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Satoko Fujii: Piano Music
ByPiano Music consists of two long pieces beginning with the eighteen-minute "Shiroku." From under the lid, Fujii evokes a lingering drone, a harp, and a distant yelp. Through a series of sounds, there is little that identifies Fujii's piano by its usual properties. The piece is often meditative but keeps the listener on their toes with adventurous sidebars. "Fuwarito" runs close to a half-hour. Noise is more prevalent here, but Fuji also injects a beautiful bit of melody while plucking the strings. Throughout the improvisation, she reconsiders and refreshes themes, moving from impenetrable solidity to veils of fog.
From her enormous orchestral projects to these intimate ventures, all of Fujii's work is defined by individualism. Piano Music is yet another improvisational opportunity with its quiet power and good-natured gaudiness. In parallel, the album is a defiant cuff at the significance of pandemic isolation and its effect on creativity. Fujii works in the contrasting aspects of her music in big tones, sound combinations and slight passages. Piano Music is highly recommended to exploratory listeners.
Track Listing
Shiroku; Fuwarito.
Personnel
Satoko Fujii
pianoAlbum information
Title: Piano Music | Year Released: 2021 | Record Label: Libra
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