Genuinely haunting. Not many songs are. But this – absolutely laden with mystery and unease. Positively overflowing with melancholy. And, above all, absolutely mesmerizing.
Tag: Piano
15/11/2020: “Boxing Champ” by Kaiser Chiefs
Some of the Kaiser Chiefs’ music hasn’t aged particularly well. It’s heavily invested in the noughties, in the same way as Nike astro trainers and…
26/09/2020: “Safe And Sound” by Peter Edwards Trio
By the standards of much modern Jazz music, this is almost pop music. It’s refreshingly uncomplicated, without losing that all important nuance. It’s catchy. The…
25/09/2020: “Martha” by Tom Waits
‘Martha’ is taken from Waits’ 1973 debut album, Closing Time. If you’re a Tom Waits fan, you’ll notice immediately that his voice, by his standards, is…
19/11/2019: “Ambre” by Nils Frahm
Incredibly contemplative – somehow Autumnal in its wistfulness, although the album it comes from is called Wintermusik. Released in 2009, the album is improvisational piano…
15/09/2019: “8 Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187: No. 7. Poco lento e grazioso in G flat major” by Art Tatum/Antonin Dvorak
I wasn’t entirely clear how to credit this one. The piece was composed by Dvorak in 1894, but Art Tatum’s version is very different in…
14/02/2019: “White Lake” by Deaf Center
Deaf Center are thoroughly Norwegian. Consisting of a duo who met in school, they make calm, collected ambient and classical music using a range of…
02/12/2018: “Gymnopédies No. 1” by Erik Satie
The Gymnopedies, of which there are three, can be viewed as being pop songs. Not because they are; they are undoubtedly Classical pieces. But they…
21/10/2018: “Piano Sonata No.14 (Moonlight Sonata)” by Beethoven
The full name of this piece is “Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor,“Quasi una fantasia“ (In The Manner Of A Fantasy), Op. 27, No. 2″, but…
30/06/2018: “Rhapsody In Blue” by George Gershwin
The idiosyncratically named “Rhapsody In Blue” is probably one of the most famous classical piano pieces. The piece could be classified as jazz as well,…