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- Summary: The latest album for the German pianist features 11 tracks of piano improvisations.
- Record Label: Erased Tapes
- Genre(s): Experimental, Classical
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MojoThis is spare, emotionally charged piano music which always errs toward the melodic side of melancholy. [Mar 2010, p.99]
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The resultant pieces feel so alive that you can almost sense the pressure of Frahm’s fingers alighting on each key as these solemn improvisations begin to weave their magic.
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Possessing a grandeur that never descends into pomposity and a restraint that could never be mistaken for bland aural wallpaper, this is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful releases you’re likely to hear over the coming months.
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The Bells is an excellent foothold into the baffling world of neo-classical composers. This is well worth a shot.
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UncutOn the likes of "Said And Done" Frahm conjures up a mood of melancholic introspection that makes this accomplished, genuinely pretty set a serious (if rather less extravagant) rival to Gonzales and Andrew WK's recent piano excursions. [Feb 2010, p.84]
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The Bells is a mixed bag of accomplished piano pieces that could do with a bit more subtlety in those passages where the intensity rises. It's those softer, more intimate asides that have the greatest impact.
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