continuum two: berlin - album overview

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This is a very honest recording. It is part of a series of live, fully improvised solo piano concerts which I began several years ago. Until now, releasing these as recordings has always entailed a certain amount of editing - partly for length, partly to remove background noises or passages that seemed to detract from, rather than contribute to, the flow. In this case I have decided to release the whole concert - every note that was played, complete and unabridged, unvarnished, warts-and-all...

This concert was an important learning experience for me: I was convinced, more or less throughout the performance, that it was 'not going well'... I could not quite let go, could not stop doubting and second-guessing myself. However, listening to the recording afterwards was a wonderful surprise and I now consider it among the best work I have done.

The concert took place in two sets, both presented here in their entirety. I had the image which forms the title of the first track in mind while preparing backstage, and the first encore 'for athanasia' contains a theme that was pre-composed; otherwise, I had no idea at all, beforehand, what I would play...

sunlight, reflected off of water, onto trees
symmetricity
for athanasia
where have I been all my life?