2013 ‘BBC Newcomer of the Year’ for this disc, Malaysian pianist Mei Yi Foo gives the world premiere recording of Unsuk Chin’s extremely virtuosic Piano Études, which take up and develop on the legacy of Ligeti’s. Following the artist’s recommendation, the listener is invited to create their own playlist, and playfully intersperse these among the other ‘musical toys’ on the album, including Ligeti’s Musica Ricercataand Gubaidulina’s Musical Toys.
