East-West-Central-South
Contemporary piano music by six African composers
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GEN 24888 EAN: 4260036258882
5.7.202418.90 €
A traveler between worlds, navigating between tradition and avant-garde, the highly acclaimed pianist Jan Gerdes exemplifies mastery in both realms. With his new GENUIN album, he more than lives up to his reputation as a fearless musical adventurer: he releases exciting, contemporary piano music by six composers from various countries in the African continent. Names like Clare Loveday, Andile Khumalo, or Bongani Ndodana-Breen urgently deserve our attention! Gerdes contributes with his brilliant recordings to a new focus that the increasingly internationalized music scene needs. Top marks for interpretation and repertoire value!
Kreuzer
"Jan Gerdes presents the repertoire with a great sense of character, tone colour and the individual characteristics of each composition." Review by Anja Kleinmichel, issue 9-2024
DLF Kultur
At the end of the Sendung Tonart vom 24.07.2024 (from minute 4), Elisabeth Hahn focuses on the album East-West-Central-South.
nmz HörBar
"An excellent album with spectacular music, played with an endearingly powerful care and a soft precision." Review by Martin Hufner, July 22, 2024
BR Klassik
Susanne Schmerda presents current albums from around the globe in the broadcast Music of the World from July 7, 2024. Among them is the album by Jan Gerdes.
KLASSIK heute
"On this album, Jan Gerdes proves to be a sensitive, thoroughly free advocate of this music [...] and thus lends the music a thoroughly personal, atmospheric moment. An interesting new release." Review by Holger Sambale, July 6, 2024
WDR 3 TonArt
Jörg Lengersdorf spoke to the pianist about his album of contemporary music from all corners of the African continent in his programme from 4 July 2024.
Radio Drei rbb
Andreas Göbel presented the new album by Jan Gerdes in the broadcast "Neue Musik Aktuell" from July 01, 2024.
A traveler between worlds, navigating between tradition and avant-garde, the highly acclaimed pianist Jan Gerdes exemplifies mastery in both realms. With his new GENUIN album, he more than lives up to his reputation as a fearless musical adventurer: he releases exciting, contemporary piano music by six composers from various countries in the African continent. Names like Clare Loveday, Andile Khumalo, or Bongani Ndodana-Breen urgently deserve our attention! Gerdes contributes with his brilliant recordings to a new focus that the increasingly internationalized music scene needs. Top marks for interpretation and repertoire value!
Kreuzer
"Jan Gerdes presents the repertoire with a great sense of character, tone colour and the individual characteristics of each composition." Review by Anja Kleinmichel, issue 9-2024
DLF Kultur
At the end of the Sendung Tonart vom 24.07.2024 (from minute 4), Elisabeth Hahn focuses on the album East-West-Central-South.
nmz HörBar
"An excellent album with spectacular music, played with an endearingly powerful care and a soft precision." Review by Martin Hufner, July 22, 2024
BR Klassik
Susanne Schmerda presents current albums from around the globe in the broadcast Music of the World from July 7, 2024. Among them is the album by Jan Gerdes.
KLASSIK heute
"On this album, Jan Gerdes proves to be a sensitive, thoroughly free advocate of this music [...] and thus lends the music a thoroughly personal, atmospheric moment. An interesting new release." Review by Holger Sambale, July 6, 2024
WDR 3 TonArt
Jörg Lengersdorf spoke to the pianist about his album of contemporary music from all corners of the African continent in his programme from 4 July 2024.
Radio Drei rbb
Andreas Göbel presented the new album by Jan Gerdes in the broadcast "Neue Musik Aktuell" from July 01, 2024.
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Tracklist
- Clare Loveday (*1967)
Johannesburg Etude 1 - Clare Loveday
Johannesburg Etude 2 - Andile Khumalo (*1978)
Schau-fe[r]n-ster II
No.1 - No.2
- No.3
- Andile Khumalo
Color me in - Chidi Obijiaku (*1990)
A Walk In A Misty Morning - Ezra Abate Yimam (*1961)
Five Short Piano Pieces
Basso Ostinato - Prelude
- Kids Game
- Thought
- Bourlesqua
- Bongani Ndodana-Breen (*1975)
Isiko - André Bangambula Vindu (*1953)
Suite for Piano
Lullaby
A traveler between worlds, navigating between tradition and avant-garde, the highly acclaimed pianist Jan Gerdes exemplifies mastery in both realms. With his new GENUIN album, he more than lives up to his reputation as a fearless musical adventurer: he releases exciting, contemporary piano music by six composers from various countries in the African continent. Names like Clare Loveday, Andile Khumalo, or Bongani Ndodana-Breen urgently deserve our attention! Gerdes contributes with his brilliant recordings to a new focus that the increasingly internationalized music scene needs. Top marks for interpretation and repertoire value!
Kreuzer
"Jan Gerdes presents the repertoire with a great sense of character, tone colour and the individual characteristics of each composition." Review by Anja Kleinmichel, issue 9-2024
DLF Kultur
At the end of the Sendung Tonart vom 24.07.2024 (from minute 4), Elisabeth Hahn focuses on the album East-West-Central-South.
nmz HörBar
"An excellent album with spectacular music, played with an endearingly powerful care and a soft precision." Review by Martin Hufner, July 22, 2024
BR Klassik
Susanne Schmerda presents current albums from around the globe in the broadcast Music of the World from July 7, 2024. Among them is the album by Jan Gerdes.
KLASSIK heute
"On this album, Jan Gerdes proves to be a sensitive, thoroughly free advocate of this music [...] and thus lends the music a thoroughly personal, atmospheric moment. An interesting new release." Review by Holger Sambale, July 6, 2024
WDR 3 TonArt
Jörg Lengersdorf spoke to the pianist about his album of contemporary music from all corners of the African continent in his programme from 4 July 2024.
Radio Drei rbb
Andreas Göbel presented the new album by Jan Gerdes in the broadcast "Neue Musik Aktuell" from July 01, 2024.