Anthology of Defiance is a recording project exploring music created against the current: works that challenged artistic conventions, political systems, gender expectations, or the limits of sound itself. From Beethoven’s explosive refusal of Classical restraint to Rzewski’s industrial protest, from Fanny Mendelssohn’s overlooked brilliance to the raw emotional force of Nirvana reimagined for piano, this anthology traces the many ways artists insist on freedom.
Unlike a traditional piano album centred around a single style or historical period, Anthology of Defiance places radically different musical voices side by side, revealing a shared human impulse: the need to speak truthfully, dangerously, and without permission.
