THE SECRET GARDEN
Jakob Metelka
Bärenreiter
Jakob Metelka (b.1986) is a Czech composer, pianist, and teacher with two publications already under his belt from Bärenreiter. Quirky title fonts and three large black-and-white illustrations adds individuality to the overall presentation, and audio recordings of the 15 pieces can be found on YouTube. Although subtitled as ‘Modern Piano Nocturnes’, not all these Grade 5-7 pieces (such as ‘The Storm’, or ‘The Kobold’) reflect the gentle character typically associated with the genre, and the plentiful fingering suggestions hint at some tricky manoeuvrings. Not everyone will find the harmonic twists
