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Christine Ott: Eclats (Piano Works)
by Nenad Georgievski
In the delicate world of piano music, where emotions are woven into the fabric of the keys and melodies, Christine Ott's Éclats (Piano Works) stands as a poignant touchstone, drawing inspiration from the romantic souls of Frederick Chopin and Claude Debussy. Her compositions are imbued with sensitivity, ebbing and flowing with a subtlety and passion which might deceive with their seemingly effortless execution. Éclats (Piano Works) stands in stark contrast to her previous two records, Chimères (pour Ondes ...
read moreThe Cry: The Cry
by Mike Jurkovic
Like a seance, the French improvising trio of pianist Christine Ott, keyboardist Mathieu Gabry and drummer/percussionist Pierre-Loïc Le Bliguet, collectively calling themselves The Cry, manage to seep into one's crowded consciousness with an ethereal language spoken before, but just not quite like they speak it on their eponymous debut outing. Is it jazz? Who knows. Is it ambient avant-garde? Yeah maybe. Let the jury decide on the evidence. Take for instance, “Chorus Alpha," that at first enters the ...
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