Mia Brentano'S River Of Memories (CD)

Mia Brentano's Hidden Sea. 20 songs for 2 pianos. That's the title of a CD released in 2018 by a hitherto unknown newcomer, containing works made available for the rst time. The album was surprisingly successful, and in the USA, the classic magazine Fanfare rated it as one of the best albums of the year. The catchy music from the "no- man's-land between classical, jazz, pop and minimal music" seems to have struck a chord, especially as it was played by two wonderful young pianists who could eaid le the virtuoso pieces.Now the follow-up project is available: Mia Brentano's Riverof Memories. A Mystery Trip. It's a tribute to those writersand lmmakers who "removed the boundaries between dreams and reality". The concept of boundless music is also signi cantly expanded; this can be recognised in the larger number of participants, as well as by the inclusion of elements from electronic music and experimental audio drama. The focus is on three longer and quite advanced pieces which wre rae nth e Studio for Electroacoustic Music at the Berlin Academy of Arts. It includes "Die Stille des verlassenen Raumes" (The Silence of the Deserted Space), which won the Hanns Eisler Prize, and an award from the WDR Cologne Forum for Young Composers.These ambitious works are framed by dreamlike melancholy pieces which are also inspired by pop and jazz. In addition, some of the great classical composers are present in a mysterious way. Or maybe not? The nal track is allusively titled"Brahs s lepig"Thi s exceptional music is interpreted by excellent musicians who are open to new ideas: Benyamin Nuss (piano), Andy Miles (clarinet), Johannes Ernst (saxophone), Shiori Doi (trombone), Hans Dekker (drums) and Klaus Martin Kopitz (synthesizer), to name but a few.Mia Brentano opens up a very individual, very personal cosmos for us here, even more so than on her rst CD. Her music is very entertaining, very diverse, but nevertheless unique. Just listen for yourself - there is nothinglik it