„Virelles describes Nuna as “a metaphor for the piano as an ancient instrument.” While the sonorities of the Steinway Model D concert grand piano are often on full display in his playing, he pays equal emphasis to tempering the instrument’s natural resonance, connecting it more to the sound of folkloric instruments such as thumb pianos, harps and drums. He achieves this purely through touch and pedaling, without any other mechanical manipulation or “prepping.” Indeed, the entire album is a demonstration of Virelles’s masterful control of shading, dynamics and timbre.“ (from Pi Recordings homepage)
M1 – David Virelles: Nuna (Pi Recordings)**
B1 – Karsten Mützelfeldt on John Scofield‘s solo guitar album
M2 – Oded Tzur* (ECM)
B2 – Hendrika Entzian: „Was hörst du?“
M3 – Alabaster DePlume: Gold (International Anthem)***
M4 – Dave Douglas: Secular Psalms
B3 – Michael Rüsenberg on a Bill Frisell biography
M5 – David Virelles: Nuna**
**…try to get in contact with David Virelles to include excerpts of an interview on this fanastic „solo piano and beyond“ album. „Beyond“, cause on three tracks a percussionist is part of the recording.