generically entitled Still\/s. Springing from a collaboration with cellist Anton Lukoszevieze and visual artist Joan Key commissioned by the famous De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill, performances have included an evening-long presentation by Apartment House at Music We\u2019d Like To Hear. A portrait CD was released on M\u00e9tier in 2002 and extended articles have been published by Richard Barrett and Arnold Whittall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"