(photo: David Garland)
The piano, or, to use its full name, pianoforte, earned its name because it can be played both quietly (piano) and loudly (forte). Lately there seems to be a trend toward the quiet side. Maybe the trend can be traced back to Erik Satie's gentle Gymnopedies of 1888, but suddenly there are a number of young composer/pianists exploring a relaxed and alert sensibility in their music. David Garland presents an hour pianissimo pianos, featuring recent recordings by Takeo Toyama, Ólafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm, Hauschka, and Peter Broderick, as well as classic recordings by Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, Paul Bley, and others.
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I am also looking for a downloadable podcast of this. Anyone?
Why can't I listen to this episode? Usually there is a podcast for these programs, for this one not. Or am I just not looking in the right place?
Sublime! But then this program seems to traffic in sublimity more often than not. Gracias!
Here's the playlist, showing artist - composition - album:
Takeo Toyama - a snob and a boor - Waltz In March
Peter Broderick - Circumstantial Evidence - Music for Confluence
Motohiro Nakashima - Mom Piano - We Hum On The Way Home
Bill Evans - Peace Piece - Everybody Digs Bill Evans
Ólafur Arnalds - Þú ert sólin, Þú ert jörðin - And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness
Jimmy Giuffre (with Paul Bley and Steve Swallow) - Jesus Maria - Fusion
Takeo Toyama - a wizard from Cornwall - Waltz In March
Thelonious Monk - Remember - Thelonious Alone In San Francisco
Takeo Toyama - laci - Waltz In March
Meade Lux Lewis - Whistlin' Blues - Meade Lux Lewis 1927-1939
Nils Frahm - Snippet - Felt
Peter Broderick - We Enjoyed Life Together - Music for Confluence
Hauschka - Cube - Salon des Amateurs
Hauschka - Konseiji - Foreign Landscapes
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