Roedelius
Plays Piano
In classical music, "pp" (piano piano = pianissimo) is a dynamic indication of particularly soft music. And "Piano Piano" is a very soft, quiet album. Roedelius assumes the role of a fairytale character with his piano music, transported to a strange, fantastical landscape where, filled with awe and amazement, he tries to get his bearings. What he sees, feels and senses here is not always of this world. Many impressions come from the dark within, others from who knows where. Roedelius strikes a hesitant figure in these realms, cautiously, delicately exploring his immediate and distant environs, much like a child transfixed by astonishment. And yet "Piano Piano" is anything but childlike.